Geopolitical Pairings Quiz

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Which of the following is a key principle of a cloud service?

Scalability
Resilience
Latency
Agility (correct)

Which type of cloud is typically externally hosted and multi tenant?

Community cloud
Hybrid cloud
Public cloud (correct)
Private cloud

What is the term used to describe the ability to handle fluctuations in service usage and pay for what is actually being used?

Cramming
Scalability (correct)
Resilience
High availability

What is the purpose of distributing services over different data centers with hundreds of miles between them?

To ensure high availability (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following services have the ability to span multiple availability zones?

Virtual machines (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between using availability zones and using multiple regions for data center failure protection?

Availability zones and multiple regions have different architectures (C) Signup and view all the answers

When should you choose to deploy a service in a specific availability zone?

When you want to be zone redundant (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the concept of a cloud?

A set of APIs and interfaces to consume capacity (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cloud allows for both private and public cloud usage?

Hybrid cloud (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of expenditure is typically associated with on-premises infrastructure?

Capital expenditure (CapEx) (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of expenditure is typically associated with the public cloud?

Operational expenditure (OpEx) (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which Azure environment is operated by a Chinese company?

China cloud (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of having multiple Azure regions?

All of the above (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which Azure environment is specifically designed to meet regulatory standards for government entities?

Azure U.S. government cloud (A) Signup and view all the answers

What defines a region in Azure?

Physical buildings close together (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is most accurate?

IaaS shifts the responsibility of managing the operating system to the customer. (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following services is an example of Platform as a Service (PaaS)?

App services (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS)?

PaaS provides a business function, while SaaS does not. (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of regions in Azure?

Regions define the physical locations where Azure services are hosted. (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the purpose of availability zones in Azure?

To provide resiliency within a region by distributing services over multiple buildings (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the reason for creating zonal VMs in Azure?

To ensure a VM can exist in multiple buildings (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true about availability zones in Azure?

Different subscriptions may have different mapping of availability zones to buildings within a region (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of pairing regions in Azure?

To replicate data across different regions (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is the purpose of the Azure 900 study cram mentioned in the text?

To offer a complete Azure 900 study course (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommended approach for using the Azure 900 study cram in conjunction with the complete course?

Watch the cram a few hours before the course (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Azure fundamentals certification mentioned in the text?

To assess the skills measured in the Azure 900 exam (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a key principle of a cloud service?

Agility (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of distributing services over different data centers with hundreds of miles between them?

To ensure high availability (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cloud is typically externally hosted and multi-tenant?

Public cloud (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS)?

PaaS provides a platform for developing and deploying applications, while SaaS provides ready-to-use software applications (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is responsible for managing the operating system, patching, backup, and antivirus in Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)?

The customer (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)?

PaaS provides the business function, while IaaS provides the virtual machine (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cloud service is responsible for managing the platform, runtimes, and infrastructure, while the customer is only responsible for their app and data?

Platform as a Service (PaaS) (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of Software as a Service (SaaS)?

To provide the business function (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is the purpose of having multiple regions in Azure?

To ensure high availability and disaster recovery (A) Signup and view all the answers

What defines a region in Azure?

The physical buildings within a certain area (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which Azure environment is specifically designed to meet regulatory standards for government entities?

Azure US Gov (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of pairing regions in Azure?

To provide high availability and disaster recovery (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a type of cloud mentioned in the text?

On-premises cloud (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between operational expenditure (OpEx) and capital expenditure (CapEx)?

OpEx is based on consumption, while CapEx is a fixed cost (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a layer in a complete cloud solution, according to the text?

Database (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a key benefit of using the public cloud, according to the text?

Ability to pay for what is used (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cloud allows for both private and public cloud usage?

Hybrid cloud (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS)?

PaaS provides a platform for developing and deploying applications, while SaaS provides ready-to-use software applications. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of having multiple Azure regions?

To provide high availability and disaster recovery (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following accurately describes the relationship between availability zones and regions in Azure?

Regions are physical locations where Azure data centers are located, while availability zones are logical groupings of resources within a region. (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following accurately describes the purpose of pairing regions in Azure?

Pairing regions allows for seamless failover and disaster recovery between different regions. (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following accurately describes the concept of availability zones in Azure?

Availability zones are logical groupings of resources within a region that provide redundancy and fault tolerance. (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following accurately describes the purpose of availability zones in Azure?

Availability zones are logical groupings of resources within a region that provide redundancy and fault tolerance. (A) Signup and view all the answers

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Which of the following is a key principle of a cloud service?

Which type of cloud is typically externally hosted and multi tenant?

What is the term used to describe the ability to handle fluctuations in service usage and pay for what is actually being used?

What is the purpose of distributing services over different data centers with hundreds of miles between them?

Which of the following services have the ability to span multiple availability zones?

What is the main difference between using availability zones and using multiple regions for data center failure protection?

When should you choose to deploy a service in a specific availability zone?

Which of the following best describes the concept of a cloud?

Which type of cloud allows for both private and public cloud usage?

Which type of expenditure is typically associated with on-premises infrastructure?

Which type of expenditure is typically associated with the public cloud?

Which Azure environment is operated by a Chinese company?

What is the purpose of having multiple Azure regions?

Which Azure environment is specifically designed to meet regulatory standards for government entities?

What defines a region in Azure?

Which of the following statements about Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is most accurate?

Which of the following services is an example of Platform as a Service (PaaS)?

What is the main difference between Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS)?

What is the role of regions in Azure?

Which of the following best describes the purpose of availability zones in Azure?

What is the reason for creating zonal VMs in Azure?

Which of the following is true about availability zones in Azure?

What is the purpose of pairing regions in Azure?

Which of the following is the purpose of the Azure 900 study cram mentioned in the text?

What is the recommended approach for using the Azure 900 study cram in conjunction with the complete course?

What is the purpose of the Azure fundamentals certification mentioned in the text?

Which of the following is a key principle of a cloud service?

What is the purpose of distributing services over different data centers with hundreds of miles between them?

Which type of cloud is typically externally hosted and multi-tenant?

What is the main difference between Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS)?

Which of the following is responsible for managing the operating system, patching, backup, and antivirus in Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)?

What is the main difference between Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)?

Which type of cloud service is responsible for managing the platform, runtimes, and infrastructure, while the customer is only responsible for their app and data?

What is the main purpose of Software as a Service (SaaS)?

Which of the following is the purpose of having multiple regions in Azure?

What defines a region in Azure?

Which Azure environment is specifically designed to meet regulatory standards for government entities?

What is the purpose of pairing regions in Azure?

Which of the following is NOT a type of cloud mentioned in the text?

What is the main difference between operational expenditure (OpEx) and capital expenditure (CapEx)?

Which of the following is NOT a layer in a complete cloud solution, according to the text?

Which of the following is a key benefit of using the public cloud, according to the text?

Which type of cloud allows for both private and public cloud usage?

What is the main difference between Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS)?

What is the purpose of having multiple Azure regions?

Which of the following accurately describes the relationship between availability zones and regions in Azure?

Which of the following accurately describes the purpose of pairing regions in Azure?

Which of the following accurately describes the concept of availability zones in Azure?

Which of the following accurately describes the purpose of availability zones in Azure?

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