Renewal assessment for Microsoft Certified: Azure
Solutions Architect Expert
Original exam-preparation questions. These questions are written for study and are not represented as leaked, confidential, or verbatim live-exam
questions.
IDENTITY → GOVERNANCE → MONITORING → STORAGE → BUSINESS CONTINUITY → INFRASTRUCTURE
1. [Storage] During routine care, Which Azure storage choice is designed for relational database workloads?
■ ✓ Azure SQL Database
• Azure Blob Storage for relational tables
• Azure Queue Storage
• Azure DNS
Correct answer: Azure SQL Database
2. [High availability] When reviewing the patient's situation, Which design principle improves application
availability?
■ ✓ Distribute critical components across appropriate failure domains
• Place every component on one server
• Remove health monitoring
• Use one availability zone for all workloads
Correct answer: Distribute critical components across appropriate failure domains
3. [Networking] A nurse is caring for a client and asks, Which Azure service is commonly used to provide
layer-7 application delivery and web application firewall capabilities?
■ ✓ Azure Application Gateway
• Azure DNS only
• Azure Storage Queue
• Azure Key Vault
Correct answer: Azure Application Gateway
4. [Identity] During an examination scenario, Which principle should guide access design?
■ ✓ Apply least privilege and use managed identities where appropriate
• Give every workload owner-level access
• Share passwords between applications
• Disable auditing
Correct answer: Apply least privilege and use managed identities where appropriate
5. [Disaster recovery] A clinician is planning care and considers, What should a disaster-recovery design
define?
, ■ ✓ Recovery objectives, dependencies, failover strategy and testing
• Only the application's color scheme
• Only developer vacation schedules
• No recovery assumptions
Correct answer: Recovery objectives, dependencies, failover strategy and testing
6. [Storage] During routine care, Which Azure storage choice is designed for relational database workloads?
• Azure Blob Storage for relational tables
• Azure Queue Storage
• Azure DNS
■ ✓ Azure SQL Database
Correct answer: Azure SQL Database
7. [High availability] When reviewing the patient's situation, Which design principle improves application
availability?
• Place every component on one server
• Remove health monitoring
• Use one availability zone for all workloads
■ ✓ Distribute critical components across appropriate failure domains
Correct answer: Distribute critical components across appropriate failure domains
8. [Networking] A nurse is caring for a client and asks, Which Azure service is commonly used to provide
layer-7 application delivery and web application firewall capabilities?
• Azure DNS only
• Azure Storage Queue
• Azure Key Vault
■ ✓ Azure Application Gateway
Correct answer: Azure Application Gateway
9. [Identity] During an examination scenario, Which principle should guide access design?
• Give every workload owner-level access
• Share passwords between applications
• Disable auditing
■ ✓ Apply least privilege and use managed identities where appropriate
Correct answer: Apply least privilege and use managed identities where appropriate
10. [Disaster recovery] A clinician is planning care and considers, What should a disaster-recovery design
define?
• Only the application's color scheme
, • Only developer vacation schedules
• No recovery assumptions
■ ✓ Recovery objectives, dependencies, failover strategy and testing
Correct answer: Recovery objectives, dependencies, failover strategy and testing
11. [Storage] During routine care, Which Azure storage choice is designed for relational database workloads?
• Azure Queue Storage
• Azure DNS
■ ✓ Azure SQL Database
• Azure Blob Storage for relational tables
Correct answer: Azure SQL Database
12. [High availability] When reviewing the patient's situation, Which design principle improves application
availability?
• Remove health monitoring
• Use one availability zone for all workloads
■ ✓ Distribute critical components across appropriate failure domains
• Place every component on one server
Correct answer: Distribute critical components across appropriate failure domains
13. [Networking] A nurse is caring for a client and asks, Which Azure service is commonly used to provide
layer-7 application delivery and web application firewall capabilities?
• Azure Storage Queue
• Azure Key Vault
■ ✓ Azure Application Gateway
• Azure DNS only
Correct answer: Azure Application Gateway
14. [Identity] During an examination scenario, Which principle should guide access design?
• Share passwords between applications
• Disable auditing
■ ✓ Apply least privilege and use managed identities where appropriate
• Give every workload owner-level access
Correct answer: Apply least privilege and use managed identities where appropriate
15. [Disaster recovery] A clinician is planning care and considers, What should a disaster-recovery design
define?
• Only developer vacation schedules
• No recovery assumptions
, ■ ✓ Recovery objectives, dependencies, failover strategy and testing
• Only the application's color scheme
Correct answer: Recovery objectives, dependencies, failover strategy and testing
16. [Storage] During routine care, Which Azure storage choice is designed for relational database workloads?
• Azure DNS
■ ✓ Azure SQL Database
• Azure Blob Storage for relational tables
• Azure Queue Storage
Correct answer: Azure SQL Database
17. [High availability] When reviewing the patient's situation, Which design principle improves application
availability?
• Use one availability zone for all workloads
■ ✓ Distribute critical components across appropriate failure domains
• Place every component on one server
• Remove health monitoring
Correct answer: Distribute critical components across appropriate failure domains
18. [Networking] A nurse is caring for a client and asks, Which Azure service is commonly used to provide
layer-7 application delivery and web application firewall capabilities?
• Azure Key Vault
■ ✓ Azure Application Gateway
• Azure DNS only
• Azure Storage Queue
Correct answer: Azure Application Gateway
19. [Identity] During an examination scenario, Which principle should guide access design?
• Disable auditing
■ ✓ Apply least privilege and use managed identities where appropriate
• Give every workload owner-level access
• Share passwords between applications
Correct answer: Apply least privilege and use managed identities where appropriate
20. [Disaster recovery] A clinician is planning care and considers, What should a disaster-recovery design
define?
• No recovery assumptions
■ ✓ Recovery objectives, dependencies, failover strategy and testing
• Only the application's color scheme
Solutions Architect Expert
Original exam-preparation questions. These questions are written for study and are not represented as leaked, confidential, or verbatim live-exam
questions.
IDENTITY → GOVERNANCE → MONITORING → STORAGE → BUSINESS CONTINUITY → INFRASTRUCTURE
1. [Storage] During routine care, Which Azure storage choice is designed for relational database workloads?
■ ✓ Azure SQL Database
• Azure Blob Storage for relational tables
• Azure Queue Storage
• Azure DNS
Correct answer: Azure SQL Database
2. [High availability] When reviewing the patient's situation, Which design principle improves application
availability?
■ ✓ Distribute critical components across appropriate failure domains
• Place every component on one server
• Remove health monitoring
• Use one availability zone for all workloads
Correct answer: Distribute critical components across appropriate failure domains
3. [Networking] A nurse is caring for a client and asks, Which Azure service is commonly used to provide
layer-7 application delivery and web application firewall capabilities?
■ ✓ Azure Application Gateway
• Azure DNS only
• Azure Storage Queue
• Azure Key Vault
Correct answer: Azure Application Gateway
4. [Identity] During an examination scenario, Which principle should guide access design?
■ ✓ Apply least privilege and use managed identities where appropriate
• Give every workload owner-level access
• Share passwords between applications
• Disable auditing
Correct answer: Apply least privilege and use managed identities where appropriate
5. [Disaster recovery] A clinician is planning care and considers, What should a disaster-recovery design
define?
, ■ ✓ Recovery objectives, dependencies, failover strategy and testing
• Only the application's color scheme
• Only developer vacation schedules
• No recovery assumptions
Correct answer: Recovery objectives, dependencies, failover strategy and testing
6. [Storage] During routine care, Which Azure storage choice is designed for relational database workloads?
• Azure Blob Storage for relational tables
• Azure Queue Storage
• Azure DNS
■ ✓ Azure SQL Database
Correct answer: Azure SQL Database
7. [High availability] When reviewing the patient's situation, Which design principle improves application
availability?
• Place every component on one server
• Remove health monitoring
• Use one availability zone for all workloads
■ ✓ Distribute critical components across appropriate failure domains
Correct answer: Distribute critical components across appropriate failure domains
8. [Networking] A nurse is caring for a client and asks, Which Azure service is commonly used to provide
layer-7 application delivery and web application firewall capabilities?
• Azure DNS only
• Azure Storage Queue
• Azure Key Vault
■ ✓ Azure Application Gateway
Correct answer: Azure Application Gateway
9. [Identity] During an examination scenario, Which principle should guide access design?
• Give every workload owner-level access
• Share passwords between applications
• Disable auditing
■ ✓ Apply least privilege and use managed identities where appropriate
Correct answer: Apply least privilege and use managed identities where appropriate
10. [Disaster recovery] A clinician is planning care and considers, What should a disaster-recovery design
define?
• Only the application's color scheme
, • Only developer vacation schedules
• No recovery assumptions
■ ✓ Recovery objectives, dependencies, failover strategy and testing
Correct answer: Recovery objectives, dependencies, failover strategy and testing
11. [Storage] During routine care, Which Azure storage choice is designed for relational database workloads?
• Azure Queue Storage
• Azure DNS
■ ✓ Azure SQL Database
• Azure Blob Storage for relational tables
Correct answer: Azure SQL Database
12. [High availability] When reviewing the patient's situation, Which design principle improves application
availability?
• Remove health monitoring
• Use one availability zone for all workloads
■ ✓ Distribute critical components across appropriate failure domains
• Place every component on one server
Correct answer: Distribute critical components across appropriate failure domains
13. [Networking] A nurse is caring for a client and asks, Which Azure service is commonly used to provide
layer-7 application delivery and web application firewall capabilities?
• Azure Storage Queue
• Azure Key Vault
■ ✓ Azure Application Gateway
• Azure DNS only
Correct answer: Azure Application Gateway
14. [Identity] During an examination scenario, Which principle should guide access design?
• Share passwords between applications
• Disable auditing
■ ✓ Apply least privilege and use managed identities where appropriate
• Give every workload owner-level access
Correct answer: Apply least privilege and use managed identities where appropriate
15. [Disaster recovery] A clinician is planning care and considers, What should a disaster-recovery design
define?
• Only developer vacation schedules
• No recovery assumptions
, ■ ✓ Recovery objectives, dependencies, failover strategy and testing
• Only the application's color scheme
Correct answer: Recovery objectives, dependencies, failover strategy and testing
16. [Storage] During routine care, Which Azure storage choice is designed for relational database workloads?
• Azure DNS
■ ✓ Azure SQL Database
• Azure Blob Storage for relational tables
• Azure Queue Storage
Correct answer: Azure SQL Database
17. [High availability] When reviewing the patient's situation, Which design principle improves application
availability?
• Use one availability zone for all workloads
■ ✓ Distribute critical components across appropriate failure domains
• Place every component on one server
• Remove health monitoring
Correct answer: Distribute critical components across appropriate failure domains
18. [Networking] A nurse is caring for a client and asks, Which Azure service is commonly used to provide
layer-7 application delivery and web application firewall capabilities?
• Azure Key Vault
■ ✓ Azure Application Gateway
• Azure DNS only
• Azure Storage Queue
Correct answer: Azure Application Gateway
19. [Identity] During an examination scenario, Which principle should guide access design?
• Disable auditing
■ ✓ Apply least privilege and use managed identities where appropriate
• Give every workload owner-level access
• Share passwords between applications
Correct answer: Apply least privilege and use managed identities where appropriate
20. [Disaster recovery] A clinician is planning care and considers, What should a disaster-recovery design
define?
• No recovery assumptions
■ ✓ Recovery objectives, dependencies, failover strategy and testing
• Only the application's color scheme
