AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Basic 2

Question 1

What is the term for Azure's global network of datacenters organized into geographic locations?

Accepted Answer

Azure Regions

Answer

Azure Regions are geographic locations around the world where Azure datacenters are located. Each region contains one or more datacenters connected by a low-latency network.

Question 2

Which Azure storage tier is most cost-effective for storing data that is rarely accessed and can tolerate higher retrieval latency?

Accepted Answer

Archive tier

Answer

The Archive tier is the lowest-cost Azure Blob Storage tier, designed for data that is rarely accessed and where retrieval latency of hours is acceptable. Storage costs are lowest but retrieval costs are highest.

Question 3

What Azure feature automatically adjusts the number of virtual machine instances based on demand to maintain performance while minimizing cost?

Accepted Answer

Azure Autoscale

Answer

Azure Autoscale automatically adjusts the number of compute resources (like VMs or App Service instances) based on demand, scaling out during peak times and scaling in during low demand.

Question 4

Which Azure service acts as a global content delivery network (CDN) to reduce latency by caching content closer to users?

Accepted Answer

Azure CDN

Answer

Azure CDN (Content Delivery Network) caches static content at edge nodes globally, reducing latency for end users by serving content from a location geographically closer to them.

Question 5

What is the purpose of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) in Azure?

Accepted Answer

To require users to verify their identity using two or more verification methods, adding security beyond passwords

Answer

MFA requires users to provide two or more verification factors (e.g., password plus phone code) to authenticate, significantly reducing the risk of account compromise from stolen passwords.

AZ-900 Practice Test

AZ-900 Practice Test

AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Basic 2