Microsoft Certification Microsoft (Azure Fundamentals) 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Azure service provides serverless event-driven code execution where you pay only for the time your code runs?
- Azure Functions (Correct answer)
- Azure Virtual Machines
- Azure App Service
- Azure Batch
Correct answer: Azure Functions
Azure Functions is a serverless compute service that runs code in response to events and bills only for execution time.
Question 2: What is the primary benefit of an Azure Availability Zone?
- Protection from datacenter-level failures within a region (Correct answer)
- Lower compute pricing
- Faster internet bandwidth
- Automatic code deployment
Correct answer: Protection from datacenter-level failures within a region
Availability Zones are physically separate datacenters within a region that protect applications from datacenter failures.
Question 3: Which pricing tool helps you estimate the cost of Azure services before deploying them?
- Azure Pricing Calculator (Correct answer)
- Azure Advisor
- Azure Monitor
- Azure Policy
Correct answer: Azure Pricing Calculator
The Azure Pricing Calculator lets you estimate costs of configured services prior to deployment.
Question 4: What does the Azure Service Level Agreement (SLA) primarily define?
- Guaranteed uptime and connectivity targets (Correct answer)
- The maximum number of resources allowed
- Data residency locations
- User access permissions
Correct answer: Guaranteed uptime and connectivity targets
An SLA is a formal agreement specifying performance and uptime guarantees for a service.
Question 5: Which Azure governance tool enforces organizational standards and assesses compliance at scale?
- Azure Policy (Correct answer)
- Azure Functions
- Azure DevTest Labs
- Azure CDN
Correct answer: Azure Policy
Azure Policy creates and enforces rules to ensure resources comply with corporate standards.
Question 6: What type of cloud model combines on-premises infrastructure with public cloud resources?
- Hybrid cloud (Correct answer)
- Private cloud
- Public cloud
- Community cloud
Correct answer: Hybrid cloud
A hybrid cloud connects on-premises (private) infrastructure with public cloud services.
Question 7: Which Azure service offers a globally distributed, multi-model NoSQL database with low-latency reads and writes?
- Azure Cosmos DB (Correct answer)
- Azure SQL Database
- Azure Table Storage
- Azure Cache for Redis
Correct answer: Azure Cosmos DB
Azure Cosmos DB is a globally distributed, multi-model database designed for low-latency, high-availability access.
Microsoft Certification Microsoft (Azure Fundamentals) 2
Which Azure service provides serverless event-driven code execution where you pay only for the time your code runs?