AZ-200 Azure Functions & Serverless Computing

Question 1

Which Azure Functions hosting plan automatically scales to zero when idle and charges only for execution time?

Accepted Answer

Consumption Plan

Answer

The Consumption Plan scales to zero between invocations and bills only per execution, making it the true serverless option.

Question 2

What is the maximum default timeout for an Azure Function running on the Consumption Plan?

Accepted Answer

10 minutes

Answer

On the Consumption Plan the default timeout is 5 minutes and the maximum allowed is 10 minutes.

Question 3

Which trigger type allows an Azure Function to respond to HTTP requests?

Accepted Answer

HTTP trigger

Answer

The HTTP trigger binds the function to an HTTP endpoint so it can respond to GET, POST, and other HTTP methods.

Question 4

In Azure Durable Functions, which function type orchestrates the execution of other functions?

Accepted Answer

Orchestrator function

Answer

The Orchestrator function defines the workflow logic, calling Activity functions and managing their sequencing and state.

Question 5

Which binding direction is used when an Azure Function writes output to an Azure Queue?

Accepted Answer

Output binding

Answer

Output bindings allow a function to write data to an external service such as Azure Queue Storage without writing SDK code.

AZ-200 - Microsoft Azure Developer Practice Test