AZ-900 - Fundamentals
When you are implementing a SaaS solution, you are responsible for
configuring the SaaS solution.
Azure Site Recovery provides ___ for VMs
disaster reocovery
Your company hosts an accounting application named App1 that is used by all the customers of the company. App1 has low usage during the first three weeks of each month and very high usage during the last week of each month. Which benefit of Azure Cloud Services supports cost management for this type of usage pattern?
elasticity
private cloud
exists on premises, so you have complete control over security
Azure Site Recovery provides ____ for virtual machines.
fault tolerance
Which cloud deployment solution is used for Azure virtual machines and Azure SQL databases? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point. Hot Area:
Azure VM - IaaS Azure SQL databases - PaaS
Geo-distribution
Apps and data can be deployed to multiple regions.
Agility
Apps can be developed, test, and launched rapidly.
A private cloud must be disconnected from the internet.
No
An Azure VM can be in multiple resource groups.
No
You must have physical servers to use cloud computing
No
A MS SQL Server database that is hosted in the cloud and has software updates managed by Azure is an example of
PaaS
Azure Cosmos DB is an example of a ____ offering
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
You plan to migrate a web application to Azure. The web application is accessed by external users. You need to recommend a cloud deployment solution to minimize the amount of administrative effort used to manage the web application. What should you include in the recommendation?
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Scalability
Resources can be provisioned dynamically to meet changing demands.
____ increase the compute capacity of apps in the cloud.
Scalability
After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear in the review screen. Your company plans to migrate all its data and resources to Azure. The company's migration plan states that only Platform as a Service (PaaS) solutions must be used in Azure. You need to deploy an Azure environment that meets the company migration plan. Solution: You create an Azure App Service and Azure SQL databases. Does this meet the goal?
Yes
Azure SQL Database is an example of PaaS.
Yes
Autoscaling is an example of
elasticity
What are two benefits of cloud computing? Each correct answer presents a complete solution. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
- enables the rapid provisioning of resources - shifts capital expenditures (CAPEX) to operating expenditures (OPEX)
Your company has virtual machines (VMs) hosted in Microsoft Azure. The VMs are located in a single Azure virtual network named VNet1.The company has users that work remotely. The remote workers require access to the VMs on VNet1.You need to provide access for the remote workers. What should you do?
Configure a Point-to-Site (P2S) VPN.
Building a data center infrastructure is an example of OpEx costs
No
A DNS server that runs on an Azure VM is an example of PaaS.
Yes
An Azure web app that queries an on-premises Microsoft SQL server is an example of a ___ cloud
hybrid
Which cloud computing model includes on-premises and cloud-based resources?
hybrid
You have 50 virtual machines hosted on-premises and 50 virtual machines hosted in Azure. The on-premises virtual machines and the Azure virtual machines connect to each other.Which type of cloud model is this?
hybrid
An organization that hosts its infrastructure
in the public cloud
hybrid cloud
is a mix of public cloud resources and on-premises resources. Therefore, you have a choice to use either. Next Question
You have 1,000 virtual machines hosted on the Hyper-V hosts in a data center.You plan to migrate all the virtual machines to an Azure pay-as-you-go subscription.You need to identify which expenditure model to use for the planned Azure solution.Which expenditure model should you identify?
operational
When planning to migrate a public website to Azure, you must plan to
pay monthly usage costs.
To which cloud models can you deploy physical servers?
private cloud and hybrid cloud only
What is the first stage in the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure?
Define your strategy.
Your company's infrastructure includes a number of business units that each need a large number of various Azure resources for everyday operation.The resources required by each business unit are identical.You are required to sanction a strategy to create Azure resources automatically.Solution: You recommend that the Azure Resource Manager templates be included in the strategy.Does the solution meet the goal?
Yes
Your company plans to migrate all its data and resources to Azure. The company's migration plan states that only Platform as a Service (PaaS) solutions must be used in Azure. You need to deploy an Azure environment that meets the company's migration plan. What should you create?
an Azure App Service and Azure SQL databases.
You plan to provision Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) resources in Azure. Which resource is an example of IaaS?
an Azure virtual machine
___ Ensure that users always have the best experience by deploying apps to all the regions where there are users.
Geo-distribution
____ enables Azure resources to be deployed close to users.
Geo-distribution
____ Provide a continuous user experience with no apparent downtime.
High availability
You have an accounting application named App1 that uses a legacy database. You plan to move App1 to the cloud. Which service model should you use?
IaaS
Your company plans to deploy several custom applications to Azure. The applications will provide invoicing services to the customers of the company. Each application will have several prerequisite applications and services installed. You need to recommend a cloud deployment solution for all the applications. What should you recommend?
Infrastructure as a Service (laaS)
A cloud service that can be accessed quickly from the interest
Low latency
HOTSPOT -For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise, select No. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point. Hot Area: - A PAAS solution... full control of the OS that host apps - A PAAS solution... the ability to scale the platform automatically. - A PAAS solution... professional development services to continuously add features to custom apps.
No Yes Yes
Leasing software is an example of OpEx
Yes
You are planning a strategy to deploy numerous web servers and database servers to Azure. This strategy should allow for connection types between the web servers and database servers to be controlled. Solution: You include network security groups (NSGs) in your strategy. Does the solution meet the goal?
Yes
What are two characteristics of the public cloud? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
- metered pricing - self-service management
A cloud service that can be recovered after a failure occurs
Disaster recovery
MS SQL Server 2019 installed on an Azure VM is an example of PaaS
No
To implement a hybrid cloud model, a company must have an internal network.
No
You are planning a strategy to deploy numerous web servers and database servers to Azure. This strategy should allow for connection types between the web servers and database servers to be controlled. Solution: You include a local network gateway in your strategy. Does the solution meet the goal?
No
You are required to deploy an Artificial Intelligence (AI) solution in Azure.You want to make sure that you are able to build, test, and deploy predictive analytics for the solution.Solution: You should make use of Azure Cosmos DB.Does the solution meet the goal?
No
You can create a resource group inside of another resource group.
No
You have been informed by your superiors of the company's intentions to automate server deployment to Azure. There is, however, some concern that administrative credentials could be uncovered during this process. You are required to make sure that during the deployment, the administrative credentials are encrypted using a suitable Azure solution. Solution: You recommend the use of Azure Information Protection. Does the solution meet the goal?
No
Your company has an Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) environment. Users occasionally connect to Azure AD via the Internet. You have been tasked with making sure that users who connect to Azure AD via the internet from an unidentified IP address, are automatically encouraged to change passwords. Solution: You configure the use of Azure AD Privileged Identity Management. Does the solution meet the goal?
No
Your company is planning to migrate all their virtual machines to an Azure pay-as-you-go subscription. The virtual machines are currently hosted on the Hyper-V hosts in a data center.You are required make sure that the intended Azure solution uses the correct expenditure model.Solution: You should recommend the use of the elastic expenditure model.Does the solution meet the goal?
No
Your company's Azure subscription includes a Basic support plan. They would like to request an assessment of an Azure environment's design from Microsoft. This is, however, not supported by the existing plan. You want to make sure that the company subscribes to a support plan that allows this functionality, while keeping expenses to a minimum. Solution: You recommend that the company subscribes to the Professional Direct support plan. Does the solution meet the goal?
No
Your company's infrastructure includes a number of business units that each need a large number of various Azure resources for everyday operation.The resources required by each business unit are identical.You are required to sanction a strategy to create Azure resources automatically.Solution: You recommend that management groups be included in the strategy.Does the solution meet the goal?
No
The costs to increase cloud computing capacity are less than the costs to increase the computing capacity of an on-premises datacenter.
Yes
A cloud service that performs quickly when demand increases
Dynamic scalability
You are tasked with deploying a critical LOB application, which will be installed on a virtual machine, to Azure.You are informed that the application deployment strategy should allow for a guaranteed availability of 99.99 percent. You need to make sure that the strategy requires as little virtual machines and availability zones as possible.Solution: You include one virtual machine and two availability zones in your strategy.Does the solution meet the goal?
No
You have been informed by your superiors of the company's intentions to automate server deployment to Azure. There is, however, some concern that administrative credentials could be uncovered during this process. You are required to make sure that during the deployment, the administrative credentials are encrypted using a suitable Azure solution. Solution: You recommend the use of Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Does the solution meet the goal?
No
Your company's developers intend to deploy a large number of custom virtual machines on a weekly basis. They will also be removing these virtual machines during the same week it was deployed. Sixty percent of the virtual machines have Windows Server 2016 installed, while the other forty percent has Ubuntu Linux installed. You are required to make sure that the administrative effort, needed for this process, is reduced by employing a suitable Azure service. Solution: You recommend the use of Azure Reserved Virtual Machines (VM) Instances. Does the solution meet the goal?
No
Your company's developers intend to deploy a large number of custom virtual machines on a weekly basis. They will also be removing these virtual machines during the same week it was deployed. Sixty percent of the virtual machines have Windows Server 2016 installed, while the other forty percent has Ubuntu Linux installed. You are required to make sure that the administrative effort, needed for this process, is reduced by employing a suitable Azure service. Solution: You recommend the use of Microsoft Managed Desktop. Does the solution meet the goal?
No
Your company's infrastructure includes a number of business units that each need a large number of various Azure resources for everyday operation.The resources required by each business unit are identical.You are required to sanction a strategy to create Azure resources automatically.Solution: You recommend that the Azure API Management service be included in the strategy.Does the solution meet the goal?
No
Each Azure virtual network in a single resource group must have a unique name.
Yes
Establish if the solution satisfies the requirements.You are tasked with deploying Azure virtual machines for your company.You need to make use of the appropriate cloud deployment solution.Solution: You should make use of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).Does the solution meet the goal?
Yes
Your company has an Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) environment. Users occasionally connect to Azure AD via the Internet. You have been tasked with making sure that users who connect to Azure AD via the internet from an unidentified IP address, are automatically encouraged to change passwords. Solution: You configure the use of Azure AD Identity Protection. Does the solution meet the goal?
Yes
Your company is planning to migrate all their virtual machines to an Azure pay-as-you-go subscription. The virtual machines are currently hosted on the Hyper-V hosts in a data center.You are required make sure that the intended Azure solution uses the correct expenditure model.Solution: You should recommend the use of the operational expenditure model.Does the solution meet the goal?
Yes
Your company's Active Directory forest includes thousands of user accounts.You have been informed that all network resources will be migrated to Azure. Thereafter, the on-premises data center will be retired.You are required to employ a strategy that reduces the effect on users, once the planned migration has been completed.Solution: You plan to sync all the Active Directory user accounts to Azure Active Directory (Azure AD).Does the solution meet the goal?
Yes
With SaaS, you must apply software updates.
No
You are tasked with deploying Azure virtual machines for your company. You need to make use of the appropriate cloud deployment solution. Solution: You should make use of Platform as a Service (PaaS). Does the solution meet the goal?
No
Your developers have created a portal web app for users in the Miami branch office. The web app will be publicly accessible and used by the Miami users to retrieve customer and product information. The web app is currently running in an on-premises test environment.You plan to host the web app on Azure.You need to determine which Azure web tier plan to host the web app. The web tier plan must meet the following requirements:✑ The website will use the miami.weyland.com URL.✑ The website will be deployed to two instances.✑ SSL support must be included.✑ The website requires 12 GB of storage.✑ Costs must be minimized.Which web tier plan should you use?
Standard
Which cloud computing benefit provides continuous user access to a cloud-based application with minimal downtime?
high availability
An Azure web app that queries an on-premises MS SQL server is an example of a __ cloud
hybrid
What is a feature of an Azure virtual network?
isolation and segmentation
DRAG DROP -The company would like to develop a cloud solution by making use of Azure Government. Azure Government can only be used by certain types of clients to develop cloud solutions. Which of the following are the types of customers that can make use of Azure Government in this situation? Answer by dragging the correct option from the list to the answer area. Select and Place:
A US Govt contractor A US Govt entity
You plan to use Azure to host two apps named App1 and App2. The apps must meet the following requirements: ✑ You must be able to modify the code of App1. ✑ Administrative effort to manage the operating system of App1 must be minimized. ✑ App2 must run interactively with the operating system of the server. Which type of cloud service should you use for each app? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
App1 - PaaS App2 - SaaS
Your developers have created 10 web applications that must be host on Azure.You need to determine which Azure web tier plan to host the web apps. The web tier plan must meet the following requirements:✑ The web apps will use custom domains.✑ The web apps each require 10 GB of storage.✑ The web apps must each run in dedicated compute instances.✑ Load balancing between instances must be included.✑ Costs must be minimized.Which web tier plan should you use?
Basic
Your company intends to subscribe to an Azure support plan. The support plan must allow for new support requests to be opened. Which of the following are support plans that will allow this? Answer by dragging the correct option from the list to the answer area. Select and Place:
Developer Standard Prof. Direct Premier
A cloud service that remains available after a failure occurs
Fault tolerance
A PaaS solution provides additional memory to apps by changing pricing tiers.
No
A PaaS solution provides full control of operating systems that host apps
No
A PaaS solution that hosts web apps in Azure provides full control of the operating systems that host apps
No
A company can extend a private cloud by adding its own physical servers to the public cloud
No
A company can extend an internal network by adding its own physical servers to the public cloud.
No
Azure Cosmos DB is an example of SaaS.
No
Azure Pay-As-You-Go pricing is an example of CapEx
No
Azure virtual networks deployed to the same Azure region are connected by default
No
In a public cloud model, only guest users at your company can access the resources in the cloud
No
You are tasked with deploying Azure virtual machines for your company. You need to make use of the appropriate cloud deployment solution. Solution: You should make use of Software as a Service (SaaS). Does the solution meet the goal?
No
You are tasked with deploying a critical LOB application, which will be installed on a virtual machine, to Azure.You are informed that the application deployment strategy should allow for a guaranteed availability of 99.99 percent. You need to make sure that the strategy requires as little virtual machines and availability zones as possible.Solution: You include two virtual machines and one availability zone in your strategy.Does the solution meet the goal?
No
Your company is planning to migrate all their virtual machines to an Azure pay-as-you-go subscription. The virtual machines are currently hosted on the Hyper-V hosts in a data center.You are required make sure that the intended Azure solution uses the correct expenditure model.Solution: You should recommend the use of the scalable expenditure model.Does the solution meet the goal?
No
Your company plans to migrate all its data and resources to Azure. The company's migration plan states that only Platform as a Service (PaaS) solutions must be used in Azure. You need to deploy an Azure environment that meets the company migration plan. Solution: You create Azure virtual machines, Azure SQL databases, and Azure Storage accounts. Does this meet the goal?
No
You plan to migrate several servers from an on-premises network to Azure. What is an advantage of using a public cloud service for the servers over an on-premises network?
The public cloud is a shared entity whereby multiple corporations each use a portion of the resources in the cloud
A PaaS solution can automatically scale the number of instances
Yes
A PaaS solution that hosts web apps in Azure can be configured to automatically scale the number of instances bases on demand
Yes
A PaaS solution that hosts web apps in Azure can be provided with additional memory by changing the pricing tier
Yes
A company can extend the computing resources of its internal network by using a hybrid cloud
Yes
A resource group can contain resources from multiple Azure regions
Yes
Azure Backup is an example of PaaS
Yes
Azure Files is an example of IaaS.
Yes
Cloud computing leverages virtualization to provide services to multiple customers simultaneously.
Yes
Cloud computing provides elastic scalability.
Yes
Customers can minimize CapEx by using a public cloud.
Yes
Deploying your own datacenter is an example of CapEx.
Yes
Microsoft Intune is an example of SaaS.
Yes
Monthly salaries for technical personnel are an example of OpEx costs
Yes
Part of a hybrid cloud is the public cloud.
Yes
Paying electricity for your datacenter is an example of OpEx
Yes
The Azure virtual network's address space must be unique within a subscription
Yes
To build a hybrid cloud, you must deploy resources to the public cloud.
Yes
With IaaS, you must install the software that you want to use.
Yes
You are required to deploy an Artificial Intelligence (AI) solution in Azure.You want to make sure that you are able to build, test, and deploy predictive analytics for the solution.Solution: You should make use of Azure Machine Learning Studio.Does the solution meet the goal?
Yes
You are tasked with deploying a critical LOB application, which will be installed on a virtual machine, to Azure. You are informed that the application deployment strategy should allow for a guaranteed availability of 99.99 percent. You need to make sure that the strategy requires as little virtual machines and availability zones as possible. Solution: You include two virtual machines and two availability zones in your strategy. Does the solution meet the goal?
Yes
You must have internet connectivity to use cloud computing
Yes
Your company plans to migrate all its data and resources to Azure. The company's migration plan states that only Platform as a Service (PaaS) solutions must be used in Azure. You need to deploy an Azure environment that meets the company migration plan. Solution: You create an Azure App Service and Azure virtual machines that have Microsoft SQL Server installed. Does this meet the goal?
Yes
Your company's developers intend to deploy a large number of custom virtual machines on a weekly basis. They will also be removing these virtual machines during the same week it was deployed. Sixty percent of the virtual machines have Windows Server 2016 installed, while the other forty percent have Ubuntu Linux installed. You are required to make sure that the administrative effort, needed for this process, is reduced by employing a suitable Azure service. Solution: You recommend the use of Azure DevTest Labs. Does the solution meet the goal?
Yes
HOTSPOT -For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise, select No. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point. Hot Area: - Azure provides flexibility between CapEx and OpEx - If you create two Azure VMs that use the B2S size, each VM will always generate the same monthly costs. - When an Azure VM is stopped, you continue to pay storage costs associated to the VM.
Yes No Yes
You have an on-premises network that contains 100 servers. You need to recommend a solution that provides additional resources to your users. The solution must minimize capital and operational expenditure costs. What should you include in the recommendation?
a hybrid cloud
What does a customer provide in a software as a service (SaaS) model?
application data
When you are implementing a SaaS solution, you are responsible for
configuring the SaaS solution
You have an on-premises network that contains several servers. You plan to migrate all the servers to Azure. You need to recommend a solution to ensure that some of the servers are available if a single Azure data center goes offline for an extended period. What should you include in the recommendation?
fault tolerance
Your company plans to migrate all its data and resources to Azure. The company's migration plan states that only Platform as a Service (PaaS) solutions must be used in Azure. You need to deploy an Azure environment that meets the company migration plan. Solution: You create an Azure App Service and Azure Storage accounts. Does this meet the goal?
No
Your company's Active Directory forest includes thousands of user accounts. You have been informed that all network resources will be migrated to Azure. Thereafter, the on-premises data center will be retired. You are required to employ a strategy that reduces the effect on users, once the planned migration has been completed. Solution: You plan to require Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).Does the solution meet the goal?
Yes
Your company has an on-premises network that contains multiple servers. The company plans to reduce the following administrative responsibilities: ✑ Backing up application data✑ Replacing failed server hardware✑ Managing physical server security✑ Updating server operating systems✑ Managing permissions to shared documents The company plans to migrate servers to Azure virtual machines. You need to identify which administrative responsibilities will be eliminated after the planned migration. Which two responsibilities should you identify? Each correct answer presents a complete solution. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
- Replacing failed server hardware - Managing physical server security
For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise, select No. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point. Hot Area:
- To achieve a hybrid cloud model, a company must always migrate from a private cloud model - NO - A company can extend the capacity of its internal network by using the public cloud - YES - In a public cloud model, only guest users at your company can access the resources in the cloud - NO
You are planning to migrate a company to Azure. Each of the company's numerous divisions will have an administrator in place to manage the Azure resources used by their respective division.You want to make sure that the Azure deployment you employ allows for Azure to be segmented for the divisions, while keeping administrative effort to a minimum.Solution: You plan to make use of several Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) directories.Does the solution meet the goal?
No
Your company has datacenters in Los Angeles and New York. The company has a Microsoft Azure subscription. You are configuring the two datacenters as geo-clustered sites for site resiliency. You need to recommend an Azure storage redundancy option. You have the following data storage requirements:✑ Data must be stored on multiple nodes.✑ Data must be stored on nodes in separate geographic locations.✑ Data can be read from the secondary location as well as from the primary location. Which of the following Azure stored redundancy options should you recommend?
Read-only geo-redundant storage
In which type of cloud model are all the hardware resources owned by a third-party and shared between multiple tenants?
public
Which term represents the ability to increase the computing capacity of a virtual machine by adding memory or CPUs?
vertical scaling
public cloud
there is no capital expenditure on server hardware etc. You only pay for cloud resources that you use as you use them.