AZ-300 Azure Virtual Machines & Compute

Question 1

Which VM size series is optimized for memory-intensive workloads such as relational databases and in-memory analytics in Azure?

Accepted Answer

Ev3 series

Answer

The Ev3 series is memory-optimized and ideal for in-memory workloads like large relational databases and caches.

Question 2

What is the maximum number of data disks that can be attached to a Standard_D8s_v3 VM?

Accepted Answer

32

Answer

The Standard_D8s_v3 VM supports up to 32 data disks.

Question 3

Which Azure feature allows you to group multiple VMs across fault domains and update domains to ensure high availability?

Accepted Answer

Availability Set

Answer

Availability Sets distribute VMs across fault domains and update domains to protect against hardware failures and planned maintenance.

Question 4

When deploying VMs in an Azure Virtual Machine Scale Set, which autoscale trigger is based on a metric from Azure Monitor?

Accepted Answer

Metric-based scaling

Answer

Metric-based scaling in VMSS uses Azure Monitor metrics such as CPU percentage to automatically scale in or out.

Question 5

Which disk type provides the highest IOPS and lowest latency for Azure VMs running production workloads?

Accepted Answer

Ultra Disk

Answer

Ultra Disk offers the highest IOPS (up to 160,000) and sub-millisecond latency for the most demanding workloads.

AZ-300 - Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Practice Test