AZ-200 Azure Monitoring & Diagnostics

Question 1

Which Azure service provides application performance monitoring including request rates, failure rates, and dependency tracking?

Accepted Answer

Azure Application Insights

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Azure Monitor Metrics

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Azure Log Analytics only

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Azure Advisor

Question 2

What is the Application Insights connection string used for?

Accepted Answer

Configuring the SDK to send telemetry to the correct Application Insights resource

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Connecting to the Azure SQL backend of Application Insights

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Authenticating users through Application Insights

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Setting the sampling rate

Question 3

Which Application Insights feature allows you to trace a single user request across multiple microservices?

Accepted Answer

Distributed Tracing (Application Map)

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Live Metrics Stream

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Azure Monitor Workbooks

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Metric Alerts

Question 4

What is the purpose of adaptive sampling in Application Insights?

Accepted Answer

Reduces telemetry volume by sending a statistical sample of requests while preserving data accuracy

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Increases telemetry data volume for high-traffic apps

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Samples only error telemetry

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Enables real-time streaming of all telemetry

Question 5

Which Azure Monitor component stores log data and supports KQL (Kusto Query Language) for querying?

Accepted Answer

Log Analytics Workspace

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Azure Metrics Explorer

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Application Insights Live Metrics

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Azure Data Explorer only

Question 6

What is the difference between Azure Monitor Metrics and Azure Monitor Logs?

Accepted Answer

Metrics are time-series numerical data stored for up to 93 days; Logs are structured text data stored in Log Analytics for longer retention with KQL querying

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Metrics store text logs; Logs store numerical time series

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They are the same service with different names

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Metrics require a Log Analytics workspace; Logs do not