AZ-304 Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert 3

Question 1

An architect needs to design a hybrid network connection between on-premises and Azure that provides consistent low latency with guaranteed bandwidth. Which service should be used?

Accepted Answer

Azure ExpressRoute

Answer

Azure ExpressRoute provides a private, dedicated connection with predictable latency and guaranteed bandwidth SLAs.

Question 2

Which Azure service should an architect choose to cache frequently read data and reduce load on an Azure SQL Database backend?

Accepted Answer

Azure Cache for Redis

Answer

Azure Cache for Redis provides an in-memory data store that dramatically reduces database query load for frequently accessed data.

Question 3

A multi-tier application needs to scale its web tier independently from its business logic tier. Which design pattern best addresses this in Azure?

Accepted Answer

Use Azure Service Bus to decouple tiers and scale independently

Answer

Using Azure Service Bus decouples tiers so each can be scaled independently based on its own demand.

Question 4

An organization must ensure that Azure resources are deployed only to approved regions. Which governance tool enforces this at scale across all subscriptions?

Accepted Answer

Azure Policy assigned at the Management Group level

Answer

Azure Policy assigned at the Management Group level propagates the allowed-locations policy to all child subscriptions automatically.

Question 5

A company runs a stateless web application that must handle unpredictable traffic spikes automatically. Which Azure compute option provides the best auto-scaling without managing infrastructure?

Accepted Answer

Azure Functions with Consumption plan

Answer

Azure Functions on the Consumption plan automatically scales to zero and out based on events with no infrastructure management required.

AZ-304 - Microsoft Azure Architect Design Practice Test

AZ-304 - Microsoft Azure Architect Design Practice Test

AZ-304 Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert 3