Cloud Fundamentals Flashcards
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What is the purpose of an Azure Resource Group?
Answer: A logical container for grouping related Azure resources
An Azure Resource Group is a logical container that holds related Azure resources for a solution, enabling unified management, monitoring, and billing.
What does 'high availability' mean in cloud computing?
Answer: A system remains operational and accessible with minimal downtime
High availability ensures that a system or service remains accessible and operational with minimal interruption, typically measured as a percentage of uptime.
Which Azure service provides scalable object storage for unstructured data like images and videos?
Answer: Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage is Microsoft's massively scalable object storage service optimized for storing large amounts of unstructured data like images, videos, and backups.
What is a cloud SLA (Service Level Agreement)?
Answer: A contract defining the guaranteed performance and uptime of a cloud service
An SLA is a formal commitment from a cloud provider specifying minimum performance standards such as uptime percentage, with penalties if the provider fails to meet them.
What is the hybrid cloud model?
Answer: Combining on-premises infrastructure with public cloud services
Hybrid cloud integrates on-premises (private) infrastructure with public cloud resources, allowing data and applications to move between the two environments.
Which Azure tool allows administrators to manage all Azure services through a web browser?
Answer: Azure Portal
The Azure Portal is a web-based graphical interface that provides a unified view to manage all Azure services, resources, and subscriptions.