Cloud Computing- Azure Quiz Questions
Which of the following are features of Azure Key Vault?
- Allow indirect use of keys, certificates, and secrets - Create and store encryption keys - Create and store security certificates
Which of the following tools are in the Azure DevOps suite?
- Azure Boards - Azure Pipelines - Azure Artifacts
Which of the following are Internet of Things (IoT) services on Azure?
- IoT Central - IoT Sphere - IoT Hub
What are three uses for the Azure mobile app?
- Maintain an insight on the go into the current status and health of your Azure environment. - Accessing a small portion of the Azure Portal on the go. - Respond to outages and emergencies from anywhere you have an internet connection.
Microsoft's definitions of cloud types.
- Private clouds can be hosted at your datacenter or hosted by a third-party service. Private clouds offer advantages of flexibility, control, and scalability. In a private cloud, infrastructure and services exist on hardware and software dedicated to your organization. - A hybrid cloud combines a public cloud (such a Azure or AWS) with on-premise infrastructure (private cloud)
What are types of resource locks in Azure?
- Read-Only - Delete
Which features are in Azure Cost Management?
- Visualize future costs for your Azure account. - Visualize current costs for your Azure account.
What are the advantages of Azure Cosmos DB?
-A large range of tools to work with Cosmos DB such as APIs, SDKs, and more. -Very low latency -Near-infinite scaling to handle any demand.
Which two cloud data workloads are most suited to supporting an ecommerce web application ordering and fulfillment system?
-HTAP -Transactional workload
Which factors have an influence on the cost of using products and services on Azure?
-The location of the service or resource. -How much bandwidth you will use. -Resource size.
When utilizing at least to Azure virtual machines with at least two availability zones, what is the guaranteed level of availability that can be expected?
99.99
How is a container different than a virtual machine?
A container is not dependent on the host operating system.
What is a no-SQL database?
A schemaless, non-relational database
What is an address space on a Virtual Network?
An address space is a range of IP addresses that can be assigned to resources attached to the Virtual Network.
What can be stored in an Azure storage blob container?
Any kind of binary file such as videos, images, documents, and applications.
Which definition best describes compute on Microsoft Azure?
Any service that performs or enables a computation.
What Azure blob type is best for logging operations?
Append
Which blob access storage tier would you use when dealing with a large amount of data that is rarely used, and mainly stored for compliance or tax purposes?
Archive
Which of the following can be used to visualize and analyze security alerts?
Azure Advisor
Which Azure service allows you to host web and mobile applications using virtual machines without needing to configure or administer the virtual machines?
Azure App Service
What Azure compute service enables large-scale parallel and high-performance computing batch jobs? This service is elastic and can scale to thousands of virtual machines to meet workload demands and scale down as work complet
Azure Batch
Which Azure solution allows developers with little or no experience in ML to add AI to their application?
Azure Cognitive Services
What service issues a notification when to trigger a logic app workflow?
Azure Event Grid
You have written lines of code to deploy as individual, event-based functions. What as your computer service should you use to deploy your code?
Azure Functions
What is Azure's oldest big data service that support several open source frameworks such as Hadoop, Spark, and Hive?
Azure HDInsight
Which Azure IoT service is best suited for developers with little IoT experience but want to build an application quickly and deploy to a few hundred devices?
Azure IoT Central
Which Azure IoT solution is capable of being integrated with other custom solutions and can connect millions of IoT devices?
Azure IoT Hub
_________________ is a managed service that simplifies container-based application deployment and management.
Azure Kubernetes Service
What Azure service provides a graphical way to model business processes as a series of steps (workflow)?
Azure Logic apps
Which Azure service lets you train and deploy machine models using a drag and drop interface?
Azure Machine Learning Studio
To enforce a wide variety of governance policies in Azure, you can use __________________________.
Azure Policy
Which Azure calculator would you use to figure out monthly costs for Azure services?
Azure Pricing Calculator
What is the difference between Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL?
Azure SQL is a managed service, meaning all Azure takes care of all physical hardware infrastructure and connectivity.
Which Azure IoT service utilizes special hardware chips and operating system to ensure a highly secure, end-to-end solution?
Azure Sphere
Which of the following can help a company compare the costs of on-premise data centers and Azure?
Azure Total Cost of Ownership Calculator
Your company has a sudden influx of interns, who all need a Windows environment to work from. Which Azure solution will have them up and running quickly?
Azure Virtual Desktop (formerly Windows Virtual Desktop)
Virtual network service endpoints ________.
extends the private address space of a vnet to other Azure services over a direct connection.
Which purchasing option allows me to launch any time and use for as long as I want?
on-demand
Cloud expenses are accounted for through ___________.
operational expenditure
When calculating Azure network data transfer rates, remember that outbound transfer rates will vary based on the __________ where the network resource is located.
region
One way to reduce costs in Azure is to purchase ____________.
reserved capacity
Which of the Azure Storage services specializes in object storage with a flat structure, and is ideal for unstructured data such as logs, videos, and photos?
Blob storage
Which types of blobs are supported by Azure storage?
Block blob, Append blob, Page blob
On-demand virtual machines are priced _______________ .
By the hour
Which best describes cloud security?
Cloud security is a shared responsibility between the service provider and the customer organization.
Which of the following is a function of an Azure ExpressRoute?
Connecting your on-prem network with an Azure VNet when the connection needs to be secure and fast.
What is consumption-based pricing on Azure?
Consumption-based pricing is when you are charged for only what you use (Pay-As-You-Go rate).
Which Azure Storage access tier is designed for infrequently accessed data?
Cool
True or False: Deploying a solution using Azure Container Instances requires you to manage virtual machines.
False
When using Dynamic Data Masking, the actual data in each field is encrypted except for the parts of each field that need to be used. True or False
False
Which of the following are valid managed disk storage types on Azure?
HDD, Standard SDD, Ultra disk, Premium SDD
Availability Zones allow customers to run mission-critical applications with what benefits?
High availability
Which of the following terms relates to making a service available with no downtime for an extended period?
High availability
Which blob access storage tier would you use when dealing with a large amount of data that is actively used?
Hot
What is high availability in cloud computing?
If one resource on Azure dies unexpectedly, another resource will almost instantly take over the workload.
How does scalability on Azure work?
In Microsoft's definition, scalability is the ability of a system to handle increased workload. Services covered by Azure Autoscale can match demand to the needed workload.
What are some of the limitations with a free Azure account?
Included Azure credits will expire after 30 days, and included free services expire after 12 months.
The 'I' in IaaS stands for __________.
Infrastructure
What is the benefit of a hybrid cloud approach?
It enables companies to use a mix of on-premise and public cloud components.
What is a good reason to use the Azure CLI?
It rarely changes, and the commands stay the same for the most part.
What is a recommended use case for Azure SQL?
Migrate on-premise SQL Server data directly to Azure to take advantage of the benefits of managed, cloud instances.
Which of the following define standards used by the U.S. government?
NIST
Which of the following best describes a Network Security Group?
NSGs contain inbound and outbound security rules enabling traffic to be filtered.
Which Azure resource provides connectivity allowing all other Azure resources to communicate with each other?
Network
What is the difference between OPEX and CAPEX?
OPEX is an ongoing cost for running a business. CAPEX is the cost of acquiring and maintaining assets.
Your web application experiences periodic spikes in demand that require the provisioning of extra instances. Which of the following pricing models would make the most sense for those extra instances?
Pay-as-you-go
What does Azure Information Protection do?
Provides the ability to securely share sensitive data with others.
What Azure service can automatically add or remove virtual machines to your environment in response to demand on your applications?
Scale sets
What are the two types of scaling on Azure?
Scaling up or down, and scaling out.
Which best describes "schema rules are enforced when data rows are created"?
Schema on write
Which level of database auditing is generally recommended as best practice?
Server level
Azure Synapse stores data in ______________.
Structured tables
What is Azure DevOps?
Suite of tools to produce digital products.
Why would you use the Azure Cloud Shell instead of the Azure CLI or PowerShell?
The Cloud Shell can be used entirely in a web browser and can be used across multiple devices.
How do resources use an Azure VNet?
The VNet enables Azure resources to communicate with each other, other VNets, the Internet, and your on-prem network.
Which cloud ability does elasticity describe?
The ability to quickly expand or decrease computer processing, memory, and storage resources.
How are Azure subscriptions related to pricing?
The billing of Azure resources in your account is generated at the subscription scope.
What significance does the name for you Azure storage account have?
The name you give the storage account becomes the main web address for accessing the files in it. It must be unique across all of Azure.
What is the primary use for disk storage?
To attach to a virtual machine to act as a virtual hard drive.
Why is cloud agility important for businesses?
To enable the ability to rapidly develop, test, and launch software applications that drive business growth.
What is the purpose of having defense in depth?
To provide several layers of defense for your resources
Which of the following is a function of an Azure VPN gateway?
To send encrypted traffic between an Azure VNet and an on-prem location using the public Internet.
What is used to encrypt data-at-rest within an Azure SQL database?
Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
Azure provides a basic level of DDoS protection that comes at no cost and is enabled by default. True or False
True
True or False. Azure virtual machines offer more control over the computing environment than other compute offerings.
True
True or False: Azure App Service is an HTTP-based service for hosting web applications, REST APIs, and mobile back ends.
True
Which of the following contains links to resources explaining how Microsoft handles security, privacy, compliance, and transparency?
Trust Center
If you have multiple applications in Azure Active Directory that you want users to access, which is the best way to handle user access?
Using Single Sign-On
An Azure ____________ is a representation of your own network in the cloud.
Virtual network
You have a group of virtual servers that requires complete isolation form all other virtual servers. What Azure service will help you achieve this isolation?
Virtual network
What is "serverless" computing?
When all servers for a solution are abstracted away and managed by someone else.
Which question will the Azure Cost Management Tool help you answer?
Which deployed Azure resources are underutilized?
Authentication determines ________________________.
Who you are
What Azure service stores container images for use by other Azure services?
ACR
Which Azure service provides a managed way to provide container orchestration?
AKS: Azure Kubernetes Service
Which service can recommend cost optimization methods based on your usage of Azure virtual machine?
Azure advisor
Which types of logs contain information about things that happened within an Azure resource?
Azure resource log
What does fault tolerance describe for cloud computing?
Ensure services and applications remain available in the event of a failure.
Which data role is most concerned with provisioning, monitoring, and maintaining backed data and database infrastructure?
Database administrator
You company hosts an application that has low usage the first three weeks of the month and very high usage the last week of the month. Which Azure benefit optimizes costs for running this application?
Elasticity
