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Azure Data Storage Solutions Flashcards

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  1. What format does Azure Cosmos DB use to store data in its Core (SQL) API?

    Answer: JSON documents

    Azure Cosmos DB's Core (SQL) API stores data as JSON documents, enabling flexible schema-less data modeling.

  2. In Azure Cosmos DB, what does the Request Unit (RU) measure?

    Answer: The cost of database operations in terms of CPU, memory, and I/O

    Request Units abstract the combined CPU, memory, and I/O resources consumed by a single database operation in Cosmos DB.

  3. Which Cosmos DB consistency level provides the strongest consistency guarantees?

    Answer: Strong

    Strong consistency guarantees that reads always return the most recent committed write, at the cost of higher latency.

  4. What is the maximum size of a single document in Azure Cosmos DB?

    Answer: 2 MB

    Azure Cosmos DB enforces a maximum document size of 2 MB to ensure consistent performance and efficient indexing.

  5. Which Azure Cosmos DB feature automatically distributes data and throughput across multiple partitions?

    Answer: Horizontal partitioning

    Horizontal partitioning in Cosmos DB automatically splits data across logical and physical partitions to scale throughput and storage.

  6. What Azure Cosmos DB feature can be used to trigger downstream processing whenever data in a container is inserted or updated?

    Answer: Change feed

    The change feed feature in Cosmos DB provides a persistent log of inserts and updates that downstream services can consume for event-driven processing.

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