Azure Storage & Data Solutions Flashcards
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Which Azure Cosmos DB API is most suitable when migrating an existing MongoDB application to Azure?
Answer: MongoDB API
The MongoDB API in Cosmos DB is wire-protocol compatible with MongoDB, allowing applications to connect with minimal code changes.
What Azure Blob Storage lifecycle management rule action moves blobs to the Archive tier after 90 days?
Answer: tierToArchive
The `tierToArchive` action in a lifecycle management policy moves blobs to the Archive access tier after the specified number of days.
Which Azure Table Storage property uniquely identifies each entity within a partition?
Answer: RowKey
The RowKey, combined with the PartitionKey, forms the unique composite key that identifies each entity in Azure Table Storage.
What is the default maximum size for a single Azure Blob Storage block blob?
Answer: 4.75 TB
A block blob can be up to 4.75 TB in size, composed of up to 50,000 blocks each up to 100 MB.
Which Cosmos DB consistency level provides the best read performance for a single-region account?
Answer: Eventual
Eventual consistency offers the lowest latency and highest throughput by allowing reads to return any replica's data without ordering guarantees.
How do you enable soft delete for Azure Blob Storage to protect against accidental deletion?
Answer: Enable soft delete on the storage account Data Protection blade and set a retention period
Enabling soft delete on the storage account's Data Protection settings retains deleted blobs for a configurable number of days before permanent removal.