Cost Management and Governance Flashcards
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Which Azure tool lets you set spending thresholds that trigger alerts when costs approach a defined limit?
Answer: Azure Budgets
Azure Budgets in Cost Management lets you define spending thresholds that trigger alerts or automated actions.
A company wants to enforce that only specific VM sizes can be deployed across all resource groups. Which service enforces this?
Answer: Azure Policy
Azure Policy enforces organizational rules such as allowed VM SKUs across resources.
Which type of resource lock prevents deletion of a resource but still allows modification?
Answer: CanNotDelete
A CanNotDelete lock allows reading and modifying a resource but blocks its deletion.
What is the primary purpose of resource tags in Azure?
Answer: Organize resources and enable cost reporting by category
Tags are name-value pairs that organize resources and allow cost grouping in reports.
Which pricing tool helps estimate the cost of an Azure solution BEFORE deploying it?
Answer: Azure Pricing Calculator
The Azure Pricing Calculator estimates the cost of planned Azure services before deployment.
Azure Advisor provides recommendations across several categories. Which category helps reduce spending?
Answer: Cost
Azure Advisor's Cost category suggests ways to optimize and reduce Azure spending.
Which factor does NOT affect the cost of an Azure virtual machine?
Answer: The color of the Azure portal theme
Portal theme is purely cosmetic and has no effect on VM pricing.