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AZ-900 Azure Fundmentals Practice Questions

AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals Practice Questions (with Answers)

  1. Which Azure service is designed for hosting web applications?
    A) Azure Virtual Network
    B) Azure App Service
    C) Azure Blob Storage
    D) Azure SQL Database
    Answer: B) Azure App Service
  2. What type of cloud service is Azure Functions classified as?
    A) IaaS
    B) SaaS
    C) PaaS
    D) DRaaS
    Answer: C) PaaS
  3. How does Azure ensure high availability for its services?
    A) Single data center
    B) Manual backups
    C) Availability zones
    D) Limited scalability
    Answer: C) Availability zones
  4. What is a key benefit of moving to cloud computing?
    A) Increased capital expenditure
    B) Scalability
    C) Manual updates
    D) Limited access
    Answer: B) Scalability
  5. What is the main purpose of Azure Resource Manager?
    A) To manage subscriptions
    B) To deploy resources using templates
    C) To monitor billing
    D) To create virtual machines
    Answer: B) To deploy resources using templates
  6. Which Azure storage option is optimal for unstructured data such as images or documents?
    A) Azure Blob Storage
    B) Azure SQL Database
    C) Azure File Storage
    D) Azure Table Storage
    Answer: A) Azure Blob Storage
  7. What is Azure SQL Database best used for?
    A) Storing videos
    B) Hosting relational data
    C) Creating virtual machines
    D) Managing users
    Answer: B) Hosting relational data
  8. What does Platform as a Service (PaaS) provide that Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) does not?
    A) Managed operating system updates
    B) Physical server control
    C) Manual patching
    D) Unlimited hardware access
    Answer: A) Managed operating system updates
  9. What is the Azure Marketplace used for?
    A) Selling hardware
    B) Distributing cloud apps and solutions
    C) Submitting support requests
    D) Managing subscriptions
    Answer: B) Distributing cloud apps and solutions
  10. Which tool can help estimate cloud costs in Azure?
    A) Azure Cost Calculator
    B) Azure Functions
    C) Azure VM
    D) Azure Blob Explorer
    Answer: A) Azure Cost Calculator
  11. What is the function of Azure Entra ID?
    A) Data storage
    B) Identity and access management
    C) Billing management
    D) Network security
    Answer: B) Identity and access management
  12. What is the purpose of resource groups in Azure?
    A) Billing management
    B) Grouping related resources
    C) Data encryption
    D) Security monitoring
    Answer: B) Grouping related resources
  13. How are Azure regions and availability zones related?
    A) Every region contains multiple availability zones
    B) Zones exist outside regions
    C) Regions are inside zones
    D) No relation
    Answer: A) Every region contains multiple availability zones
  14. What is Azure Policy used to enforce?
    A) Software updates
    B) Compliance rules for resources
    C) User authentication
    D) Storage access
    Answer: B) Compliance rules for resources
  15. Which Azure tool is primarily used for monitoring application performance?
    A) Azure Advisor
    B) Azure Monitor
    C) Azure Security Center
    D) Azure Policy
    Answer: B) Azure Monitor
  16. What service provides distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) protection in Azure?
    A) Azure Firewall
    B) Azure DDoS Protection
    C) Azure Sentinel
    D) Azure Monitor
    Answer: B) Azure DDoS Protection
  17. What is the difference between scaling up and scaling out in Azure?
    A) Scaling up adds more CPUs to the same server
    B) Scaling out adds more servers
    C) Both options increase resources
    D) None of the above
    Answer: B) Scaling out adds more servers
  18. Which feature in Azure lets you connect on-premises networks to Azure securely?
    A) Azure ExpressRoute
    B) Azure Blob Storage
    C) Azure Web Apps
    D) Azure Functions
    Answer: A) Azure ExpressRoute
  19. What is the primary authentication protocol supported by Azure Entra ID?
    A) NTLM
    B) OAuth
    C) FTP
    D) SMTP
    Answer: B) OAuth
  20. What does the Azure Service Level Agreement (SLA) typically guarantee?
    A) Pricing
    B) Uptime/Availability
    C) Storage capacity
    D) Technical support
    Answer: B) Uptime/Availability
  21. Which Azure service lets you run containers without managing servers?
    A) Azure Kubernetes Service
    B) Azure Container Instances
    C) Azure Functions
    D) Azure Blob Storage
    Answer: B) Azure Container Instances
  22. What capability does Azure Advisor provide?
    A) Security alerts
    B) Cost optimization recommendations
    C) Application hosting
    D) User authentication
    Answer: B) Cost optimization recommendations
  23. What is Azure Cost Management used for?
    A) Tracking cloud expenditures
    B) Building virtual machines
    C) Security monitoring
    D) Storage management
    Answer: A) Tracking cloud expenditures
  24. Which security feature controls network traffic to and from Azure resources?
    A) Azure Monitor
    B) Network Security Groups (NSG)
    C) Azure Cost Management
    D) Azure Sentinel
    Answer: B) Network Security Groups (NSG)
  25. What is the purpose of Azure Resource Locks?
    A) Prevent accidental resource deletion or modification
    B) Improve resource performance
    C) Encrypt storage accounts
    D) Manage user roles
    Answer: A) Prevent accidental resource deletion or modification
  26. How does Azure enable disaster recovery?
    A) By multi-region replication
    B) By monthly backups
    C) By providing manual data migration
    D) By reducing costs
    Answer: A) By multi-region replication
  27. Which Azure tool can help you secure privileged access?
    A) Azure AD Privileged Identity Management
    B) Azure Blob Explorer
    C) Azure Policy
    D) Azure Firewall
    Answer: A) Azure AD Privileged Identity Management
  28. What does Azure DevTest Labs provide?
    A) Application monitoring
    B) Cost management
    C) Quick provisioning of environments for testing
    D) DDoS protection
    Answer: C) Quick provisioning of environments for testing
  29. How does Azure implement multi-factor authentication?
    A) By requiring users to sign in with two or more methods
    B) By using static passwords only
    C) By deploying backup devices
    D) By cost tracking
    Answer: A) By requiring users to sign in with two or more methods
  30. What is the benefit of using Azure Logic Apps?
    A) Automating workflows
    B) Monitoring applications
    C) Encrypting storage
    D) Creating VMs
    Answer: A) Automating workflows
  31. What is Azure Virtual Desktop designed for?
    A) Running web applications
    B) Providing virtual desktops
    C) Monitoring networks
    D) Securing files
    Answer: B) Providing virtual desktops
  32. Which Azure service allows serverless code execution?
    A) Azure Functions
    B) Azure Blob Storage
    C) Azure Monitor
    D) Azure Virtual Machines
    Answer: A) Azure Functions
  33. What feature helps protect Azure VMs from malware?
    A) Azure Firewall
    B) Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    C) Azure Logic Apps
    D) Azure Policy
    Answer: B) Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  34. What is Azure App Gateway used for?
    A) Managing app authentication
    B) Load balancing web traffic
    C) Encrypting data
    D) Billing automation
    Answer: B) Load balancing web traffic
  35. What type of data is best suited for Azure Table Storage?
    A) Structured relational data
    B) NoSQL and semi-structured data
    C) Images and videos
    D) Backups
    Answer: B) NoSQL and semi-structured data
  36. Which Azure feature manages keys for encrypting data?
    A) Azure Cost Management
    B) Azure Key Vault
    C) Azure Monitor
    D) Azure Logic Apps
    Answer: B) Azure Key Vault
  37. What monitoring tool is offered natively in Azure for log analytics?
    A) Azure Monitor
    B) Azure Blob Explorer
    C) Azure SQL Database
    D) Azure DevTest Labs
    Answer: A) Azure Monitor
  38. What does the Azure Trust Center provide information about?
    A) Pricing plans
    B) Security & compliance
    C) VM images
    D) Workflow automation
    Answer: B) Security & compliance
  39. Which service provides global content delivery and caching?
    A) Azure CDN
    B) Azure Monitor
    C) Azure Blob Storage
    D) Azure Site Recovery
    Answer: A) Azure CDN
  40. What allows Azure resources to automatically scale based on demand?
    A) Azure Monitor
    B) Autoscale
    C) Cost Management
    D) Blob Explorer
    Answer: B) Autoscale
  41. What is Azure Site Recovery primarily used for?
    A) Building websites
    B) Disaster recovery
    C) Data exploration
    D) Cost management
    Answer: B) Disaster recovery
  42. Which service is used to create APIs for other applications?
    A) Azure Functions
    B) Azure API Management
    C) Azure Blob Storage
    D) Azure Monitor
    Answer: B) Azure API Management
  43. What is the purpose of a Virtual Network (VNet) in Azure?
    A) Running databases
    B) Isolating and securing resources
    C) Managing identities
    D) Monitoring applications
    Answer: B) Isolating and securing resources
  44. What resource in Azure can be used to store secrets and certificates securely?
    A) Azure Blob Storage
    B) Azure Disk Storage
    C) Azure Table Storage
    D) Azure Key Vault
    Answer: D) Azure Key Vault
  45. How are Azure subscriptions related to billing?
    A) Subscriptions group resources for billing
    B) They set up resource policies
    C) They encrypt storage data
    D) They monitor virtual networks
    Answer: A) Subscriptions group resources for billing
  46. Which PaaS service provides managed messaging?
    A) Azure Event Grid
    B) Azure Service Bus
    C) Azure Blob Storage
    D) Azure DNS
    Answer: B) Azure Service Bus
  47. What is Azure Active Directory B2C used for?
    A) Business-to-customer identity management
    B) VM monitoring
    C) Disaster recovery
    D) Workflow automation
    Answer: A) Business-to-customer identity management
  48. What does Azure Traffic Manager do?
    A) Monitors traffic in Azure VNet
    B) Distributes incoming traffic across global regions
    C) Encrypts data
    D) Manages cost alerts
    Answer: B) Distributes incoming traffic across global regions
  49. What feature in Azure controls which users can access which resources?
    A) Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
    B) Azure Key Vault
    C) Azure Blob Storage
    D) Azure Policy
    Answer: A) Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
  50. What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud used for?
    A) Protecting resources from threats
    B) Cost optimization
    C) Creating virtual networks
    D) Monitoring billing
    Answer: A) Protecting resources from threats

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