Welcome to your AZ-900: Microsoft Azure FundamentalsCertification Provider: MicrosoftExam: Microsoft Azure FundamentalsExam Code: AZ-900Total Question: 56Updated On: 26 March2025 1. Why is cloud computing often less expensive than on-premises datacenters? Services are only offered in a single geographic location. Network bandwidth is free. Cloud service offerings have limited functionality. You are only billed for what you use. None 2. 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? infrastructure as a service (IaaS) platform as a service (PaaS) software as a service (SaaS) None 3. 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 4. You need to be notified when there are new recommendations for reducing Azure costs. Which tool should you use? Azure Monitor Azure Advisor Azure Service Health Log Analytics None 5. [Answer choice] is the deployment and management service for Azure. Azure API Management Microsoft Entra Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Azure Monitor None 6. For which resource does Azure generate separate billing reports and invoices by default? accounts subscriptions resource groups management groups None 7. Which two features are available by using Azure Cost Management + Billing? Create and manage budgets. Provide discounted prices when you pay in advance. Estimate the total cost of ownership before resources are deployed. Generate historical reports and forecast future usage. 8. What is the customer responsible for in a software as a service (SaaS) model? data and access virtual machines storage runtime None 9. Which two scenarios are common billing use cases for resource tags? Each correct answer presents a complete solution. associating costs with different environments resizing underutilized virtual machines categorizing costs by department identifying lower cost regions 10. Deploying and configuring cloud-based resources quickly as business requirements change is called [answer choice]. scalability high availability agility elasticity None 11. What can you use to sync identities from an on-premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain to Microsoft Entra tenant? Microsoft Entra Connect Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Azure Key Vault Conditional Access None 12. [Answer choice] is the logical container used to combine and organize Azure resources. a management group Azure Resource Manager (ARM) an Azure region a resource group None 13. 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 CLI Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates Azure REST API Azure PowerShell None 14. 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. ExpressRoute Azure VPN Gateway Azure Bastion Azure Firewall None 15. Which two actions can be performed by using the graphical user interface (GUI) in the Azure portal? Each correct answer presents a complete solution. Change the availability zone of a virtual machine. 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. 16. Which type of cloud service are virtual networks? platform as a service (PaaS) software as a service (SaaS) infrastructure as a service (IaaS) None 17. What can you use to define the resources you want to provision in a declarative JSON format? Azure Repos Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates Azure CLI Azure PowerShell None 18. 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. Deallocate the virtual machine. Implement Privileged Identity Management. Delete the virtual machine. None 19. 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? Application insights Azure Monitor Azure Advisor Azure Service Health None 20. 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 Pricing calculator Azure Advisor Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator None 21. An example of [answer choice] is automatically scaling an application to ensure that the application has the resources needed to meet customer demands. agility high availability geo-distribution elasticity None 22. Which Azure component allows you to replicate resources across a geography to ensure business continuity during a natural disaster at the primary site? availability sets availability zones Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets region pairs None 23. What are two basic services provided by all cloud providers? application development storage compute colocation None 24. What can you use to connect Azure resources, such as Azure SQL databases, to an Azure virtual network? ExpressRoute network security groups (NSGs) peering service endpoints None 25. 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 Defender for Cloud Microsoft Entra Verified ID None 26. What can you use to allow a user to manage all the resources in a resource group? resource tags resource locks Azure Key Vault Azure role-based access control (RBAC) None 27. Which two actions can be performed by using Azure portal? Create Microsoft Entra user Create new resources. Change the availability zone of a virtual machine. Assign deny permission on a resource group 28. What can you apply to an Azure virtual machine to ensure that users cannot change or delete the resource? Conditional Access a tag a lock a user-assigned managed identity None 29. 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? spending limits Azure Reservations Azure Monitor alerts Azure Resources None 30. What can you use to find information about planned maintenance for Azure services that are critical to your organization? Azure Monitor Azure Advisor Log Analytics Azure Service Health None 31. Which two characteristics are common advantages of cloud computing? geo-distribution physical access to servers high availability elimination of horizontal scaling 32. Which two protocols can be used to access Azure file shares? Each correct answer presents a complete solution. Network File System (NFS) FTP Server Message Block (SMB) HTTP 33. Which two attributes are characteristics of the private cloud deployment model? Applications can be provisioned and deprovisioned quickly. Hardware must be purchased. Organizations only pay for what they use. The company has complete control over physical resources and security. 34. Which cloud service model is used by Microsoft Office 365? infrastructure as a service (IaaS) software as a service (SaaS) platform as a service (PaaS) None 35. Which two Azure resources can make use of availability zones? Each correct answer presents a complete solution. Azure SQL databases Azure subscriptions virtual machines resource groups 36. Which Azure Blob storage service tier has the highest storage costs and the fastest access times for reading and writing data? Cool Hot Archive None 37. 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 Policy Azure Cost Management Azure Lock Azure Blueprints None 38. What can you use to provide Mac and Android users with access to a Windows environment that will run Windows-based applications? Azure Virtual Desktop Azure Container Instances Azure Functions Azure Logic Apps None 39. Which feature in the Microsoft Purview governance portal should you use to manage access to data sources and datasets? Data Estate Insights Data Sharing Data Catalog Data Policy None 40. Which resource can you use to manage access, policies, and compliance across multiple subscriptions? resource pair management groups resource groups administrative units None 41. What can be applied to a resource to prevent accidental deletion? a policy an Azure Reservation a resource lock a resource tag None 42. Which Azure resource is a software emulation of a physical computer that includes a virtual processor, memory, storage, and networking resources? a function a container an App Service a virtual machine None 43. Which two tools can you use to create a new Azure virtual machine from a mobile device that runs Android? SSH PowerShell in Azure Cloud Shell the Azure portal Remote Desktop 44. 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 45. 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? resource groups subscriptions resource tags administrative units None 46. Which two components are created in an Azure subscription? Each correct answer presents a complete solution. management groups resources resource groups Microsoft Entra user accounts 47. Which two factors affect Azure costs? resource location resource usage date and time of use availability zone selection 48. What provides recommendations to reduce the cost of Azure resources? Microsoft Defender for Cloud Azure Service Health Azure Dashboard Azure Advisor None 49. What can you use to restrict the deployment of a virtual machine to a specific location? resource locks resource groups Microsoft Defender for Cloud Azure Policy None 50. Which type of cloud service model is typically licensed through a monthly or annual subscription? platform as a service (PaaS) Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) software as a service (SaaS) None 51. Which storage service should you use to store thousands of files containing text and images? Azure Queue Storage Azure Table storage Azure Blob storage Azure Disk Storage None 52. 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? Conditional Access administrative units single sign-on (SSO) Azure role-based access control (RBAC) 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 Azure Monitor application insights None 54. Increasing compute capacity for an app by adding instances of resources such as virtual machines is called [answer choice]. disaster recovery horizontal scaling high availability vertical scaling None 55. What can you use to execute code in a serverless environment? Azure Container Instances Azure Logic Apps Azure Functions Azure Virtual Desktop None 56. What can you use to ensure that a development team can only create virtual machines of a certain size? Conditional Access Azure Policy Cloud Adoption Framework Azure Blueprints None Time's up