AZ-900 Exam
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AZ-900 Exam
Title
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Exam
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185 Q&A with explanations
QUESTION 1
HOTSPOT
For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise, select No.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Hot Area:
Correct Answer:
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Section: Understand Cloud Concepts
Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Box 1: No
A PaaS solution does not provide access to the operating system. The Azure Web Apps service provides an
environment for you to host your web applications. Behind the scenes, the web apps are hosted on virtual
machines running IIS. However, you have no direct access to the virtual machine, the operating system or IIS.
Box 2: Yes
A PaaS solution that hosts web apps in Azure does provide the ability to scale the platform automatically. This
is known as autoscaling. Behind the scenes, the web apps are hosted on virtual machines running IIS.
Autoscaling means adding more load balanced virtual machines to host the web apps.
Box 3: Yes
PaaS provides a framework that developers can build upon to develop or customize cloud-based applications.
PaaS development tools can cut the time it takes to code new apps with pre-coded application components
built into the platform, such as workflow, directory services, security features, search and so on.
References:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/overview/what-is-paas/
QUESTION 2
HOTSPOT
For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise, select No.
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NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Hot Area:
Correct Answer:
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Section: Understand Cloud Concepts
Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Box 1: Yes
Traditionally, IT expenses have been considered a Capital Expenditure (CapEx). Today, with the move to the
cloud and the pay-as-you-go model, organizations have the ability to stretch their budgets and are shifting their
IT CapEx costs to Operating Expenditures (OpEx) instead. This flexibility, in accounting terms, is now an
option due to the “as a Service” model of purchasing software, cloud storage and other IT related resources.
Box 2: No
Two virtual machines using the same size could have different disk configurations. Therefore, the monthly
costs could be different.
Box 3: Yes
When an Azure virtual machine is stopped, you don’t pay for the virtual machine. However, you do still pay for
the storage costs associated to the virtual machine. The most common storage costs are for the disks
attached to the virtual machines. There are also other storage costs associated with a virtual machine such as
storage for diagnostic data and virtual machine backups.
References:
https://meritsolutions.com/capex-vs-opex-cloud-computing-blog/
QUESTION 3
This question requires that you evaluate the underlined text to determine if it is correct.
When you are implementing a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution, you are responsible for configuring high
availability.
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Instructions: Review the underlined text. If it makes the statement correct, select “No change is needed”. If the
statement is incorrect, select the answer choice that makes the statement correct.
A. No change is needed.
B. defining scalability rules
C.
D. configuring the SaaS solution
installing the SaaS solution
Correct Answer: D
Section: Understand Cloud Concepts
Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
When you are implementing a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution, you are responsible for configuring the
SaaS solution. Everything else is managed by the cloud provider.
SaaS requires the least amount of management. The cloud provider is responsible for managing everything,
and the end user just uses the software.
Software as a service (SaaS) allows users to connect to and use cloud-based apps over the Internet. Common
examples are email, calendaring and office tools (such as Microsoft Office 365).
SaaS provides a complete software solution which you purchase on a pay-as-you-go basis from a cloud
service provider. You rent the use of an app for your organization and your users connect to it over the
Internet, usually with a web browser. All of the underlying infrastructure, middleware, app software and app
data are located in the service provider’s data center. The service provider manages the hardware and
software and with the appropriate service agreement, will ensure the availability and the security of the app
and your data as well.
References:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/overview/what-is-saas/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/learn/modules/principles-cloud-computing/5-types-of-cloud-services
QUESTION 4
You have an on-premises network that contains several servers.
You plan to migrate all the servers to Azure.
You need to recommend a solution to ensure that some of the servers are available if a single Azure data
center goes offline for an extended period.
What should you include in the recommendation?
fault tolerance
A.
B. elasticity
C. scalability
low latency
D.
Correct Answer: A
Section: Understand Cloud Concepts
Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
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Fault tolerance is the ability of a system to continue to function in the event of a failure of some of its
components.
In this question, you could have servers that are replicated across datacenters.
Availability zones expand the level of control you have to maintain the availability of the applications and data
on your VMs. Availability Zones are unique physical locations within an Azure region. Each zone is made up of
one or more datacenters equipped with independent power, cooling, and networking. To ensure resiliency,
there are a minimum of three separate zones in all enabled regions. The physical separation of Availability
Zones within a region protects applications and data from datacenter failures.
With Availability Zones, Azure offers industry best 99.99% VM uptime SLA. By architecting your solutions to
use replicated VMs in zones, you can protect your applications and data from the loss of a datacenter. If one
zone is compromised, then replicated apps and data are instantly available in another zone.
References:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/manage-availability
QUESTION 5
This question requires that you evaluate the underlined text to determine if it is correct.
An organization that hosts its infrastructure in a private cloud can close its data center.
Instructions: Review the underlined text. If it makes the statement correct, select “No change is needed”. If the
statement is incorrect, select the answer choice that makes the statement correct.
A. No change is needed.
in a hybrid cloud
B.
C.
in the public cloud
D. on a Hyper-V host
Correct Answer: C
Section: Understand Cloud Concepts
Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
A private cloud is hosted in your datacenter. Therefore, you cannot close your datacenter if you are using a
private cloud.
A public cloud is hosted externally, for example, in Microsoft Azure. An organization that hosts its
infrastructure in a public cloud can close its data center.
Public cloud is the most common deployment model. In this case, you have no local hardware to manage or
keep up-to-date – everything runs on your cloud provider's hardware.
Microsoft Azure is an example of a public cloud provider.
In a private cloud, you create a cloud environment in your own datacenter and provide self-service access to
compute resources to users in your organization. This offers a simulation of a public cloud to your users, but
you remain completely responsible for the purchase and maintenance of the hardware and software services
you provide.
References:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/learn/modules/principles-cloud-computing/4-cloud-deployment-models
QUESTION 6
What are two characteristics of the public cloud? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
A. dedicated hardware
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B. unsecured connections
C.
limited storage
D. metered pricing
E. self-service management
Correct Answer: DE
Section: Understand Cloud Concepts
Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
With the public cloud, you get pay-as-you-go pricing – you pay only for what you use, no CapEx costs.
With the public cloud, you have self-service management. You are responsible for the deployment and
configuration of the cloud resources such as virtual machines or web sites. The underlying hardware that
hosts the cloud resources is managed by the cloud provider.
Incorrect Answers:
A: You don’t have dedicated hardware. The underlying hardware is shared so you could have multiple
customers using cloud resources hosted on the same physical hardware.
B: Connections to the public cloud are secure.
C: Storage is not limited. You can have as much storage as you like.
References:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/learn/modules/principles-cloud-computing/4-cloud-deployment-models
QUESTION 7
This question requires that you evaluate the underlined text to determine if it is correct.
When planning to migrate a public website to Azure, you must plan to pay monthly usage costs.
Instructions: Review the underlined text. If it makes the statement correct, select “No change is needed”. If the
statement is incorrect, select the answer choice that makes the statement correct.
A. No change is needed
B. Deploy a VPN
C. pay to transfer all the website data to Azure
D. reduce the number of connections to the website
Correct Answer: A
Section: Understand Cloud Concepts
Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
When planning to migrate a public website to Azure, you must plan to pay monthly usage costs. This is
because Azure uses the pay-as-you-go model.
Incorrect Answers:
B: You do not need a VPN for Azure web sites.
C: You do not pay to transfer data into Azure web sites.
D: You do not need to reduce the number of connections to the website.
QUESTION 8
Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in
the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have
more than one correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution.
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