D306 Azure Developer Associate - Set 2 - Part 1

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Question 1: What is the primary advantage of using Azure Durable Functions over standard Azure Functions?

Lower costs

Ability to run complex, stateful workflows

Instant scalability

Access to GPU resources

Question 2: In Azure Cosmos DB, which consistency level guarantees that reads return the latest committed write?

Eventual

Bounded Staleness

Strong

Session

Question 3: What is the key benefit of using a Service Bus over other Azure messaging services?

Real-time messaging

High throughput for short-lived events

Enterprise-grade features such as message ordering and dead-letter queues

Low-cost operation

Question 4: What is the best use case for Azure Archive Storage?

Hosting a high-traffic website

Storing long-term, infrequently accessed data

Storing real-time application logs

Short-term backup

Question 5: What is the minimum duration for data to remain in the Cool tier of Azure Blob Storage?

7 days

30 days

90 days

180 days

Question 6: In Azure Functions, what is an "output binding"?

A way to scale out functions automatically

A connection to a data destination that allows functions to write data

A configuration that links functions to triggers

A mechanism to handle errors in function execution

Question 7: What is a key use case for Azure Blob Storage?

Storing relational database tables

Hosting an event-driven application

Storing unstructured data such as images and videos

Managing real-time messaging services

Question 8: Which feature of Azure Key Vault provides automated access management to keys and secrets for Azure resources?

Managed Identity

API Keys

Custom Roles

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

Question 9: How is horizontal scaling in Azure different from vertical scaling?

It adds more compute resources to a single VM

It reduces the number of VMs used

It increases the size of a VM's CPU and memory

It adds or removes instances of an application

Question 10: What is a CRON expression used for in Azure Functions?

To define a serverless architecture

To set a time-based schedule for function execution

To monitor system logs

To handle blob storage events

Question 11: In Azure Storage, what does the acronym "SAS" stand for?

Service Access Standard

Storage Access Script

Secure Account Service

Shared Access Signature

Question 12: What is the minimum throughput for an Azure Cosmos DB container?

100 request units per second

200 request units per second

400 request units per second

500 request units per second

Question 13: In Azure, what is the purpose of the "Lease Blob" operation?

To permanently lock a blob from being accessed

To acquire exclusive write and delete access to a blob

To read data from a blob more efficiently

To set permissions for public blob access

Question 14: What is the Azure Function "Durable Client" responsible for?

Managing all input bindings

Defining a workflow sequence for a durable function

Starting and managing durable orchestrations

Handling blob storage triggers

Question 15: Which consistency level in Cosmos DB ensures that reads are guaranteed to be consistent within a preconfigured lag?

Eventual

Bounded Staleness

Strong

Session

Question 16: What is the correct way to retrieve a secret from Azure Key Vault using its URL?

https://vault.azure.com/{key}

https://{vault-name}.vault.azure.net/{secret}/{version}

https://keyvault.microsoft.com/{vault}/{key}

https://{vault-name}.keyvault.com/{secret}

Question 17: Which binding type in Azure Functions reads data from a source?

Input binding

Output binding

Event binding

Timer binding

Question 18: What is the primary purpose of using Azure Event Grid?

To store large datasets

To schedule function executions

To enable event-based architecture and trigger events across services

To manage virtual machines

Question 19: What does the "Anonymous" authorization level in Azure HTTP trigger functions indicate?

That authentication is required for accessing the function

That no authentication is required to access the function

That only admins can access the function

That the function is limited to internal services only

Question 20: Which feature in Azure Cosmos DB helps distribute data and manage scalability?

Partition Key

Consistency Level

Request Units

Indexing Policy

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