AZ-900 Azure Storage Services 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which type of Azure Blob is optimized for append operations, such as logging data?
- Block blob
- Append blob (Correct answer)
- Page blob
- Snapshot blob
Correct answer: Append blob
Append blobs are optimized for append operations, making them ideal for logging scenarios.
Question 2: Which Azure Storage service stores structured NoSQL data as key-attribute pairs?
- Azure Blob Storage
- Azure Files
- Azure Table Storage (Correct answer)
- Azure Queue Storage
Correct answer: Azure Table Storage
Azure Table Storage stores large amounts of structured NoSQL data using key-attribute pairs.
Question 3: What is the main purpose of Azure Queue Storage?
- Storing large files
- Hosting relational databases
- Storing and retrieving messages between application components (Correct answer)
- Serving static websites
Correct answer: Storing and retrieving messages between application components
Azure Queue Storage stores large numbers of messages for asynchronous communication between components.
Question 4: Which Azure feature provides delegated, time-limited access to storage resources without sharing account keys?
- Shared Access Signature (SAS) (Correct answer)
- Network Security Group
- Azure Policy
- Management Group
Correct answer: Shared Access Signature (SAS)
A Shared Access Signature grants limited, time-bound access to storage resources without exposing account keys.
Question 5: What type of storage is used for the operating system and data disks of Azure virtual machines?
- Azure Files
- Azure Blob Storage
- Azure Disk Storage (Correct answer)
- Azure Queue Storage
Correct answer: Azure Disk Storage
Azure Disk Storage provides managed disks used as OS and data disks for virtual machines.
Question 6: Which redundancy option combines zone redundancy in the primary region with geo-replication to a secondary region?
- LRS
- ZRS
- GZRS (Correct answer)
- GRS
Correct answer: GZRS
Geo-zone-redundant storage (GZRS) combines zone redundancy locally with geo-replication to a secondary region.
Question 7: What is required to access data stored in the Archive access tier?
- Nothing, it is instantly available
- Rehydration to an online tier (Correct answer)
- A premium subscription
- A virtual machine
Correct answer: Rehydration to an online tier
Archive tier data must be rehydrated to the Hot or Cool tier before it can be read.
AZ-900 Azure Storage Services 3
Which type of Azure Blob is optimized for append operations, such as logging data?