Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals Study Guide. James Boyce
possible answers. The test question indicates whether there is a single answer or multiple correct answers. Each correct response counts toward your point total. Example (you would choose one answer):
1 1. Which one of the following provides container orchestration services for containers in Azure?A. Azure Container Instances (ACI)B. Azure KubernetesC. Azure Logic AppsD. Azure Container Orchestration ServicesMany multiple‐choice questions are scenario based, describing a planning, deployment, or management scenario, followed by a question about the scenario. Example:
2 2. You are the IT director for Contoso Corporation. Your CIO has asked you to recommend a solution that will enable the development team to quickly deploy VMs for testing applications. The solution must provide flexibility but also result in the lowest cost. Which of the following solutions meets these requirements? (You would choose one or more correct solutions.)
Drag‐and‐Drop and Select Questions
Drag‐and‐drop questions provide a list of answers that you must match with a corresponding description. For example, the answers might include Disaster Recovery, Fault Tolerance, Low Latency, and Dynamic Scalability. You would drag each of these answers into a box beside the correct description of each.
Select questions describe a scenario and you must choose the correct answer from a drop‐down list that typically offers three possible answers. Example:
1 3. Which cloud deployment model is used for Azure VMs and Azure SQL Database instances? (You would choose Infrastructure‐as‐a‐Service from a drop‐down list beside Azure VMs and choose Platform‐as‐a‐Service from the drop‐down list beside Azure SQL Database.)
Yes/No Questions
These questions typically include three questions related to a specific topic. You answer by selecting either Yes or No beside each one. Example (for each you would select either Yes or No):
1 4. Azure resources can access other resources only in the resource group in which they reside. Yes NoDeleting a resource group also deletes all resources in the group. Yes NoA resource group can include resources from multiple Azure regions. Yes No
Text Replacement Questions
These questions offer a statement with part of the statement underlined. The statements sometimes include leading sentences providing additional information. The question offers four options, A through D. Three offer alternative text that you would use in place of the underlined text to make it correct. Or, you choose the answer No change is needed if the underlined text is correct. Example:
1 5. Azure Data Lake Analytics is a PaaS solution that enables you to query data in a data lake and build visualizations without deploying hardware or supporting services.A. is built on SQL Managed Service to provide analytics for large SQL implementations.B. is a component of Azure IoT Central that provides deep analysis of IoT telemetry.C. integrates with Azure DevTest Labs to provide code analysis capabilities.D. No change is needed.
In this example, the underlined text makes the statement correct, so the appropriate answer is D (no change is needed). But, if Azure Data Lake Analytics were instead a component of Azure IoT that provided deep analysis of IoT telemetry (it is not), then you would choose B.
Achieving AZ‐900 Fundamentals Certification
The previous sections have explored the concepts surrounding AZ‐900 certification. The following sections offer guidance on preparing and registering for the exam, and for taking the exam.
Preparing for the Exam
Each person has a unique learning style, and one preparation method is not necessarily the best for everyone. However, the following list of preparation methods will help anyone be successful if used as a whole:
Studying: This book obviously provides a great set of resources for learning about Azure fundamentals, but you might prefer a deeper discussion of some topics to help you better understand them. Many online sources are available, but Microsoft's website is perhaps the best, most authoritative source. When I need to go deeper into a particular topic, I usually open Bing in a browser and use a search similar to the following, specifying where to confine the search and the search terms (replace Service Health with the topic you need to find): site:docs.microsoft.com Azure Service Health.
Hands‐on experience: You can create a free Azure subscription that provides a monthly credit that you can use to deploy and experiment with Azure resources and services. Although you can't feasibly experience all of Azure this way (you're unlikely to deploy Azure Data Lake and begin mining data), but you can at least explore basic concepts and resources such as VMs, virtual networking, and so on. Equally important, you can gain understanding of and experience with the Azure portal and other management tools covered by the AZ‐900 exam.
Sample tests: The test questions in this book are designed to cover the exam objectives outlined by Microsoft for the AZ‐900 exam. However, it's a good idea to use additional sample test resources to prepare for the test. Not only does this expose you to a broader base of questions, but it helps avoid the “memorize the question and answer” issue that often arises from using a single sample source.
Registering for the Exam
When you feel confident in your ability to pass the exam, your next step is to register for the exam. To do so, navigate to docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/exams/az-900. There you will find information about the exam and links to register for the exam with a testing provider. The test might be administered in person at a testing site or remotely. In either case, you will need to provide photo identification when registering and provide that same identification when you take the exam. You will not be able to use any electronic devices or other resources during the exam. If taking the exam remotely, your device must have a camera through which a proctor can watch you throughout.
Taking the Exam
Unless you already have a strong background in Azure and taking the AZ‐900 exam is a formality, I recommend you set aside a few days to prepare for the exam even after you complete your training and study. Spend several hours reviewing the material and the practice questions. Ensure that you are well rested the day of the exam.
When you are taking the exam, carefully read through each question in full, even if you think you know the intent of the question from samples that you have seen. Be deliberate about each question. As you review the possible answers, consider that one answer might provide a more complete answer than another, and choose the one that most completely suits the question. Think carefully about the scenario outlined by each question when choosing your answer.
Here is a summary of points to help you be successful:
Arrive or go online early to give yourself time to review content and mentally prepare for the exam.
As emphasized previously, read each question carefully and don't jump to a snap answer. Be deliberate about reading each question and choosing the correct answer.
Answer all questions as you go along in case you run out of time. You will likely have time when you finish to go back through your answers and adjust as needed any answers you were unsure of on the first pass.
Sometimes the additional information included in a question is relevant to the answer, but in others it only colors the scenario. Know that there are no trick questions. Read carefully to understand the intent of the question.
If you are unsure of the correct answer, eliminate the answers that you know are incorrect to narrow the possibilities.
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