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1. What is Virtual Machines?

Junior
  1. A.a logical grouping of VMs across fault and update domains for higher availability
  2. B.physically separate datacenter locations within an Azure region for resilience
  3. C.Azure's serverless compute service for running event-driven code
  4. D.Azure's IaaS offering for running Windows and Linux virtual machines
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3. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Virtual Machines — a managed PaaS for hosting web apps, APIs, and mobile backends
  2. B.Virtual Machines — a logical container that holds related Azure resources for a solution
  3. C.Virtual Machines — Azure's serverless compute service for running event-driven code
  4. D.Virtual Machines — Azure's IaaS offering for running Windows and Linux virtual machines
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4. What is Blob Storage?

Junior
  1. A.Azure's IaaS offering for running Windows and Linux virtual machines
  2. B.Azure's object storage for unstructured data with hot, cool, and archive tiers
  3. C.physically separate datacenter locations within an Azure region for resilience
  4. D.a logical container that holds related Azure resources for a solution
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6. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Blob Storage — physically separate datacenter locations within an Azure region for resilience
  2. B.Blob Storage — Azure's IaaS offering for running Windows and Linux virtual machines
  3. C.Blob Storage — Azure's object storage for unstructured data with hot, cool, and archive tiers
  4. D.Blob Storage — Azure's isolated network (VNet) enabling resources to securely communicate
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7. What is Resource Group?

Junior
  1. A.physically separate datacenter locations within an Azure region for resilience
  2. B.Azure's IaaS offering for running Windows and Linux virtual machines
  3. C.a logical container that holds related Azure resources for a solution
  4. D.Azure's isolated network (VNet) enabling resources to securely communicate
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9. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Resource Group — a logical container that holds related Azure resources for a solution
  2. B.Resource Group — Azure's IaaS offering for running Windows and Linux virtual machines
  3. C.Resource Group — Azure's object storage for unstructured data with hot, cool, and archive tiers
  4. D.Resource Group — Azure's isolated network (VNet) enabling resources to securely communicate
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10. What is Virtual Network?

Mid
  1. A.Azure's isolated network (VNet) enabling resources to securely communicate
  2. B.a managed PaaS for hosting web apps, APIs, and mobile backends
  3. C.physically separate datacenter locations within an Azure region for resilience
  4. D.a logical grouping of VMs across fault and update domains for higher availability
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12. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Virtual Network — Azure's isolated network (VNet) enabling resources to securely communicate
  2. B.Virtual Network — Azure's serverless compute service for running event-driven code
  3. C.Virtual Network — Azure's object storage for unstructured data with hot, cool, and archive tiers
  4. D.Virtual Network — a logical grouping of VMs across fault and update domains for higher availability
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13. What is App Service?

Mid
  1. A.Azure's object storage for unstructured data with hot, cool, and archive tiers
  2. B.a managed PaaS for hosting web apps, APIs, and mobile backends
  3. C.a logical container that holds related Azure resources for a solution
  4. D.Azure's serverless compute service for running event-driven code
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15. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.App Service — Azure's object storage for unstructured data with hot, cool, and archive tiers
  2. B.App Service — a managed PaaS for hosting web apps, APIs, and mobile backends
  3. C.App Service — Azure's serverless compute service for running event-driven code
  4. D.App Service — a logical grouping of VMs across fault and update domains for higher availability
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16. What is Availability Set?

Mid
  1. A.Azure's object storage for unstructured data with hot, cool, and archive tiers
  2. B.Azure's serverless compute service for running event-driven code
  3. C.a logical container that holds related Azure resources for a solution
  4. D.a logical grouping of VMs across fault and update domains for higher availability
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18. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Availability Set — a logical grouping of VMs across fault and update domains for higher availability
  2. B.Availability Set — physically separate datacenter locations within an Azure region for resilience
  3. C.Availability Set — Azure's serverless compute service for running event-driven code
  4. D.Availability Set — Azure's object storage for unstructured data with hot, cool, and archive tiers
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19. What is Azure Functions?

Senior
  1. A.Azure's serverless compute service for running event-driven code
  2. B.a managed PaaS for hosting web apps, APIs, and mobile backends
  3. C.a logical container that holds related Azure resources for a solution
  4. D.physically separate datacenter locations within an Azure region for resilience
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21. Which statement is correct?

Senior
  1. A.Azure Functions — a logical container that holds related Azure resources for a solution
  2. B.Azure Functions — a managed PaaS for hosting web apps, APIs, and mobile backends
  3. C.Azure Functions — a logical grouping of VMs across fault and update domains for higher availability
  4. D.Azure Functions — Azure's serverless compute service for running event-driven code
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22. What is Availability Zone?

Senior
  1. A.physically separate datacenter locations within an Azure region for resilience
  2. B.Azure's serverless compute service for running event-driven code
  3. C.Azure's isolated network (VNet) enabling resources to securely communicate
  4. D.a managed PaaS for hosting web apps, APIs, and mobile backends
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24. Which statement is correct?

Senior
  1. A.Availability Zone — a logical grouping of VMs across fault and update domains for higher availability
  2. B.Availability Zone — Azure's IaaS offering for running Windows and Linux virtual machines
  3. C.Availability Zone — physically separate datacenter locations within an Azure region for resilience
  4. D.Availability Zone — Azure's serverless compute service for running event-driven code
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25. What does az vm create do?

Junior
  1. A.creates a new Azure resource group in a specified region
  2. B.packages and deploys local code to an Azure App Service web app
  3. C.stops and deallocates a VM so compute charges stop accruing
  4. D.creates a new Azure virtual machine
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27. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.az vm create — creates a new Azure virtual machine
  2. B.az vm create — stops and deallocates a VM so compute charges stop accruing
  3. C.az vm create — packages and deploys local code to an Azure App Service web app
  4. D.az vm create — lists virtual machines in the subscription or a resource group
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28. What does az group create do?

Junior
  1. A.creates a new Azure resource group in a specified region
  2. B.uploads a local file to an Azure Blob Storage container
  3. C.stops and deallocates a VM so compute charges stop accruing
  4. D.packages and deploys local code to an Azure App Service web app
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30. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.az group create — lists virtual machines in the subscription or a resource group
  2. B.az group create — stops and deallocates a VM so compute charges stop accruing
  3. C.az group create — creates a new Azure resource group in a specified region
  4. D.az group create — packages and deploys local code to an Azure App Service web app
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