Welcome to your AZ-900: Microsoft Azure FundamentalsCertification Provider: MicrosoftExam: Microsoft Azure FundamentalsExam Code: AZ-900Total Question: 56Updated On: 26 March2025 1. In which cloud service model is the customer responsible for managing the operating system? Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) software as a service (SaaS) platform as a service (PaaS) None 2. Which Azure Blob storage service tier has the highest storage costs and the fastest access times for reading and writing data? Archive Hot Cool None 3. What can you use to restrict the deployment of a virtual machine to a specific location? Microsoft Defender for Cloud Azure Policy resource locks resource groups None 4. Which cloud service model provides you with the most control over the hardware that runs applications? infrastructure as a service (IaaS) platform as a service (PaaS) software as a service (SaaS) None 5. Which cloud service model is used by Microsoft Office 365? platform as a service (PaaS) software as a service (SaaS) infrastructure as a service (IaaS) None 6. [Answer choice] is the logical container used to combine and organize Azure resources. a management group a resource group Azure Resource Manager (ARM) an Azure region None 7. Which two characteristics are common advantages of cloud computing? physical access to servers high availability geo-distribution elimination of horizontal scaling 8. Which two Azure resources can make use of availability zones? Each correct answer presents a complete solution. resource groups virtual machines Azure SQL databases Azure subscriptions 9. What is the customer responsible for in a software as a service (SaaS) model? runtime storage data and access virtual machines None 10. You have an Azure virtual machine that is accessed only between 9:00 and 17:00 each day. What should you do to minimize costs but preserve the associated hard disks and data? Resize the virtual machine. Implement Privileged Identity Management. Deallocate the virtual machine. Delete the virtual machine. None 11. Which storage service should you use to store thousands of files containing text and images? Azure Disk Storage Azure Queue Storage Azure Blob storage Azure Table storage None 12. Deploying and configuring cloud-based resources quickly as business requirements change is called [answer choice]. elasticity agility scalability high availability None 13. Which two features are available by using Azure Cost Management + Billing? Provide discounted prices when you pay in advance. Create and manage budgets. Generate historical reports and forecast future usage. Estimate the total cost of ownership before resources are deployed. 14. You need to recommend a solution for Azure virtual machine deployments. The solution must enforce company standards on the virtual machines. What should you include in the recommendation? Azure Blueprints Azure Cost Management Azure Policy Azure Lock None 15. Which type of cloud service are virtual networks? software as a service (SaaS) infrastructure as a service (IaaS) platform as a service (PaaS) None 16. What are two basic services provided by all cloud providers? compute application development storage colocation None 17. Which Azure component allows you to replicate resources across a geography to ensure business continuity during a natural disaster at the primary site? Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets region pairs availability sets availability zones None 18. [Answer choice] is the deployment and management service for Azure. Azure Monitor Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Azure API Management Microsoft Entra None 19. What can be applied to a resource to prevent accidental deletion? a resource tag an Azure Reservation a policy a resource lock None 20. An example of [answer choice] is automatically scaling an application to ensure that the application has the resources needed to meet customer demands. agility elasticity geo-distribution high availability None 21. Which two services can you use to establish network connectivity between an on-premises network and Azure resources? Each correct answer presents a complete solution. Azure Firewall Azure VPN Gateway Azure Bastion ExpressRoute None 22. Which two tools can you use to create a new Azure virtual machine from a mobile device that runs Android? SSH the Azure portal Remote Desktop PowerShell in Azure Cloud Shell 23. Which two factors affect Azure costs? resource location date and time of use resource usage availability zone selection 24. Which feature in the Microsoft Purview governance portal should you use to manage access to data sources and datasets? Data Catalog Data Estate Insights Data Sharing Data Policy None 25. Your organization is building a custom application. You need to focus on application development rather than configuration and management of servers. Which cloud service model should you use? software as a service (SaaS) infrastructure as a service (IaaS) platform as a service (PaaS) None 26. What can you use to create resources in Azure and includes a validation step to ensure all resources are created in a specific order based on dependencies, in parallel and idempotent? Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates Azure REST API Azure CLI Azure PowerShell None 27. Increasing compute capacity for an app by adding instances of resources such as virtual machines is called [answer choice]. disaster recovery horizontal scaling vertical scaling high availability None 28. Which two actions can be performed by using Azure portal? Create new resources. Assign deny permission on a resource group Create Microsoft Entra user Change the availability zone of a virtual machine. 29. What can you use to execute code in a serverless environment? Azure Functions Azure Logic Apps Azure Virtual Desktop Azure Container Instances None 30. What can you use to find information about planned maintenance for Azure services that are critical to your organization? Azure Monitor Azure Service Health Log Analytics Azure Advisor None 31. What can you use to allow a user to manage all the resources in a resource group? Azure Key Vault resource locks resource tags Azure role-based access control (RBAC) None 32. Which two actions can be performed by using the graphical user interface (GUI) in the Azure portal? Each correct answer presents a complete solution. Create new resources. Review a graphical view of all the services you are using. Repeatedly set up one or more resources and ensure that all the dependencies are created in the proper order. Change the availability zone of a virtual machine. 33. For which resource does Azure generate separate billing reports and invoices by default? accounts management groups subscriptions resource groups None 34. What can you use to provide Mac and Android users with access to a Windows environment that will run Windows-based applications? Azure Container Instances Azure Logic Apps Azure Functions Azure Virtual Desktop None 35. What can you apply to an Azure virtual machine to ensure that users cannot change or delete the resource? Conditional Access a user-assigned managed identity a lock a tag None 36. Which two attributes are characteristics of the private cloud deployment model? Organizations only pay for what they use. The company has complete control over physical resources and security. Applications can be provisioned and deprovisioned quickly. Hardware must be purchased. 37. You need to create a custom solution that uses thresholds to trigger autoscaling functionality to scale an app up or down to meet user demand. What should you include in the solution? Azure Monitor Azure Advisor Azure Service Health Application insights None 38. What can you use to connect Azure resources, such as Azure SQL databases, to an Azure virtual network? network security groups (NSGs) ExpressRoute peering service endpoints None 39. You need to compare the costs of running an application in an on-premises datacenter with the costs of running the application in Azure. What should you use to assist you? Azure Cost Management Azure Advisor Azure Pricing calculator Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator None 40. Which two components are created in an Azure subscription? Each correct answer presents a complete solution. Microsoft Entra user accounts resources resource groups management groups 41. What provides recommendations to reduce the cost of Azure resources? Microsoft Defender for Cloud Azure Service Health Azure Dashboard Azure Advisor None 42. Which two protocols can be used to access Azure file shares? Each correct answer presents a complete solution. Network File System (NFS) FTP HTTP Server Message Block (SMB) 43. What can you use to sync identities from an on-premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain to Microsoft Entra tenant? Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Microsoft Entra Connect Conditional Access Azure Key Vault None 44. You need to be notified when there are new recommendations for reducing Azure costs. Which tool should you use? Azure Service Health Azure Advisor Azure Monitor Log Analytics None 45. What can you use to ensure that users authenticate by using multi-factor authentication (MFA) when they attempt to sign in from a specific location? Azure role-based access control (RBAC) single sign-on (SSO) administrative units Conditional Access None 46. Your organization plans to deploy several production virtual machines that will have consistent resource usage throughout the year. What can you use to minimize the costs of the virtual machines without reducing the functionality of the virtual machines? Azure Resources Azure Reservations Azure Monitor alerts spending limits None 47. What can you use to ensure that a development team can only create virtual machines of a certain size? Conditional Access Azure Policy Azure Blueprints Cloud Adoption Framework None 48. Which type of cloud service model is typically licensed through a monthly or annual subscription? platform as a service (PaaS) software as a service (SaaS) Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) None 49. Why is cloud computing often less expensive than on-premises datacenters? Cloud service offerings have limited functionality. Services are only offered in a single geographic location. You are only billed for what you use. Network bandwidth is free. None 50. Which resource can you use to manage access, policies, and compliance across multiple subscriptions? resource groups administrative units management groups resource pair None 51. What can you use to define the resources you want to provision in a declarative JSON format? Azure PowerShell Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates Azure Repos Azure CLI None 52. You need to associate the costs of resources to different groups within an organization without changing the location of the resources. What should you use? subscriptions resource tags resource groups administrative units None 53. What should you proactively review and act on to avoid service interruptions, such as service retirements and breaking changes? health advisories service issues application insights Azure Monitor None 54. Which two scenarios are common billing use cases for resource tags? Each correct answer presents a complete solution. associating costs with different environments categorizing costs by department identifying lower cost regions resizing underutilized virtual machines 55. What Microsoft Entra feature can you use to configure security authentication that requires users to use their mobile phone to sign in? Azure Information Protection (AIP) multi-factor authentication (MFA) Microsoft Entra Verified ID Microsoft Defender for Cloud None 56. Which Azure resource is a software emulation of a physical computer that includes a virtual processor, memory, storage, and networking resources? an App Service a virtual machine a function a container None Time's up