Azure AZ-900 Exam Practice

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Candidates for this exam should have foundational knowledge of cloud services and how those services are provided with Microsoft Azure. The exam is intended for candidates who are just beginning to work with cloud-based solutions and services or are new to Azure. Azure Fundamentals exam is an opportunity to prove knowledge of cloud concepts, Azure services, Azure workloads, security and privacy in Azure, as well as Azure pricing and support. Candidates should be familiar with the general technology concepts, including concepts of networking, storage, compute, application support, and application development. Azure Fundamentals can be used to prepare for other Azure role-based or specialty certifications, but it is not a prerequisite for any of them. You may be eligible for ACE college credit if you pass this certification exam. SKILLS MEASURED Cloud concepts (25–30%) Cloud computing • Define cloud computing • The shared responsibility model • Cloud models, including public, private, and hybrid • Identify appropriate use cases for each cloud model • The consumption-based model • Compare cloud pricing models the benefits of using cloud services • High availability and scalability in the cloud • Benefits of reliability and predictability in the cloud • The benefits of security and governance in the cloud • the benefits of manageability in the cloud cloud service types • Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) • platform as a service (PaaS) • software as a service (SaaS) • Identify appropriate use cases for each cloud service (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) Azure architecture and services (35–40%) Architectural components of Azure • Azure regional, regional pairs, and sovereign regions • Availability zones • Azure datacenters • Azure resources and resource groups • Subscriptions • Management groups • The hierarchy of resource groups, subscriptions, and management groups Azure compute and networking services • Compute types, including container instances, virtual machines (VMs) and functions • VM options, including Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets, availability sets, and Azure Virtual Desktop • Resources required for virtual machines • Application hosting options, including the Web Apps feature of Azure App Service, containers, and virtual machines • Virtual networking, including the purpose of Azure Virtual Networks, Azure virtual subnets, peering, Azure DNS, Azure VPN Gateway, and Azure ExpressRoute • Define public and private endpoints Azure storage services • Compare Azure storage services • Storage tiers • redundancy options • Storage account options and storage types • Identify options for moving files, including AzCopy, Azure Storage Explorer, and Azure File Sync • Migration options, including Azure Migrate and Azure Data Box Azure identity, access, and security • Directory services in Azure, including Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) and Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS) • Authentication methods in Azure, including single sign-on (SSO), multifactor authentication, and passwordless • External identities and guest access in Azure • AD Conditional Access • Role-based access control (RBAC) • The concept of Zero Trust • The defense in depth model • Microsoft Defender for Cloud Azure management and governance (30–35%) Cost management in Azure • Factors that can affect costs in Azure • Pricing calculator and the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculator • the Azure Cost Management and Billing tool • Tags Features and tools in Azure for governance and compliance • Azure Blueprints • Azure Policy • Resource locks • The Service Trust Portal features and tools for managing and deploying Azure resources • Azure portal • Cloud Shell, including Azure CLI and Azure PowerShell • The purpose of Azure Arc • Resource Manager and Azure Resource Manager templates (ARM templates) Monitoring in Azure • Azure Advisor • Service Health • Azure Monitor, including Log Analytics, alerts and Application Insights

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