Cloud Fundamentals Flashcards

What is the purpose of an Azure Resource Group?

Answer: A logical container for grouping related Azure resources

An Azure Resource Group is a logical container that holds related Azure resources for a solution, enabling unified management, monitoring, and billing.

What does 'high availability' mean in cloud computing?

Answer: A system remains operational and accessible with minimal downtime

High availability ensures that a system or service remains accessible and operational with minimal interruption, typically measured as a percentage of uptime.

Which Azure service provides scalable object storage for unstructured data like images and videos?

Answer: Azure Blob Storage

Azure Blob Storage is Microsoft's massively scalable object storage service optimized for storing large amounts of unstructured data like images, videos, and backups.

What is a cloud SLA (Service Level Agreement)?

Answer: A contract defining the guaranteed performance and uptime of a cloud service

An SLA is a formal commitment from a cloud provider specifying minimum performance standards such as uptime percentage, with penalties if the provider fails to meet them.

What is the hybrid cloud model?

Answer: Combining on-premises infrastructure with public cloud services

Hybrid cloud integrates on-premises (private) infrastructure with public cloud resources, allowing data and applications to move between the two environments.

Which Azure tool allows administrators to manage all Azure services through a web browser?

Answer: Azure Portal

The Azure Portal is a web-based graphical interface that provides a unified view to manage all Azure services, resources, and subscriptions.