AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Exam updated on November 9, 2020

Exam AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
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This exam measures your ability to describe the following concepts: cloud concepts; core Azure services; core solutions and management tools on Azure; general security and network security features; identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features; and Azure cost management and Service Level Agreements.

Skills measured
The content of this exam was updated on November 9, 2020. Please download the exam skills outline below to see what changed.
Describe cloud concepts (20-25%)
Describe core Azure services (15-20%)
Describe core solutions and management tools on Azure (10-15%)
Describe general security and network security features (10-15%)
Describe identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features (20-25%)
Describe Azure cost management and Service Level Agreements (10-15%)

This exam was updated on November 9, 2020. Following the current exam guide, we have included a version of the exam guide with Track Changes set to “On,” showing the changes that were made to the exam on that date.

Skills measured:
NOTE: The bullets that appear below each of the skills measured are intended to illustrate how we are assessing that skill. This list is not definitive or exhaustive.
NOTE: Most questions cover features that are General Availability (GA). The exam may contain questions on Preview features if those features are commonly used.

The content of this exam was updated on November 9, 2020. Please download the exam skills outline below to see what changed.

Skills measured
NOTE: The bullets that appear below each of the skills measured are intended to illustrate how we are assessing that skill. This list is not definitive or exhaustive.
NOTE: Most questions cover features that are General Availability (GA). The exam may contain questions on Preview features if those features are commonly used.

Describe Cloud Concepts (15-20 20-25%)
Identify Describe the benefits and considerations of using cloud services
identify the benefits of cloud computing, Describe terms such as High Availability,
Scalability, Elasticity, Agility, Fault Tolerance, and Disaster Recovery
describe the principles of economies of scale
describe Identify the differences between Capital Expenditure (CapEx) and Operational
Expenditure (OpEx)
 describe the consumption-based model

Describe the differences between categories of cloud servicesInfrastructure-as-a-Service
(IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)

 describe the shared responsibility model
 describe Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS),
 describe Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
 describe serverless computing
 describe Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
 identify a service type based on a use case
 compare and contrast the three different service types

Describe the differences between types of cloud computingPublic, Private and Hybrid cloud models
define cloud computing
 describe Public cloud
 describe Private cloud
 describe Hybrid cloud
 compare and contrast the three types of cloud computingdifferent cloud models

Describe Core Azure Services (30-35 15-20%)
Describe the core Azure architectural components

 describe the benefits and usage of Regions and Region Pairs
 describe the benefits and usage of Availability Zones
 describe the benefits and usage of Resource Groups
describe the benefits and usage of Subscriptions
describe the benefits and usage of Management Groups
 describe the benefits and usage of Azure Resource Manager
explain Azure resources
describe the benefits and usage of core Azure architectural components

Describe some of the core resourcesproducts available in Azure

 describe the benefits and usage of products available for Compute such as Virtual
Machines, Virtual Machine Scale Sets, Azure App Services, Azure Container Instances
(ACI), and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and Windows Virtual Desktop
 describe the benefits and usage of products available for Networking such as Virtual
Networks, Load Balancer, VPN Gateway, Virtual Network peering, and
ExpressRouteApplication Gateway and Content Delivery Network

 describe the benefits and usage of products available for Storage such asContainer
(Blob) Storage, Disk Storage, File Storage, and storage tiers Archive Storage
 describe the benefits and usage of products available for Databases such as Cosmos DB,
Azure SQL Database, Azure Database for MySQL, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, and
SQL Managed Instance Azure Database Migration service
 describe the benefits and usage of the Azure Marketplace and its usage scenarios

Describe core solutions and management tools on Azure (10-15%)
Describe some of thecore solutions available inon Azure

 describe the benefits and usage of Internet of Things (IoT) Hub, IoT Central, and Azure Sphere and products that are available for IoT on Azure such as IoT Hub and IoT Central
 describe the benefits and usage of Big Data and Analytics and products that are available for Big Data and Analytics such as Azure Synapse Analytics, HDInsight, and Azure Databricks
 describe the benefits and usage of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and products that are available for AI such as Azure Machine Learning, Cognitive Services and Azure Bot ServiceStudio
 describe the benefits and usage of Sserverless computing solutions that include and Azure products that are available for serverless computing such as Azure Functions ,and Logic Apps and Event Grid
 describe the benefits and usage of DevOps solutions available on Azure such as Azure DevOps, GitHub, GitHub Actions, and Azure DevTest Labs
 describe the benefits and outcomes of using Azure solutions

Describe Azure management tools

 describe the functionality and usage of the Azure tools such as Azure Portal, Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Cloud Shell, and Azure Mobile App
 describe the functionality and usage of Azure Advisor
 describe the functionality and usage of Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates
 describe the functionality and usage of Azure Monitor
 describe the functionality and usage of Azure Service Health


Describe Security, Privacy, Compliance, and Trust (25-30%)
Describe securing network connectivity in Azure

 describe Network Security Groups (NSG)
 describe Application Security Groups (ASG)
 describe User Defined Rules (UDR)
 describe Azure Firewall
 describe Azure DDoS Protection
 choose an appropriate Azure security solution

Describe core Azure Identity services

 describe the difference between authentication and authorization
 describe Azure Active Directory
 describe Azure Multi-Factor Authentication

Describe security tools and features of Azure
 describe Azure Security Center
 describe Azure Security Center usage scenarios
 describe Key Vault
 describe Azure Information Protection (AIP)
 describe Azure Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)

Describe Azure governance methodologies
 describe policies and initiatives with Azure Policy
 describe Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
 describe Locks
 describe Azure Advisor security assistance
 describe Azure Blueprints


Describe monitoring and reporting options in Azure
 describe Azure Monitor
 describe Azure Service Health
 describe the use cases and benefits of Azure Monitor and Azure Service Health

Describe privacy, compliance and data protection standards in Azure
 describe industry compliance terms such as GDPR, ISO and NIST
 describe the Microsoft Privacy Statement
 describe the Trust center
 describe the Service Trust Portal
 describe Compliance Manager
 determine if Azure is compliant for a business need
 describe Azure Government cloud services
 describe Azure China cloud services


Describe general security and network security features (10-15%)
Describe Azure security features

 describe basic features of Azure Security Center, including policy compliance, security alerts, secure score, and resource hygiene
 describe the functionality and usage of Key Vault
 describe the functionality and usage of Azure Sentinel
 describe the functionality and usage of Azure Dedicated Hosts


Describe Azure network security
 describe the concept of defense in depth
 describe the functionality and usage of Network Security Groups (NSG)
 describe the functionality and usage of Azure Firewall
 describe the functionality and usage of Azure DDoS protection

Describe identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features (20- 25%)

escribe core Azure identity services

 explain the difference between authentication and authorization
 define Azure Active Directory
 describe the functionality and usage of Azure Active Directory
 describe the functionality and usage of Conditional Access, Multi-Factor Authentication
(MFA), and Single Sign-On (SSO)


Describe Azure governance features

 describe the functionality and usage of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
 describe the functionality and usage of resource locks
 describe the functionality and usage of tags
 describe the functionality and usage of Azure Policy
 describe the functionality and usage of Azure Blueprints
 describe the Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure


Describe privacy and compliance resources
 describe the Microsoft core tenets of Security, Privacy, and Compliance
 d escribe the purpose of the Microsoft Privacy Statement, Online Services Terms (OST)Product Terms site, and Data Protection AmendmentAddendum (DPA)
 describe the purpose of the Trust Center
 describe the purpose of the Azure compliance documentation
 describe the purpose of Azure Sovereign Regions (Azure Government cloud services and Azure China cloud services)


Describe Azure cost management and Pricing, Service Level Agreements, and Lifecycles (20-25 10-15%)
Describe Azure subscriptions
 describe an Azure Subscription
 describe the uses and options with Azure subscriptions such access control and offer types
 describe subscription management using Management groups


Describe methods for planning and managinggement of costs

 describe options for purchasing Azure products and services
 describe options around Azure Free account

 describe theIdentify factors that can affect costs affecting costs such as (resource types, services, locations, ingress and egress traffic)
 identify factors that can reduce costs (reserved instances, reserved capacity, hybrid use benefit, spot pricing)
 describe Zones for billing purposes
 describe the Pricing calculator

 describe the functionality and usage of the Pricing calculator and the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculator
 describe best practices for minimizing Azure costs such as performing cost analysis, creating spending limits and quotas, using tags to identify cost owners, using Azure reservations and using Azure Advisor recommendations
 describe the functionality and usage of Azure Cost Management

Describe Azure Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and service lifecycles

 describe the purpose of an Azure Service Level Agreement (SLA)
 identify actions that can impact an SLA (i.e. Availability Zones)
 describe the service lifecycle in Azure (Public Preview and General
Availability)
 describe Composite SLAs
 describe how to determine an appropriate SLA for an application


Describe service lifecycle in Azure
 describe Public and Private Preview features
 describe the term General Availability (GA)
 describe how to monitor feature updates and product changes


QUESTION 1
You have an on-premises network that contains several servers.
You plan to migrate all the servers to Azure.
You need to recommend a solution to ensure that some of the servers are available if a single Azure data center goes offline for an extended period.
What should you include in the recommendation?

A. fault tolerance
B. elasticity
C. scalability
D. low latency

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION 2
You need to be notified when Microsoft plans to perform maintenance that can affect the resources deployed to an Azure subscription.
What should you use?

A. Azure Monitor
B. Azure Service Health
C. Azure Advisor
D. Microsoft Trust Center

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 3
Which Azure service provides a set of version control tools to manage code?

A. Azure Repos
B. Azure DevTest Labs
C. Azure Storage
D. Azure Cosmos DB

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION 4
You have a virtual machine named VM1 that runs Windows Server 2016. VM1 is in the East US Azure region.
Which Azure service should you use from the Azure portal to view service failure notifications that can affect the availability of VM1?

A. Azure Service Fabric
B. Azure Monitor
C. Azure virtual machines
D. Azure Advisor

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 5
A team of developers at your company plans to deploy, and then remove, 50 virtual machines each week. All the virtual machines are configured by using Azure Resource Manager templates.
You need to recommend which Azure service will minimize the administrative effort required to deploy and remove the virtual machines.
What should you recommend?

A. Azure Reserved Virtual Machine (VM) Instances
B. Azure DevTest Labs
C. Azure virtual machine scale sets
D. Microsoft Managed Desktop

Correct Answer: B

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