AZ-900 Azure Management Tools and Solutions 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Azure tool provides a browser-based graphical interface for managing Azure resources without installing any software?
- Azure CLI
- Azure PowerShell
- Azure Portal (Correct answer)
- Azure Cloud Shell
Correct answer: Azure Portal
The Azure Portal is a web-based console accessible at portal.azure.com that lets you manage all Azure services through a GUI.
Question 2: What is Azure Cloud Shell?
- A virtual machine service for running shell scripts
- A browser-accessible command-line experience for managing Azure resources (Correct answer)
- An on-premises shell tool for Azure management
- A mobile app for running Azure CLI commands
Correct answer: A browser-accessible command-line experience for managing Azure resources
Azure Cloud Shell is an authenticated, browser-based shell that provides access to both Azure CLI and Azure PowerShell from any browser.
Question 3: Which Azure service uses declarative JSON or Bicep templates to deploy and configure Azure resources consistently?
- Azure Blueprints
- Azure ARM Templates (Correct answer)
- Azure Policy
- Azure Advisor
Correct answer: Azure ARM Templates
Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates are JSON files that define the infrastructure and configuration for your Azure solution using infrastructure-as-code.
Question 4: What does Azure Advisor provide?
- A ticketing system for Azure support cases
- Personalized best-practice recommendations to optimize Azure resources (Correct answer)
- A real-time threat intelligence feed
- A billing forecast tool
Correct answer: Personalized best-practice recommendations to optimize Azure resources
Azure Advisor analyzes your configurations and usage telemetry and offers personalized recommendations across reliability, security, performance, cost, and operational excellence.
Question 5: Which tool allows you to manage Azure resources using scripting commands in a Windows PowerShell environment?
- Azure CLI
- Azure PowerShell (Correct answer)
- Azure Portal
- Azure Resource Manager
Correct answer: Azure PowerShell
Azure PowerShell is a module that adds Azure-specific cmdlets to PowerShell, enabling automation of Azure resource management through scripts.
Question 6: What is the primary purpose of Azure Resource Manager (ARM)?
- To provide virtual machine hosting
- To serve as the deployment and management layer for all Azure resources (Correct answer)
- To monitor application performance
- To store blobs and files
Correct answer: To serve as the deployment and management layer for all Azure resources
ARM is the management layer that enables you to create, update, and delete resources in your Azure account, providing consistent management through the Portal, CLI, PowerShell, and APIs.
AZ-900 Azure Management Tools and Solutions 1
Which Azure tool provides a browser-based graphical interface for managing Azure resources without installing any software?