Microsoft Azure Basics

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Table of Contents

Azure Fundamentals
Core Services
Security
Azure Storage
Networking
Monitoring
Databases
Architecture
Migration
Access Management
Performance Management
Troubleshooting
Application Development
DevOps
Cost Management
AI Services
Miscellaneous
General Questions
Azure Multiple Choice Questions

# 1. AZURE FUNDAMENTALS

Q. What is Cloud Computing?

Q. What are the benefits of cloud computing?

Q. What is Microsoft Azure?

Q. Describe the shared responsibility model in Azure?

Q. What is the purpose of Azure global network?

Q. What are the differences between a public cloud and a private cloud?

Q. How do you manage resources in Azure?

Q. What is the difference between Azure and AWS?

Q. What are the various cloud deployment models available?

Q. Explain the Window Azure platform?

Q. What are the core components of Microsoft Azure architecture?

Q. Can you explain the differences between Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) in Azure, and when you would choose each?

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# 2. CORE SERVICES

Q. What are the core services offered by Azure?

Q. Explain Azure App Service.

Q. What is Azure Functions and when would you use it?

Q. What are the different types of Azure services?

Q. Explain Azure Virtual Machines (VMs)?

Q. What are the different types of Azure Virtual Machines available and how do you choose one?

Q. What is Azure App Service?

Q. Describe Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

Q. What is Azure Cloud Service?

Q. State the purpose of the cloud configuration file?

Q. What is Azure Resource Group?

Q. What is a web role?

Q. Explain an Azure role instance?

Q. How many different types of cloud service roles does Azure offer?

Q. What is Azure Redis Cache?

Q. What is Azure Service Fabric?

Q. What is Azure Search?

Q. What are Redis databases?

Q. What is Azure Compute, and what are the main compute services in Azure?

Q. Can you explain the difference between Azure Virtual Machines, Azure App Services, and Azure Functions?

Q. What is Azure Storage, and what are the different types of storage available?

Q. How does Azure Blob Storage differ from Azure Disk Storage and Azure Files?

Q. What are Azure Networking services, and why are they important?

Q. How do Azure Virtual Networks (VNets) support network isolation and segmentation?

Q. What is Azure Load Balancer, and how does it work?

Q. How do we configure load balancer and why I should have a backend pool for load balancer?

Q. What is Azure Application Gateway, and when would you use it?

Q. How does Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) improve the performance of web applications?

Q. What are Azure Database services, and what types of databases does Azure support?

Q. What is Azure SQL Database, and how does it differ from on-premises SQL Server?

Q. Can you explain Azure Cosmos DB and its use cases?

Q. What is Azure Identity, and how does Azure Active Directory (AAD) support it?

Q. How do you manage identities and access in Azure?

Q. What are Azure Security services, and what features does Azure Security Center offer?

Q. How does Azure Key Vault help with managing secrets and keys?

Q. What are Azure Management and Governance services, and why are they important?

Q. What is Azure Resource Manager (ARM), and how does it help with resource management?

Q. How do you monitor and manage costs in Azure using Azure Cost Management and Billing?

Q. Describe Azure Scheduler and explain how to use it?

Q. What is a cloud service deployment?

Q. Explain the purpose of Azure Batch service?

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# 3. SECURITY

Q. What is Azure Active Directory?

Q. How do you implement role-based access control (RBAC) in Azure?

Q. Explain role-based access control (RBAC) in Azure.

Q. How do you secure an Azure Storage account?

Q. What is Azure Key Vault?

Q. What are the different authentication methods available in Azure?

Q. Explain the concept of Conditional Access in Azure?

Q. What is Azure Policy, and how is it used?

Q. What are Azure Security Groups and Network Security Groups (NSGs)?

Q. How can you monitor security in Azure?

Q. What is Azure Sentinel?

Q. How do you implement encryption in Azure?

Q. What are the best practices for securing Azure resources?

Q. How does Azure handle compliance and regulatory requirements?

Q. What steps would you take if a security breach occurs in Azure?

Q. What is Azure Security Center, and what are its main features?

Q. How does Azure Key Vault help in managing secrets and keys?

Q. What is the role of Azure Active Directory (AAD) in securing Azure resources?

Q. Can you explain role-based access control (RBAC) in Azure?

Q. What are Azure Network Security Groups (NSGs), and how do they work?

Q. How does Azure DDoS Protection service mitigate threats?

Q. What is Azure Firewall, and when should you use it?

Q. How do you implement Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) in Azure?

Q. What is the difference between Azure Policy and Azure Blueprints?

Q. How does Azure Sentinel help with security management and threat detection?

Q. What are Managed Identities in Azure, and how do they improve security?

Q. How would you secure a web application hosted on Azure App Service?

Q. What is Azure Information Protection (AIP), and how does it safeguard data?

Q. How can you ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations using Azure?

Q. What tools does Azure provide for monitoring security and compliance?

Q. How would you handle encryption for data at rest and in transit in Azure?

Q. What are some best practices for securing Azure virtual machines (VMs)?

Q. How does Azure Disk Encryption work?

Q. What is Just-In-Time (JIT) VM Access, and why is it important?

Q. How would you implement logging and monitoring for security events in Azure?

Q. How would you ensure the security of resources deployed in Azure?

Q. Define an Azure storage key?

Q. What occurs when the number of unsuccessful tries during Azure ID authentication is reached?

Q. How to deny access for one VM and allow access for one VM?

Q. What is Azure Locks?

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# 4. AZURE STORAGE

Q. What is Azure Blob Storage?

Q. What is Azure Table Storage?

Q. What types of storage options does Azure offer?

Q. How do you manage access to Azure Storage accounts?

Q. What types of storage does Azure provide?

Q. Explain Azure Blob Storage and its use cases.

Q. What is Azure File Storage?

Q. How do you manage Azure Storage accounts?

Q. Describe Azure Queue Storage.

Q. What is a Blob Container?

Q. What is the difference between block blobs, append blobs, and page blobs in Azure Blob Storage?

Q. What is Azure Table Storage, and what are its features?

Q. How do you implement data redundancy in Azure Storage?

Q. What are the different access tiers in Azure Blob Storage?

Q. How do you perform backups and disaster recovery for Azure Storage?

Q. What is a Blob Container in Azure Blob Storage?

Q. How do you monitor and troubleshoot Azure Storage?

Q. What is Azure Storage Explorer, and how is it used?

Q. What is the Azure Data Lake Storage, and how does it differ from Blob Storage?

Q. How do you implement encryption for data in Azure Storage?

Q. What are the different types of storage services provided by Azure?

Q. What is the difference between Hot, Cool, and Archive access tiers in Azure Blob Storage?

Q. How do you manage data redundancy and disaster recovery in Azure Storage?

Q. What are Azure Storage accounts, and how do they help in managing storage resources?

Q. What is Azure Files, and how does it differ from Blob Storage?

Q. Can you explain the concept of Azure Disk Storage and its types?

Q. How does Azure Table Storage work, and what are its benefits?

Q. What is Azure Queue Storage, and how does it facilitate message queuing?

Q. How does Azure Storage Explorer help in managing storage resources?

Q. What security measures can you implement to protect data in Azure Storage?

Q. How does data encryption work in Azure Storage?

Q. What is Azure Data Lake Storage, and what are its key features?

Q. How would you implement a backup and restore strategy using Azure Storage?

Q. What are some best practices for optimizing the performance of Azure Storage?

Q. How do you monitor and manage costs associated with Azure Storage?

Q. How would you handle large data migrations to Azure Storage?

Q. What is the role of Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) in conjunction with Azure Storage?

Q. How would you configure lifecycle management policies for Azure Blob Storage?

Q. What are the benefits and limitations of using Azure Storage as opposed to on-premises storage solutions?

Q. What are the Replication Options in Azure Storage?

Q. What is Azure Files, and how does it differ from Blob Storage?

Q. What is Instant Restore and soft delete in Azure Backup?

Q. What is the default size of the OS disk for Windows and Linux Virtual Machines (VMs) in Azure?

Q. What is the use of the AZCopy tool in Azure?

Q. What are the options available in Azure for data storage?

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# 5. NETWORKING

Q. Describe the purpose of Azure ExpressRoute.

Q. How do Network Security Groups (NSGs) work?

Q. What are Network Security Groups (NSGs)?

Q. How does Azure Load Balancer work?

Q. What is a guest operating system?

Q. How can you stop a VM using PowerShell?

Q. How can you retrieve the state of a particular VM?

Q. How can one create a VM in Azure CLI?

Q. How can one create a Virtual Machine in PowerShell?

Q. How much storage can I use with a virtual machine?

Q. Is it possible to add an existing VM to an availability set?

Q. What is Azure VPN?

Q. What are Network Security Groups?

Q. How to create a Network Security Group and a Network Security Group Rule?

Q. What VPN types are supported by Azure?

Q. Is it possible to create a Virtual Machine using Azure Resource Manager in a Virtual Network that was created using classic deployment?

Q. What are the different types of Azure VPNs?

Q. What is Azure ExpressRoute, and how does it differ from VPN?

Q. What is Azure Application Gateway?

Q. What are Azure Firewalls, and how do they work?

Q. What is Azure DNS, and how is it configured?

Q. What is a subnet, and how is it used in Azure VNet?

Q. How do you implement network peering in Azure?

Q. What is a public IP address in Azure, and when would you use it?

Q. What is Azure Bastion, and how does it enhance security?

Q. What are Azure Network Watcher and its features?

Q. How can you secure Azure networking resources?

Q. What are Azure Application Gateways, and what features do they provide?

Q. How do you set up a site-to-site VPN in Azure?

Q. What are the types of Azure IP address SKUs?

Q. How do you monitor and troubleshoot networking issues in Azure?

Q. What is Azure Virtual Network (VNet), and how does it support Azure resources?

Q. How does VNet peering work, and when would you use it?

Q. What is Azure Load Balancer, and how does it distribute traffic?

Q. Can you explain the difference between Azure Application Gateway and Azure Load Balancer?

Q. What are Network Security Groups (NSGs), and how do they control network traffic?

Q. What is Azure ExpressRoute, and what benefits does it provide?

Q. How does Azure VPN Gateway support secure connections?

Q. What is Azure Traffic Manager, and how does it manage traffic across global regions?

Q. What is the purpose of an Azure Application Gateway?

Q. Can you explain how Azure DDoS Protection works to mitigate attacks?

Q. What is Azure Bastion, and how does it secure RDP and SSH connections?

Q. How do you implement network segmentation in Azure?

Q. What are Application Security Groups (ASGs), and how do they differ from NSGs?

Q. How does Azure Firewall help in securing network traffic?

Q. What is the role of Private Link and Private Endpoints in Azure Networking?

Q. How would you configure a Site-to-Site VPN in Azure?

Q. What are the differences between Public IP, Private IP, and Reserved IP in Azure?

Q. How do you set up a hybrid network between on-premises and Azure?

Q. What are Azure Network Watcher and its key functionalities?

Q. How does Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) optimize content delivery?

Q. Is it possible to get the Azure Internal Load Balancer's public DNS or IP address?

Q. Can a Windows computer running on a separate port be mapped to an Azure load balancer?

Q. When there is no manual help available, which Azure feature can be used to manage heavy application loads?

Q. What types of queues does Azure provide?

Q. What types of backups are available in Azure?

Q. How do you troubleshoot RDP connections to an Azure virtual machine?

Q. How to create a new storage account and container using Power Shell?

Q. What are the various power states of a VM?

Q. How can you stop a VM using Power Shell?

Q. We need to migrate our on-premises VMs to Azure. Explain the different migration strategies available?

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# 6. MONITORING

Q. What tools does Azure provide for monitoring resources?

Q. Explain Azure Monitor?

Q. How do you implement Azure Automation?

Q. How do you implement Azure Alerts?

Q. Describe Azure Application Insights?

Q. What is Azure Log Analytics?

Q. How do you use Azure Automation?

Q. How can you monitor Azure resources using Azure Monitor?

Q. What is the Azure Monitor Agent, and what are its functions?

Q. How do you use Azure Metrics?

Q. What is the role of Azure Network Watcher?

Q. What is Azure Service Health?

Q. How can you set up diagnostics logging for Azure services?

Q. What are Azure dashboards, and how do you create them?

Q. How do you troubleshoot performance issues in Azure?

Q. What is the difference between Azure Monitor and Azure Security Center?

Q. How do you integrate Azure Monitor with third-party tools?

Q. What are the best practices for monitoring Azure resources?

Q. What is Azure Monitor, and what are its key features?

Q. How does Azure Monitor help in managing the performance and availability of applications?

Q. What is Log Analytics, and how does it fit within Azure Monitor?

Q. What are Application Insights, and how do they support monitoring applications?

Q. How do you set up alerts and notifications in Azure Monitor?

Q. What is Azure Monitor Metrics, and how does it differ from Azure Monitor Logs?

Q. Can you explain the difference between Metric Alerts and Log Alerts?

Q. What are diagnostic settings in Azure Monitor, and how do you configure them?

Q. How do you monitor virtual machines (VMs) using Azure Monitor?

Q. What is the role of Network Watcher in monitoring Azure networks?

Q. How would you use Azure Monitor to track resource usage and costs?

Q. What are Azure Monitor Workbooks, and how do they help visualize data?

Q. How does Azure Monitor integrate with other Azure services like Azure Security Center?

Q. What is the importance of Distributed Tracing in Azure Monitor?

Q. How do you handle log retention and archiving in Azure Monitor?

Q. What is Azure Monitor for containers, and how does it help in monitoring AKS clusters?

Q. How do you use Application Insights to monitor web applications for performance issues?

Q. What is Kusto Query Language (KQL), and how is it used in Azure Monitor?

Q. What are Activity Logs in Azure Monitor, and why are they important?

Q. How would you implement end-to-end monitoring for a multi-tier application using Azure Monitor?

Q. Differentiate between the verbose and minimal monitoring?

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# 7. DATABASES

Q. What is Azure SQL Database?

Q. Describe the differences between Azure SQL Database and Azure Cosmos DB.

Q. What options are available for managing databases in Azure?

Q. What are the differences between SQL and NoSQL databases?

Q. How do you implement backup and restore in Azure SQL Database?

Q. What is Azure Database Migration Service?

Q. What is the difference between Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance?

Q. What is Azure Cosmos DB, and when would you use it?

Q. What are the different consistency models available in Azure Cosmos DB?

Q. What is Azure Database for PostgreSQL?

Q. How do you secure Azure SQL Database?

Q. How do you scale Azure SQL Database?

Q. What are elastic pools in Azure SQL Database?

Q. What is Azure Data Lake Storage, and how does it relate to Azure databases?

Q. How do you monitor performance in Azure SQL Database?

Q. What is the difference between SQL and NoSQL databases?

Q. How do you handle data redundancy and high availability in Azure SQL Database?

Q. What are some common use cases for Azure Databases?

Q. What are the different database services offered by Azure?

Q. Can you explain the difference between Azure SQL Database and SQL Managed Instance?

Q. What is Azure Cosmos DB, and what are its key features?

Q. How would you choose between Azure SQL Database and Azure Cosmos DB for a project?

Q. What is Azure Data Factory, and how does it support data integration?

Q. How does Azure Synapse Analytics (formerly SQL Data Warehouse) work?

Q. What is the purpose of Azure Database for MySQL and PostgreSQL?

Q. Can you explain the benefits of using Azure SQL Database over an on-premises SQL Server?

Q. How do you handle backup and restore operations in Azure SQL Database?

Q. What is Read Scale-Out in Azure SQL Database, and how does it improve performance?

Q. How does Azure manage high availability and disaster recovery for its database services?

Q. What is the role of Azure Data Lake Storage in big data solutions?

Q. Can you explain the difference between Azure Table Storage and Azure SQL Database?

Q. How would you implement data encryption at rest and in transit for Azure databases?

Q. What are the security features available in Azure SQL Database?

Q. How do you monitor and manage performance for Azure databases?

Q. What is the purpose of SQL Elastic Pools in Azure SQL Database?

Q. How does Azure Cosmos DB ensure global distribution and availability?

Q. What are some common use cases for Azure Database Migration Service?

Q. A critical database server in Azure fails. How would you recover from this outage?

Q. What does Azure SQL Federation mean?

Q. Differentiate between the repository and the powerhouse server?

Q. What is meant by the enterprise warehousing?

Q. What do you mean by lookup transformation?

Q. What is meant by the connected lookups?

Q. What is meant by the unconnected lookups?

Q. How many types of datasets are supported in Azure Data Factory?

Q. How do you manage and store data in Azure, and what tools do you use?

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# 8. ARCHITECTURE

Q. What is a microservices architecture?

Q. How do you implement serverless computing in Azure?

Q. What is Azure DevOps and how does it integrate with Azure services?

Q. What is a microservices architecture?

Q. How do you design a highly available architecture in Azure?

Q. Explain the concept of serverless computing.

Q. What are best practices for designing Azure applications?

Q. How do you implement disaster recovery in Azure?

Q. What are stateful and stateless microservices for Service Fabric?

Q. What is a cloud service role?

Q. What is a worker role?

Q. What is the meaning of application partitions?

Q. Differentiate between the Windows Azure bus queues and Windows Azure queues?

Q. What is the difference between Service Bus Queues and Storage Queues?

Q. What is meant by the DeadLetter queue?

Q. What are special Azure Regions?

Q. What is Azure Geography?

Q. What is Azure API Management, and why is it important?

Q. How do you handle configuration management in Azure applications?

Q. What is Azure Service Bus, and when would you use it?

Q. How do you implement monitoring and logging in Azure applications?

Q. What are the differences between IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, and where do they fit in Azure?

Q. How do you design for scalability in Azure applications?

Q. What is the role of Azure DevOps in application development and deployment?

Q. How do you implement disaster recovery for Azure applications?

Q. What are Azure Blueprints, and how do they assist in application governance?

Q. How can you secure applications hosted in Azure?

Q. What is Azure Event Grid, and how does it support event-driven architectures?

Q. What is the Azure Well-Architected Framework, and what are its main pillars?

Q. Can you explain the principles of designing high-availability architectures in Azure?

Q. How would you design a multi-tier architecture in Azure?

Q. What considerations are important for a secure Azure architecture?

Q. How do you implement disaster recovery solutions in Azure?

Q. What is the role of Azure Traffic Manager in designing global applications?

Q. How would you use Azure Application Gateway for web application architecture?

Q. What are some best practices for managing costs in an Azure architecture?

Q. How do you ensure scalability and performance in Azure architectures?

Q. Can you explain the difference between vertical scaling and horizontal scaling in Azure?

Q. What is Azure Service Fabric, and how is it used in microservices architecture?

Q. How would you design a data lake architecture using Azure services?

Q. What is the role of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) in a containerized architecture?

Q. How do you integrate Azure DevOps into an Azure architecture?

Q. What is Azure API Management, and how does it fit into an overall architecture?

Q. How would you design a serverless architecture using Azure Functions and Logic Apps?

Q. What are the key considerations for a hybrid cloud architecture in Azure?

Q. How do you implement monitoring and logging in an Azure architecture?

Q. What is the Azure Architecture Center, and how can it help in designing solutions?

Q. How would you use Azure Blueprints to standardize and automate deployments?

Q. What are Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, and how do they support infrastructure as code?

Q. How would you design a secure networking architecture using Azure Virtual Network (VNet)?

Q. What are some strategies for optimizing the performance of an Azure architecture?

Q. How do you handle data governance and compliance in Azure?

Q. What are some key aspects of designing a cost-effective architecture in Azure?

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# 9. MIGRATION

Q. What is Azure Migrate?

Q. How do you approach migrating on-premises applications to Azure?

Q. What tools are available for Azure migration?

Q. Describe the steps in the Azure migration process.

Q. What challenges might you face during migration to Azure?

Q. What are the main phases of a cloud migration project?

Q. How would you assess an on-premises environment for migration to Azure?

Q. What factors influence the choice between a lift-and-shift migration vs. rearchitecting applications?

Q. How do you approach determining which applications or workloads to migrate first?

Q. What tools are available in Azure for workload migration, and how do they differ?

Q. What is Azure Site Recovery, and in what scenarios would you use it?

Q. How would you use Azure Database Migration Service for migrating SQL databases?

Q. Can you explain the purpose of Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates during migration?

Q. How would you handle migrating data from on-premises to Azure?

Q. What strategies would you use to minimize downtime during data migration?

Q. How does Azure Data Box work, and when would you recommend it?

Q. What are the main differences between using Azure Data Factory vs. Azure Database Migration Service?

Q. What network considerations are necessary when migrating to Azure?

Q. How would you set up VPNs or ExpressRoute for secure connectivity during migration?

Q. Can you describe how Azure Virtual Network (VNet) supports cloud migration efforts?

Q. How would you handle the migration of an application with complex networking requirements?

Q. What are the main differences between PaaS and IaaS migrations, and how do they affect planning?

Q. How would you refactor a traditional on-premises application to be cloud-native in Azure?

Q. What Azure services would you use to migrate monolithic applications to a microservices architecture?

Q. How do you assess the compatibility of on-premises applications with Azure PaaS services?

Q. How would you ensure compliance with regulatory requirements during a migration?

Q. What steps would you take to secure data in transit and at rest during migration?

Q. How do Azure services like Azure Security Center and Azure Policy help maintain security in a migration?

Q. What role does identity management (Azure AD) play in cloud migration?

Q. How would you estimate and control costs during an Azure migration?

Q. What tools and practices would you use to monitor and optimize costs post-migration?

Q. Can you describe the importance of Azure Cost Management and Billing for migrated workloads?

Q. How would you troubleshoot performance issues post-migration?

Q. What steps would you take if an application doesn’t perform well after being migrated to Azure?

Q. How do you handle a scenario where a migration fails midway?

Q. What metrics would you monitor to ensure the health of migrated workloads in Azure?

Q. What disaster recovery options does Azure offer, and how would you set them up during migration?

Q. How does Azure Site Recovery support business continuity planning in a migration project?

Q. What is your approach to ensuring business continuity for critical applications in Azure?

Q. How would you implement governance for workloads in Azure post-migration?

Q. What role do resource groups, management groups, and tags play in managing migrated workloads?

Q. How would you automate resource provisioning and configuration in Azure?

Q. What is Azure Migrate, and what are its main features?

Q. Can you describe the process of migrating on-premises workloads to Azure?

Q. What are some common challenges faced during cloud migration, and how would you address them?

Q. How do you assess and prioritize applications for migration to Azure?

Q. What tools does Azure offer for migrating databases to the cloud?

Q. Can you explain the difference between rehosting, refactoring, rearchitecting, and rebuilding in the context of cloud migration?

Q. What is the role of Azure Site Recovery in disaster recovery and migration?

Q. How would you ensure data consistency and integrity during a migration?

Q. What are some strategies for minimizing downtime during migration?

Q. How do you handle network connectivity and security during the migration process?

Q. What is Azure Database Migration Service, and how does it facilitate database migration?

Q. How do you migrate VMs from on-premises to Azure using Azure Migrate?

Q. Can you explain the process of migrating a large-scale application to Azure?

Q. What are some best practices for testing and validating applications after migration?

Q. How do you manage and monitor workloads post-migration in Azure?

Q. What is the role of Azure ExpressRoute in migration scenarios?

Q. How would you handle application dependencies during migration?

Q. What are some key considerations for data migration in terms of latency and throughput?

Q. Can you explain the concept of a hybrid cloud and how it relates to migration?

Q. How do you ensure compliance and security during the migration process?

Q. We need to migrate our on-premises VMs to Azure. Explain the different migration strategies available?

Q. How can connectivity be managed in Azure when the database must be on an on-premise server due to security concerns and the application front end is hosted there?

Q. What is Integration Runtime? What are the different types of integration runtimes?

Q. Explain the Migration Assistant tool in Microsoft Azure?

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# 10. ACCESS MANAGEMENT

Q. What is Mircosoft Entra ID (formerly known as Azure Active Directory)?

Q. What is MFA in Mircosoft Entra ID?

Q. How do you add a custom domain to Mircosoft Entra ID?

Q. What is the difference between Azure AD and Active Directory?

Q. How do you implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) in Azure?

Q. Explain the concept of Conditional Access in Azure.

Q. What are service principals in Azure?

Q. How do you manage user identities in Azure AD?

Q. What Is Azure Key Vault?

Q. How can I use applications with Azure AD that I’m using on-premises?

Q. What is Azure MFA?

Q. What is Azure Active Directory (AAD), and how does it differ from on-premises Active Directory?

Q. Can you explain the difference between authentication and authorization in Azure?

Q. What types of identities can be managed within Azure AD (e.g., users, groups, service principals, managed identities)?

Q. What is Conditional Access in Azure AD, and how does it enhance security?

Q. What is Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) in Azure, and why is it important?

Q. How do Azure roles differ from Azure AD roles?

Q. How would you decide which level of scope (resource, resource group, or subscription) to assign a role?

Q. What is the difference between built-in roles and custom roles in Azure, and how would you create a custom role?

Q. What is Azure Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and what are its benefits?

Q. How would you configure PIM for just-in-time access to privileged roles?

Q. What steps would you take to audit privileged role assignments in Azure?

Q. How does PIM integrate with Conditional Access and MFA to secure access to high-privilege roles?

Q. What are Conditional Access policies in Azure, and when would you use them?

Q. How would you implement a policy to restrict access to certain applications based on IP location?

Q. What is the “break-glass” account, and why is it important when implementing Conditional Access?

Q. Can you describe how Conditional Access policies work with multifactor authentication (MFA)?

Q. What are the methods available for configuring MFA in Azure AD?

Q. How would you enforce MFA for specific users or groups?

Q. What is the Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR) feature, and how does it work with MFA?

Q. How would you troubleshoot an issue where users are unable to complete MFA?

Q. What is Azure AD Identity Protection, and what types of risks can it detect?

Q. How would you respond to a risky sign-in alert in Azure AD Identity Protection?

Q. What steps would you take to mitigate user risk when a high-risk event is detected?

Q. Can you describe how Identity Protection can automate the remediation of detected risks?

Q. What are service principals in Azure, and how are they used for application access?

Q. How does Azure Managed Identity work, and when would you use it?

Q. What is OAuth 2.0, and how does it work with Azure AD for API access?

Q. How would you implement and manage access control for an API hosted on Azure?

Q. How would you assign users to applications in Azure AD?

Q. What is the difference between security groups and Microsoft 365 groups in Azure AD?

Q. How can dynamic groups be useful in managing access to resources in Azure?

Q. How would you configure group-based licensing in Azure AD, and what are its advantages?

Q. How do you enforce security policies across Azure resources, and what role does Azure Policy play?

Q. Can you explain the purpose of Azure Blueprints, and how they assist with governance?

Q. How would you ensure compliance with regulatory requirements through Azure access management?

Q. What tools would you use to monitor and report on access management compliance in Azure?

Q. How would you troubleshoot an issue where a user is denied access to a specific Azure resource?

Q. What steps would you take to identify and resolve role assignment conflicts?

Q. How do you handle scenarios where users lose access due to Conditional Access policies?

Q. How would you investigate and resolve issues with self-service password reset or MFA?

Q. What is Azure Active Directory (AAD), and what are its main features?

Q. Can you explain the role of Azure AD in managing identities and access?

Q. What are role-based access controls (RBAC) in Azure, and how do they work?

Q. How would you assign roles to users and groups in Azure?

Q. What is the difference between Azure AD and on-premises Active Directory?

Q. How does Azure AD Connect work, and what are its key benefits?

Q. What is Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and how do you implement it in Azure?

Q. What are Managed Identities in Azure, and how do they help with access management?

Q. Can you explain the concept of Conditional Access in Azure AD?

Q. How would you configure and enforce Conditional Access policies?

Q. What are Azure AD B2C and B2B, and what are their use cases?

Q. How do you integrate Azure AD with third-party applications?

Q. What is Privileged Identity Management (PIM) in Azure AD, and why is it important?

Q. How do you manage guest users and external collaborators in Azure AD?

Q. What is Azure AD Identity Protection, and how does it help secure identities?

Q. How do you monitor and audit access in Azure?

Q. What is the purpose of Azure AD Application Proxy, and how is it used?

Q. How do you handle access reviews in Azure AD?

Q. Can you explain the use of service principals in Azure AD?

Q. What are some best practices for managing access and identities in Azure?

Q. What are password hash synchronization and pass-through authentication in Entra ID?

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# 11. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

Q. How do you optimize Azure Virtual Machines?

Q. What tools can be used to analyze performance in Azure?

Q. Describe auto-scaling in Azure.

Q. How do you monitor and improve the performance of Azure applications?

Q. What is Azure Traffic Manager?

Q. What factors affect application performance in the Azure cloud?

Q. How do you approach performance management for cloud-based applications vs. on-premises applications?

Q. What are some key performance metrics you would monitor in Azure?

Q. What is Azure Monitor, and how does it help with performance management?

Q. Can you explain the purpose of Application Insights in Azure, and what type of data it collects?

Q. How do you use Azure Log Analytics to troubleshoot performance issues?

Q. What is the difference between Azure Metrics and Azure Logs, and when would you use each?

Q. How would you optimize the performance of an application hosted on Azure App Service?

Q. What steps would you take to reduce latency for an Azure-hosted application?

Q. How do you handle performance optimization for applications with high transaction rates?

Q. How can caching strategies improve application performance, and which Azure services would you use?

Q. What is the difference between vertical and horizontal scaling in Azure, and when would you use each?

Q. How does Azure Autoscale work, and what are its key configuration options?

Q. Can you explain the role of Azure Load Balancer and Azure Traffic Manager in handling high-traffic scenarios?

Q. What factors would you consider when setting up autoscaling policies for Azure Virtual Machines or App Services?

Q. How would you optimize network performance for an application in Azure?

Q. What is Azure CDN, and how can it improve application performance?

Q. How would you use Azure Front Door for global application load balancing and performance improvement?

Q. What steps would you take to troubleshoot network latency issues in Azure?

Q. What techniques would you use to optimize the performance of an Azure SQL Database?

Q. How would you monitor and address performance bottlenecks in Azure Cosmos DB?

Q. What are the key performance considerations for using Azure Data Lake and Azure Synapse Analytics?

Q. How does indexing impact database performance, and what strategies would you use to implement indexing in Azure databases?

Q. How would you monitor and manage the resource utilization of Azure Virtual Machines?

Q. What tools would you use to balance cost and performance in Azure?

Q. How do Reserved Instances (RIs) and Savings Plans impact performance and cost efficiency?

Q. What is Azure Cost Management, and how can it help ensure performance within budget constraints?

Q. How would you design a performance test for an application hosted on Azure?

Q. What tools or services would you use for load testing in Azure?

Q. How do you interpret and act on the results from performance testing and benchmarking?

Q. What metrics would you consider most important for gauging application performance in Azure?

Q. What steps would you take to identify and resolve memory leaks in an Azure-hosted application?

Q. How do you troubleshoot CPU or memory spikes in an Azure Virtual Machine?

Q. What is the process for identifying and fixing slow database queries in Azure SQL Database?

Q. How would you use Azure Diagnostic Logs and Metrics to troubleshoot an intermittent performance issue?

Q. How do security configurations (e.g., firewalls, VPNs) affect application performance in Azure?

Q. What role does Azure Policy play in performance management?

Q. How would you secure applications without compromising on performance in Azure?

Q. How would you ensure compliance requirements are met without impacting application performance?

Q. How does tagging resources in Azure help with performance management?

Q. What strategies would you recommend for maintaining consistent performance across multiple Azure subscriptions?

Q. How do resource groups and management groups in Azure help with performance monitoring and optimization?

Q. What is Azure Blueprints, and how can it assist in enforcing best practices for performance management?

Q. What is Azure Monitor, and how does it help in performance management?

Q. How do you set up alerts for performance metrics in Azure Monitor?

Q. What is the role of Azure Application Insights in monitoring application performance?

Q. How do you use Azure Monitor Logs to analyze performance issues?

Q. What are some best practices for optimizing the performance of Azure Virtual Machines (VMs)?

Q. How does Azure AutoScale help in managing performance under varying loads?

Q. What is Azure Traffic Manager, and how does it contribute to performance management?

Q. How do you use Azure Advisor to improve performance and efficiency?

Q. What tools and techniques can you use to monitor the performance of an Azure SQL Database?

Q. How would you implement a performance monitoring strategy for an application hosted on Azure App Service?

Q. What is the importance of distributed tracing in Azure Monitor for diagnosing performance bottlenecks?

Q. How do you use Azure Load Balancer to manage the performance of your applications?

Q. What are some common performance issues in Azure, and how do you resolve them?

Q. How does Azure Network Watcher assist in monitoring and diagnosing network performance?

Q. What is the role of Azure Log Analytics in performance management?

Q. How do you optimize storage performance in Azure?

Q. How would you handle performance tuning for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)?

Q. What is the purpose of Azure Cost Management and how does it relate to performance optimization?

Q. How do you track and optimize the performance of serverless functions in Azure?

Q. What is Azure Front Door, and how does it improve application performance?

Q. Our web application experiences a sudden spike in traffic. How would you use Azure services to scale the application horizontally?

Q. Explain what host cache (host caching) is in Azure?

Q. How can you make a SQL Azure Database perform better?

Q. How is the performance of pipelines optimized in Azure Data Factory?

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# 12. TROUBLESHOOTING

Q. How do you troubleshoot Azure networking issues?

Q. What steps would you take if a VM is not starting?

Q. How do you handle performance issues in Azure SQL Database?

Q. What logging and monitoring options are available in Azure?

Q. Describe how to diagnose an Azure function failure.

Q. What is your general approach to troubleshooting issues in a cloud environment like Azure?

Q. How would you handle a situation where you don’t have enough information about an issue?

Q. Can you describe a challenging problem you solved in an Azure environment and the steps you took?

Q. What tools do you use in Azure to troubleshoot and monitor performance issues?

Q. How does Azure Monitor help in troubleshooting, and what types of data does it collect?

Q. Can you explain the difference between Azure Monitor, Azure Diagnostics, and Log Analytics?

Q. How would you set up alerts in Azure to proactively detect issues?

Q. How would you troubleshoot network latency or connectivity issues in Azure?

Q. What steps would you take if a Virtual Machine (VM) can’t connect to the internet in Azure?

Q. Can you explain how Network Security Groups (NSGs) impact network troubleshooting in Azure?

Q. How would you use Azure Network Watcher to diagnose network issues?

Q. How would you diagnose high response times for an Azure-hosted web application?

Q. What steps would you take if an Azure App Service application is running slowly?

Q. How do you troubleshoot an Azure Function that is timing out or failing to execute?

Q. What steps would you take if an application is experiencing intermittent availability issues?

Q. What would you do if an Azure VM fails to start?

Q. How would you troubleshoot a VM that has high CPU or memory utilization?

Q. What steps would you take if a VM is unreachable via Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)?

Q. How would you diagnose and resolve disk performance issues on a VM in Azure?

Q. How would you troubleshoot access issues with Azure Blob Storage?

Q. What steps would you take if Azure SQL Database is experiencing slow query performance?

Q. How do you troubleshoot data synchronization issues with Azure Cosmos DB?

Q. What are the common causes of Azure storage throttling, and how would you address them?

Q. What would you do if an Azure SQL Database connection is failing intermittently?

Q. How would you troubleshoot and resolve deadlocks or high latency in an Azure SQL Database?

Q. What are the key steps in troubleshooting throughput issues with Azure Cosmos DB?

Q. How would you use Query Performance Insights to identify and resolve slow SQL queries in Azure?

Q. What would you do if a user is unable to sign into an application using Azure AD?

Q. How would you troubleshoot access denied errors for a resource protected by Azure RBAC?

Q. What steps would you take if Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is failing for some users?

Q. How would you troubleshoot a conditional access policy that is preventing a legitimate user from logging in?

Q. What steps would you take if you suspect an Azure resource is compromised?

Q. How would you use Azure Security Center to troubleshoot and respond to security alerts?

Q. How would you diagnose and fix misconfigured firewall rules affecting an application is accessibility?

Q. What is your approach to troubleshooting non-compliant resources in Azure?

Q. How would you troubleshoot unexpected spikes in costs within an Azure subscription?

Q. What steps would you take to identify and resolve resource overprovisioning in Azure?

Q. How do you use Azure Cost Management to investigate and address cost-related issues?

Q. What are common causes of high egress costs in Azure, and how would you troubleshoot them?

Q. What steps would you take if an Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template deployment fails?

Q. How would you troubleshoot failed deployments in Azure DevOps pipelines for an Azure resource?

Q. How do you diagnose configuration errors when provisioning resources using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)?

Q. What would you do if a resource is stuck in a “Creating” or “Deleting” state in Azure?

Q. How would you troubleshoot a failing pod in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)?

Q. What steps would you take if a container instance is not starting correctly in Azure Container Instances (ACI)?

Q. How do you use Azure Monitor for Containers to diagnose performance issues in AKS?

Q. What is your approach to resolving network communication issues within an AKS cluster?

Q. What would you do if an application hosted on Azure App Service isn’t scaling as expected?

Q. How would you diagnose autoscaling issues for Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets?

Q. What steps would you take to troubleshoot performance issues that occur after scaling up a resource?

Q. How does Azure is scaling behavior differ between different services, and how does this impact troubleshooting?

Q. How would you use Azure Activity Logs to investigate configuration changes and issues?

Q. What role does Log Analytics play in troubleshooting, and what types of queries would you use?

Q. How do you set up and use custom metrics to monitor application-specific performance?

Q. What is your approach to correlating logs and metrics from multiple Azure services?

Q. What steps would you take to troubleshoot a failed failover in Azure Site Recovery (ASR)?

Q. How would you test the recovery of critical applications to ensure business continuity in Azure?

Q. What is your approach to troubleshooting issues with backup and restore operations in Azure?

Q. How would you identify potential failover issues in a multi-region deployment in Azure?

Q. How do you diagnose connectivity issues in an Azure Virtual Network (VNet)?

Q. What steps would you take to troubleshoot a failed deployment in Azure Resource Manager (ARM)?

Q. How do you handle performance issues in Azure SQL Database?

Q. What tools do you use to troubleshoot application performance problems in Azure?

Q. How would you troubleshoot issues with Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) not starting?

Q. Can you explain how to diagnose and fix issues with Azure Storage?

Q. What is Azure Network Watcher, and how does it assist in network troubleshooting?

Q. How do you investigate and resolve service outages in Azure?

Q. What are some common issues with Azure Load Balancer, and how do you troubleshoot them?

Q. How would you troubleshoot Azure AD authentication failures?

Q. What steps do you take to resolve latency issues in Azure Application Gateway?

Q. How do you troubleshoot Azure Functions that are not executing correctly?

Q. What is the role of Azure Monitor in troubleshooting and how do you use it?

Q. How do you handle failed backups in Azure Backup service?

Q. What methods do you use to debug and troubleshoot issues in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)?

Q. How would you troubleshoot failed deployments in Azure DevOps?

Q. What is the process for diagnosing and resolving issues with Azure Site Recovery?

Q. How do you troubleshoot network performance issues in Azure?

Q. How do you use Azure Log Analytics to investigate problems?

Q. What are some best practices for troubleshooting security issues in Azure?

Q. What is the purpose of the Azure Diagnostics API?

Q. Explain the difference between Failover and Failback?

Q. What do you need to do when drive failure occurs?

Q. Is it possible to design applications that handle connection failure in Azure?

Q. You have an application running on the On-Prem Server and have backup on Azure East US region. Now, On-Prem server application access fails. Is it possible to access the application via the Azure environment?

Q. What feature of Azure can be used to stop the issue of high load on the application in cases of no man support on the flow?

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# 13. APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

Q. What are Azure Logic Apps?

Q. How do you deploy a web application to Azure?

Q. Explain the role of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

Q. What are Azure API Management and its benefits?

Q. How do you secure APIs in Azure?

Q. Explain how Azure Logic Apps can integrate with other services.

Q. What is Azure Service Bus?

Q. Describe Azure Event Grid.

Q. What is Azure ARM?

Q. Explain the Azure ARM Templates.

Q. What is deployment environments?

Q. Do scale sets work with Azure availability sets?

Q. What are virtual machine scale sets in Azure?

Q. What do you mean by a domain?

Q. What are Update Domains?

Q. What are Fault Domains?

Q. What is an Availability Set?

Q. What are the differences between Subscription Administrator and Directory Administrator?

Q. How are Azure Marketplace subscriptions priced?

Q. Explain Azure NSG?

Q. How would you decide which Azure services to use for building a scalable web application?

Q. What are some design patterns you’d use for a cloud-native application on Azure?

Q. How would you design a multi-tier application architecture in Azure?

Q. What is Azure App Service, and what are its main features?

Q. How would you deploy a web application to Azure App Service?

Q. What is the difference between Azure App Service and Azure Functions, and when would you use each?

Q. How do you manage application settings and environment variables in Azure App Service?

Q. What is serverless computing, and how does Azure Functions support this model?

Q. How would you use Azure Functions for a microservices-based application?

Q. What is the difference between consumption-based and premium plans in Azure Functions, and how do you choose between them?

Q. How would you handle retries and error handling in Azure Functions?

Q. How would you design a microservices application using Azure services?

Q. What is Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and what are its benefits?

Q. How would you deploy and manage containers in AKS?

Q. What are some best practices for managing communication and scaling in a microservices architecture on AKS?

Q. How do you decide between Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, and Azure Blob Storage for an application is data needs?

Q. What is the difference between SQL and NoSQL databases, and when would you use each on Azure?

Q. How would you set up replication and high availability for an Azure SQL Database?

Q. How does Azure Cosmos DB global distribution work, and when is it useful?

Q. How would you design an API on Azure for use by multiple applications?

Q. What is Azure API Management, and what are its main benefits?

Q. How do you secure an API in Azure?

Q. What is a throttling policy, and how would you implement it using Azure API Management?

Q. How would you implement user authentication in an application using Azure AD?

Q. What is Azure AD B2C, and when would you use it?

Q. How do OAuth and OpenID Connect work with Azure AD for securing applications?

Q. How would you set up role-based access control (RBAC) in an Azure application?

Q. How would you set up a CI/CD pipeline for an Azure application?

Q. What tools does Azure DevOps provide for automating application deployments?

Q. How would you implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates or Bicep?

Q. What is Blue-Green deployment, and how would you set it up for an application on Azure?

Q. How would you design an Azure application to handle high-traffic loads?

Q. What is autoscaling, and how does it work in Azure App Service?

Q. What caching solutions are available in Azure, and when would you use them?

Q. How would you optimize database performance for a high-traffic Azure application?

Q. How would you secure data at rest and in transit in Azure?

Q. What are Managed Identities in Azure, and how do they improve security?

Q. How would you manage and store sensitive application settings securely in Azure?

Q. What is Azure Key Vault, and how would you use it to manage secrets in an application?

Q. What is Azure Application Insights, and how does it help with monitoring applications?

Q. How would you track and diagnose application performance issues using Application Insights?

Q. What metrics would you monitor for a web application hosted on Azure?

Q. How would you set up logging and alerting for a critical application in Azure?

Q. What is event-driven architecture, and how would you implement it using Azure services?

Q. What is the difference between Azure Event Grid, Event Hubs, and Service Bus?

Q. How would you implement a publish-subscribe model in an Azure application?

Q. How do you handle message reliability and ordering in an Azure Service Bus queue?

Q. What is Azure Traffic Manager, and how does it support global application distribution?

Q. How would you design an application for high availability across multiple Azure regions?

Q. What role does Azure Front Door play in improving global application performance?

Q. How would you handle failover and disaster recovery for an application on Azure?

Q. How would you monitor and manage costs for an application running on Azure?

Q. What strategies would you use to optimize costs for an Azure application?

Q. How do Reserved Instances and Azure Savings Plans impact cost management for applications?

Q. How would you handle scaling to balance performance and cost effectively in Azure?

Q. What steps would you take to troubleshoot an application experiencing downtime on Azure?

Q. How do you investigate and resolve performance bottlenecks in an Azure application?

Q. How would you use Application Insights to diagnose a memory leak in an Azure app?

Q. What are the common causes of high CPU usage in Azure VMs, and how would you address them?

Q. What is Azure App Service, and how does it support web and mobile app development?

Q. How would you deploy a web application to Azure App Service?

Q. Can you explain the difference between Azure Functions and Azure Logic Apps?

Q. What is Azure DevOps, and how does it support the application development lifecycle?

Q. How do you set up a CI/CD pipeline in Azure DevOps?

Q. What is the role of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) in application development?

Q. How do you manage application configurations in Azure?

Q. What are Azure API Management and its benefits for developers?

Q. How would you secure APIs in Azure API Management?

Q. What is the purpose of Azure Key Vault in application development?

Q. How do you handle logging and monitoring for Azure applications?

Q. What are some best practices for developing scalable applications in Azure?

Q. How do you manage database connections in an Azure application?

Q. What is the role of Azure Active Directory (AAD) in application authentication and authorization?

Q. How do you implement serverless computing using Azure Functions?

Q. What is Azure Cosmos DB, and how does it fit into application development?

Q. How would you use Azure SignalR Service for real-time communication in applications?

Q. What are Azure Managed Identities, and how do they improve application security?

Q. How do you integrate third-party services with Azure applications?

Q. What are some common issues faced during Azure application development, and how do you resolve them?

Q. What is cspack and how does Azure use it?

Q. What are the various causes of a client application getting disconnected from the cache?

Q. Which web apps are compatible with Azure deployment?

Q. What is an Azure cmdlet?

Q. What is meant by the command task?

Q. What are the PowerCenter commands that can be used in Informatica?

Q. Consider a scenario where an application front end hosting is done on Azure but the customer needs the database hosting to be done on on-premise server due to security concerns. What are the ways to handle the connectivity in Azure for this scenario?

Q. What steps would you consider to create a multi-region Azure deployment for a global application?

Q. What are the two kinds of Azure Web Service roles?

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# 14. DEVOPS

Q. What is Azure DevOps?

Q. Explain CI/CD in the context of Azure.

Q. How do you deploy applications to Azure?

Q. Describe Azure Functions with an example?

Q. What is Azure DevOps, and how does it support the DevOps lifecycle?

Q. Can you explain the differences between Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions?

Q. What are the core services in Azure DevOps, and what purpose does each serve?

Q. How does Azure DevOps support Agile project management?

Q. How would you set up continuous integration for an application using Azure DevOps?

Q. What are the key steps involved in configuring a CI pipeline in Azure Pipelines?

Q. How do you handle dependencies in a CI pipeline, and how would you optimize build performance?

Q. How would you set up automated testing as part of the CI process in Azure DevOps?

Q. How does continuous deployment work in Azure DevOps, and what are the key components?

Q. How would you set up a CD pipeline to deploy an application to Azure App Service?

Q. What is a release pipeline, and how does it differ from a build pipeline in Azure DevOps?

Q. How do you handle rollbacks in a CD pipeline when a deployment fails?

Q. What are YAML pipelines, and how do they differ from classic pipelines in Azure DevOps?

Q. How would you configure a multi-stage pipeline in Azure DevOps?

Q. What are pipeline variables, and how would you use them to manage different environments?

Q. How do you handle secrets in an Azure DevOps pipeline?

Q. How would you implement Infrastructure as Code in Azure using Azure DevOps?

Q. What is the difference between ARM templates and Terraform, and when would you choose each?

Q. How do you use Azure DevOps to automate the deployment of resources using ARM templates?

Q. How would you handle IaC versioning and modularity in Azure DevOps?

Q. What is Git, and how does Azure DevOps integrate with Git repositories?

Q. How would you set up branching and merging strategies in Azure Repos?

Q. What is GitFlow, and how would you implement it in Azure DevOps?

Q. How do you manage code reviews and pull requests in Azure DevOps?

Q. What are Azure Artifacts, and what role do they play in the CI/CD process?

Q. How would you manage dependencies across multiple projects using Azure Artifacts?

Q. What are some best practices for managing package versions in Azure DevOps?

Q. How do you set up retention policies for artifacts in Azure DevOps?

Q. How would you set up automated testing as part of your CI/CD pipeline in Azure DevOps?

Q. What types of tests (unit, integration, UI, etc.) would you include in a pipeline, and why?

Q. How do you manage test results and failures in Azure Pipelines?

Q. How would you use Azure Test Plans for managing and tracking test cases?

Q. What are environments in Azure DevOps, and how do you use them?

Q. How do you implement stage gates and approvals in a release pipeline?

Q. How would you set up canary or blue-green deployments in Azure DevOps?

Q. What is your approach to managing configurations for different environments?

Q. How do you secure sensitive data and secrets in Azure DevOps?

Q. What are Service Connections, and how do you use them securely in Azure DevOps?

Q. How would you implement role-based access control (RBAC) in Azure DevOps?

Q. How would you audit and monitor access to Azure DevOps resources?

Q. How do you monitor CI/CD pipeline performance in Azure DevOps?

Q. How would you configure alerts to notify you of pipeline failures?

Q. What tools and integrations would you use for end-to-end monitoring of deployed applications in Azure?

Q. How would you handle logging and diagnostics in a distributed application deployed through Azure DevOps?

Q. How do you optimize pipeline performance and reduce build times in Azure DevOps?

Q. What are some best practices for managing parallel jobs and agent pools?

Q. How would you handle scaling deployments to accommodate multiple application environments?

Q. How do you manage costs associated with CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps?

Q. What are some best practices for building secure and reliable pipelines in Azure DevOps?

Q. How would you approach managing multiple projects with shared dependencies?

Q. How do you maintain consistent quality and standards across multiple pipelines?

Q. What are some key considerations for adopting Azure DevOps in an enterprise environment?

Q. How would you configure a pipeline to build and deploy Docker containers in Azure DevOps?

Q. What steps would you take to deploy an application to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) using Azure DevOps?

Q. How do you handle multi-container applications in an Azure DevOps pipeline?

Q. How would you monitor and scale a containerized application deployed through Azure DevOps?

Q. How would you troubleshoot a failing build or release pipeline in Azure DevOps?

Q. What steps would you take if a deployment fails mid-process?

Q. How would you diagnose slow pipeline execution in Azure DevOps?

Q. What is your approach to identifying and resolving environment-specific deployment issues?

Q. How do you integrate Azure DevOps with other tools like Jenkins, GitHub, or Jira?

Q. What role does Azure DevOps play in a multi-cloud or hybrid cloud strategy?

Q. How would you set up notifications and alerts in tools like Slack or Microsoft Teams?

Q. How do you use Azure DevOps REST APIs for custom integrations and automation?

Q. What is Azure DevOps, and what are its key components?

Q. How do you set up a CI/CD pipeline in Azure DevOps?

Q. What is the difference between Azure Pipelines, Azure Repos, and Azure Artifacts?

Q. How do you use Azure Boards to manage projects and track work items?

Q. What are some best practices for source control using Azure Repos?

Q. How do you implement continuous integration using Azure Pipelines?

Q. What is a YAML pipeline, and how does it differ from a classic pipeline in Azure DevOps?

Q. How do you deploy applications to different environments using Azure Pipelines?

Q. What is Azure Test Plans, and how do you use it for test management?

Q. How do you integrate Azure DevOps with other Azure services like AKS, App Service, or Functions?

Q. What are some strategies for managing dependencies in Azure DevOps?

Q. How do you handle secrets and sensitive information in Azure DevOps pipelines?

Q. What are Azure DevOps Extensions, and how can they enhance your pipeline?

Q. How do you implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using Azure DevOps?

Q. What is the role of Azure DevOps in the context of a microservices architecture?

Q. How do you monitor and manage pipelines in Azure DevOps?

Q. What are some common challenges in Azure DevOps, and how do you address them?

Q. How do you automate the deployment of an application using Azure DevOps?

Q. What is Blue-Green deployment, and how would you implement it in Azure DevOps?

Q. Can you explain the role of Azure DevOps in an agile development process?

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# 15. COST MANAGEMENT

Q. How does Azure pricing work?

Q. What is a Service Level Agreement(SLA) in Azure?

Q. Describe the Azure free tier.

Q. How does Azure pricing work?

Q. Explain Azure Cost Management.

Q. How do you estimate costs for Azure resources?

Q. What are Azure reservations?

Q. What is Azure Cost Management, and how does it help organizations control cloud costs?

Q. How would you explain the “pay-as-you-go” pricing model in Azure?

Q. What are Reserved Instances in Azure, and how do they impact cost?

Q. Can you explain the difference between CapEx and OpEx in cloud cost management?

Q. How would you set up a budget in Azure Cost Management for a project?

Q. What tools are available in Azure for forecasting future expenses?

Q. How would you use Azure Cost Management to monitor and enforce budget limits?

Q. What are cost alerts, and how do you set them up in Azure?

Q. What are the different pricing models in Azure, and when would you use each?

Q. What is the difference between Azure Savings Plans and Reserved Instances?

Q. How would you decide between pay-as-you-go, Reserved Instances, and Savings Plans for a project?

Q. Can you explain Spot VMs in Azure and how they can reduce costs?

Q. What are some strategies you’d use to optimize costs in Azure?

Q. How would you identify underutilized resources in Azure, and what would you do with them?

Q. What is auto-scaling, and how does it contribute to cost management?

Q. How would you use Azure Advisor to identify cost optimization opportunities?

Q. How would you set up monitoring to track costs in real time in Azure?

Q. What types of cost reports are available in Azure Cost Management, and how would you use them?

Q. How do you use tags to manage and allocate costs for different projects or teams?

Q. What is a cost anomaly, and how would you detect and investigate one?

Q. How does resource tagging support cost allocation and reporting in Azure?

Q. What are some best practices for tagging resources for effective cost management?

Q. How would you enforce consistent tagging policies across resources in Azure?

Q. Can you explain how tags help in cost tracking across multi-department or multi-project environments?

Q. What storage tiers does Azure offer, and how would you choose the right one for cost-effectiveness?

Q. How would you optimize Blob Storage costs for an application that requires high durability but low retrieval frequency?

Q. What are Archive Storage and Cool Storage, and when would you use them?

Q. How would you handle lifecycle management to control storage costs in Azure?

Q. What are the sizes of the Azure VM?

Q. How do you choose the right VM size for balancing performance and cost in Azure?

Q. What are VM Reserved Instances, and how do they compare to pay-as-you-go VM pricing?

Q. How would you use Azure Hybrid Benefit to save costs on VMs?

Q. What is the benefit of using Spot VMs, and when would you use them?

Q. How are network egress charges calculated in Azure, and how can they impact costs?

Q. What strategies would you use to minimize data transfer costs in Azure?

Q. How would you use Azure Front Door or Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) to optimize costs?

Q. What are Private Link and VNet peering, and how do they impact cost?

Q. How do you choose between Azure SQL Database and SQL Managed Instance for cost-effectiveness?

Q. What is serverless SQL, and how does it help with cost management?

Q. What are DTUs and vCores, and how do you choose between them for Azure SQL?

Q. How would you optimize costs for an application using Azure Cosmos DB?

Q. How does Azure Cost Management + Billing integrate with Power BI for cost analysis?

Q. What is Cost Management Labs in Azure, and how does it help with cost planning?

Q. How do you use Azure Pricing Calculator for cost estimation?

Q. What is Azure Advisor, and how does it assist with cost optimization?

Q. How would you use Azure Policy to enforce cost management practices?

Q. What is Azure Blueprints, and how does it support governance for cost control?

Q. How would you ensure that only cost-effective resources are provisioned in Azure?

Q. How can Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) in Azure support cost management?

Q. How would you manage costs across a hybrid or multi-cloud environment?

Q. What tools or practices help ensure cost control in a multi-cloud setup with Azure?

Q. How does Azure Arc support hybrid cost management?

Q. What are the benefits and challenges of multi-cloud cost management, and how would you address them?

Q. How would you configure auto-scaling for an application on Azure to optimize costs?

Q. What is scale-out vs. scale-up, and how does each affect costs in Azure?

Q. How would you handle scaling for workloads with unpredictable traffic patterns?

Q. How would you set up scaling policies for different tiers in an Azure App Service?

Q. How would you ensure compliance with organizational cost reporting requirements in Azure?

Q. How do you use Azure Cost Management for audit purposes?

Q. How do you track and report cloud spend against budgets for different departments?

Q. What methods would you use to provide cost transparency across teams and projects?

Q. What would you do if there is a sudden spike in Azure costs?

Q. How would you investigate and identify the source of unexpected costs in Azure?

Q. What tools would you use to get a granular view of cost usage per resource?

Q. How would you communicate unexpected cost changes to stakeholders?

Q. How would you control costs for development and test environments in Azure?

Q. What Azure features are useful for optimizing non-production environment costs?

Q. How would you set up auto-shutdown for resources to reduce costs in dev/test environments?

Q. How can you use Azure Dev/Test Pricing plans to save on costs?

Q. What tools does Azure provide for monitoring and controlling costs?

Q. How do you use Azure Cost Management and Billing to track spending?

Q. What is the benefit of Reserved Instances, and how do they help with cost savings?

Q. How does the Azure Pricing Calculator assist in planning costs?

Q. What are some best practices for optimizing costs in Azure?

Q. How do you implement budgets and alerts in Azure Cost Management?

Q. What are Cost Management scopes, and how do they help in managing costs?

Q. Can you explain the difference between Pay-As-You-Go and Reserved Pricing models?

Q. How do you manage costs for multi-cloud environments using Azure Cost Management?

Q. What is Azure Advisor, and how does it provide cost-saving recommendations?

Q. How do you analyze and interpret cost data using Cost Management + Billing?

Q. What strategies can you use to reduce storage costs in Azure?

Q. How do you ensure cost efficiency when scaling applications in Azure?

Q. How do you manage and optimize costs for Azure Virtual Machines (VMs)?

Q. What role do tagging and resource grouping play in cost management?

Q. How do you leverage Azure Hybrid Benefit for cost savings?

Q. What are some common cost-saving practices for using Azure SQL Database?

Q. How do you optimize the cost of running Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)?

Q. What are some cost management challenges specific to serverless architectures in Azure?

Q. How do you monitor and manage costs for Azure DevOps pipelines?

Q. What are Azure tags, and how can they benefit resource management?

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# 16. AI SERVICES

Q. Describe Azure Cognitive Services.

Q. How does Azure AI integrate with other Azure services?

Q. What are Azure AI services, and what are some of the core offerings within this suite?

Q. Can you name some common use cases for Azure AI in various industries?

Q. How would you choose between Azure Cognitive Services and Azure Machine Learning for a project?

Q. What are the benefits of using Azure AI services over building custom AI solutions from scratch?

Q. What is Azure Cognitive Services, and what are its main categories?

Q. How does Azure Cognitive Services help in building intelligent applications?

Q. Can you explain the difference between Azure Text Analytics and Language Understanding (LUIS)?

Q. How would you use Azure Cognitive Services for language translation and sentiment analysis?

Q. What is Azure Machine Learning (AML), and what are its key features?

Q. How would you use AML for training, deploying, and managing machine learning models?

Q. What is AutoML in Azure, and when would you use it?

Q. How do you handle model versioning and deployment in Azure Machine Learning?

Q. What is Azure Computer Vision, and how does it support image analysis?

Q. How would you implement object detection in an application using Azure Computer Vision?

Q. What are some use cases for Optical Character Recognition (OCR) in Azure Cognitive Services?

Q. Can you explain the difference between Azure Face API and Computer Vision?

Q. What Azure services would you use for NLP tasks such as text analysis or entity recognition?

Q. How would you use Azure Text Analytics for sentiment analysis in an application?

Q. What is the Language Understanding Intelligent Service (LUIS), and how does it work?

Q. How would you build a chatbot using Azure Bot Service and integrate LUIS for NLP?

Q. What is Azure Bot Service, and how does it help in building conversational AI?

Q. How would you integrate a bot with various channels like Teams, Slack, or Facebook Messenger?

Q. What role does QnA Maker play in bot development, and how would you use it?

Q. How would you implement language understanding in a bot using LUIS?

Q. What are Azure Speech Services, and how do they support speech-to-text and text-to-speech?

Q. How would you implement a real-time transcription feature using Azure Speech Services?

Q. What is Custom Speech, and when would you need to use it?

Q. How would you add voice commands to an application using Azure Speech SDK?

Q. What is Azure OpenAI Service, and what are its key use cases?

Q. How would you use Azure OpenAI models to generate text or answer questions?

Q. What are some of the main differences between Azure OpenAI Service and other Azure NLP offerings like Text Analytics or LUIS?

Q. How do you handle ethical considerations and content moderation when using Azure OpenAI Service?

Q. How would you handle data preparation and preprocessing for a machine learning model in Azure?

Q. What role does Azure Synapse Analytics play in AI and data integration?

Q. How would you use Azure Data Factory for orchestrating data flows in AI pipelines?

Q. What is the role of Azure Databricks in building machine learning models?

Q. What is the difference between a local and cloud-based training environment in Azure ML?

Q. How do you choose the right compute resources for model training in Azure?

Q. What deployment options does Azure ML provide for making models available as APIs?

Q. How do you monitor and manage models post-deployment in Azure Machine Learning?

Q. What are some responsible AI practices recommended by Microsoft for using Azure AI services?

Q. How would you address bias in AI models when using Azure ML?

Q. What tools does Azure provide for interpreting and explaining machine learning models?

Q. How do you ensure data privacy and compliance when using Azure Cognitive Services?

Q. How would you scale Azure AI services to handle high volumes of data or requests?

Q. What factors affect the latency of an AI model deployed in Azure, and how would you optimize it?

Q. How would you set up autoscaling for an Azure ML deployment?

Q. How would you handle data storage and retrieval for large datasets in AI applications on Azure?

Q. How do you secure access to Azure Cognitive Services APIs?

Q. What is Managed Identity in Azure, and how can it be used to secure Azure AI applications?

Q. How do you manage sensitive information, such as API keys, in an AI application?

Q. How does Azure support compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA) for AI and machine learning applications?

Q. How would you set up monitoring for a machine learning model in production using Azure ML?

Q. What metrics would you monitor for a deployed AI service in Azure?

Q. How would you handle logging and error tracking for AI models deployed on Azure?

Q. How do you monitor data drift, and why is it important for AI models?

Q. How would you estimate the cost of running a machine learning model on Azure?

Q. What are some cost-saving strategies when using Azure Cognitive Services?

Q. How do Reserved Instances and pricing tiers apply to Azure Machine Learning and Cognitive Services?

Q. How would you monitor and optimize costs for a production AI solution on Azure?

Q. How would you customize a pre-built model in Azure Cognitive Services to fit specific requirements?

Q. What is transfer learning, and how would you implement it in Azure ML?

Q. How would you use Azure Custom Vision to create a model for a specific image classification task?

Q. What tools and techniques does Azure provide for model fine-tuning?

Q. How would you integrate Azure AI with other Azure services such as Azure SQL Database or Cosmos DB?

Q. What are the best practices for managing data pipelines when working with AI in Azure?

Q. How would you use Azure Event Hubs to collect data in real-time for an AI application?

Q. How would you integrate Azure Cognitive Services with Power BI for data visualization?

Q. How do you handle real-time data processing with Azure AI services?

Q. What is Azure Stream Analytics, and how does it integrate with AI services for real-time analysis?

Q. How would you process large batches of data using Azure Machine Learning?

Q. What considerations would you have for handling real-time vs. batch predictions?

Q. How would you implement MLOps using Azure Machine Learning?

Q. What is the role of Azure DevOps in building and deploying machine learning models?

Q. How would you set up an automated training pipeline in Azure ML?

Q. What are some best practices for CI/CD in machine learning applications?

Q. How would you use Azure AI to implement a recommendation system?

Q. Can you describe a scenario where you would use both Azure Cognitive Services and Azure Machine Learning together?

Q. How would you use Azure AI to build a fraud detection model for financial transactions?

Q. What Azure AI services would you use to analyze customer feedback and sentiment in real-time?

Q. What are Azure Cognitive Services, and what are their main categories?

Q. Can you explain the difference between Azure Machine Learning and Azure Cognitive Services?

Q. How would you use the Computer Vision API in an application?

Q. What is the Speech-to-Text service, and how can it be implemented?

Q. How do you use the Text Analytics API for sentiment analysis?

Q. What is the Anomaly Detector API, and how does it work?

Q. How would you integrate the Translator Text API into a web application?

Q. What are the key features of the Face API, and how can it be used?

Q. How do you implement the Content Moderator API for content filtering?

Q. What is the role of the Bing Search API in web search applications?

Q. How do you use the Azure Bot Service to create a chatbot?

Q. What is Azure Machine Learning, and how does it support model training and deployment?

Q. How do you use Azure Databricks for data preparation and preprocessing?

Q. What is the purpose of Azure Cognitive Search, and how does it work?

Q. How do you implement a recommendation system using Azure AI?

Q. What are the benefits of using Azure Machine Learning Designer for building models?

Q. How do you monitor and manage AI models in production using Azure Monitor?

Q. What is the role of Azure OpenAI Service in developing AI applications?

Q. How do you handle data privacy and compliance in Azure AI services?

Q. What are some common use cases for Azure AI in different industries?

Q. What is Azure Machine Learning's Text Analysis API?

Q. What do you mean by Statistical analytical System (SAS)?

Q. State some features of SAS?

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# 17. MISCELLANEOUS

Q. What is the difference between IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS?

Q. How can you secure your Azure resources?

Q. What are the key components of an Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template?

Q. How does Azure load balancing work?

Q. How do you create and manage ARM templates?

Q. Explain Azure Policy and its use.

Q. What is Azure Blueprints?

Q. Describe the difference between Azure Classic and ARM.

Q. What are some common use cases for Azure?

Q. How do you ensure data privacy and compliance in Azure?

Q. Describe best practices for securing Azure resources.

Q. How do you manage resource groups in Azure?

Q. What are the considerations for choosing between IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS?

Q. What is Azure Synapse Analytics?

Q. What is Azure Blockchain Service?

Q. Explain the use of IoT in Azure.

Q. What are the benefits of serverless applications?

Q. What is serverless computing?

Q. How to include external DLL into Azure Function?

Q. What do you know about Azure WebJobs?

Q. What are the different types of Azure subscriptions, and how do they differ?

Q. How does Azure support hybrid cloud environments?

Q. What is Azure Stack, and how does it extend Azure capabilities?

Q. What is the Azure Marketplace, and how can it be used by businesses?

Q. How does Azure support DevSecOps practices?

Q. What is the Azure IoT Hub, and what are its main features?

Q. How do you manage compliance requirements in Azure?

Q. Can you explain the concept of Azure Blueprints and their use cases?

Q. How does Azure support artificial intelligence and machine learning?

Q. What are some best practices for cost optimization in Azure?

Q. What is Azure Logic Apps, and how do they simplify workflow automation?

Q. How do you use Azure Event Grid for event-driven architecture?

Q. What is the role of Azure Active Directory B2C for customer identity management?

Q. How would you handle patch management for Azure resources?

Q. What are some key considerations for designing a high availability architecture in Azure?

Q. How do you secure APIs hosted in Azure?

Q. What is Azure Policy, and how does it help with resource governance?

Q. What are some common use cases for Azure Functions?

Q. How do you integrate Azure with on-premises data sources?

Q. What is the role of Azure DevTest Labs in development and testing environments?

Q. How do Azure Scale Sets and Availability Sets differ from one another?

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# 18. GENERAL QUESTIONS

Q. Why do you want to work with Azure?

Q. How do you generate a basic web application using Azure?

Q. Describe a challenging Azure project you worked on.

Q. How do you stay updated with Azure developments?

Q. What certifications do you have related to Azure?

Q. How would you explain Azure to a non-technical stakeholder?

Q. How do you think Azure will evolve in the coming years?

Q. What new features or services are you excited about in Azure?

Q. How does Azure compare with other cloud providers like AWS or Google Cloud?

Q. What advice would you give someone starting their journey with Azure?

Q. What is the difference between IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, and can you give examples of Azure services for each?

Q. Can you explain the concept of "regions" and "availability zones" in Azure?

Q. What are resource groups, and how do they help with managing resources in Azure?

Q. What are some key steps involved in creating and configuring a virtual machine in Azure?

Q. What are Azure VM scale sets, and when would you use them?

Q. How would you resize or change the configuration of an existing Azure VM?

Q. What is the Azure Hybrid Benefit, and how does it help with VM costs?

Q. What is an Azure Virtual Network (VNet), and how does it support Azure resources?

Q. How does VNet peering work, and when would you use it?

Q. Can you explain the difference between a Network Security Group (NSG) and an Application Security Group (ASG)?

Q. What are ExpressRoute and VPN Gateway, and how do they differ?

Q. What types of storage services does Azure offer, and what are their use cases?

Q. Can you explain Blob Storage and its different access tiers?

Q. What are Azure Storage accounts, and how do they help in managing storage resources?

Q. What is Azure Active Directory (AAD), and how does it differ from on-premises AD?

Q. How would you set up Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for an Azure application?

Q. What are role-based access controls (RBAC) in Azure, and how do they work?

Q. What is Managed Identity in Azure, and how does it improve security for applications?

Q. What is Azure Resource Manager, and how does it help in managing resources?

Q. What are ARM templates, and how do they help with infrastructure automation?

Q. How would you create and deploy a resource using an ARM template?

Q. What are the advantages of using ARM templates over manual deployment?

Q. What are some of the main database services available in Azure, and when would you use each?

Q. How would you choose between Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance?

Q. What is Cosmos DB, and what are its main use cases?

Q. What are Read Replicas in Azure Database for MySQL, and how do they help with scalability?

Q. How does Azure support compliance with data protection regulations like GDPR?

Q. What is the Azure Security Center, and how does it help with security management?

Q. How would you implement data encryption at rest and in transit in Azure?

Q. What are some common security best practices for managing Azure resources?

Q. What is Azure Monitor, and how does it help with performance monitoring?

Q. How would you set up alerts and notifications for resource health in Azure?

Q. What are Log Analytics and Application Insights, and when would you use them?

Q. How would you handle logging and diagnostics for an application hosted in Azure?

Q. What tools are available in Azure for monitoring and controlling costs?

Q. How would you set up a budget and track spending in Azure Cost Management?

Q. What is the benefit of Reserved Instances, and when would you use them?

Q. How does the Azure Pricing Calculator help with cost planning?

Q. What is Azure DevOps, and what are its main components?

Q. How would you set up a CI/CD pipeline for an application in Azure?

Q. What is Azure Repos, and how does it support version control?

Q. How do you handle infrastructure as code (IaC) with Azure DevOps?

Q. What strategies does Azure offer to ensure high availability of applications?

Q. How would you implement disaster recovery for an application in Azure?

Q. What is Azure Site Recovery, and when would you use it?

Q. What is geo-redundancy, and how does it support disaster recovery in Azure?

Q. How would you scale an application in Azure to handle increased traffic?

Q. What is the difference between vertical scaling and horizontal scaling in Azure?

Q. What is Azure Autoscale, and how does it work with VMs and App Services?

Q. How would you optimize the performance of an application hosted on Azure App Service?

Q. What is Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and why would you use it?

Q. How would you deploy and manage a containerized application on AKS?

Q. What are Helm charts, and how do they help with deploying applications on AKS?

Q. How would you set up scaling and load balancing for an application on AKS?

Q. What is Azure API Management, and what problems does it solve?

Q. How would you secure an API using Azure API Management?

Q. What are policies in API Management, and how do they enhance API functionality?

Q. How does API Management integrate with Azure Functions and Logic Apps?

Q. What is serverless computing, and what are some Azure services that support it?

Q. How would you implement an event-driven workflow using Azure Functions?

Q. What is the difference between Azure Functions and Logic Apps?

Q. When would you choose serverless over traditional compute services in Azure?

Q. How would you use Logic Apps to automate workflows between different services?

Q. What are connectors in Logic Apps, and how do they simplify integrations?

Q. How does error handling work in Logic Apps, and why is it important?

Q. What are some key steps in planning a migration to Azure?

Q. How would you assess and prioritize workloads for migration to Azure?

Q. What tools does Azure offer for migrating applications and databases?

Q. What is the Azure Migrate service, and how does it assist with migrations?

Q. What is Azure Policy, and how does it help with governance?

Q. How would you use Azure Blueprints to manage resource configurations?

Q. What are management groups, and how do they help with organizing resources?

Q. What are some best practices for establishing governance in Azure?

Q. What is the Azure Marketplace, and what can you find there?

Q. How would you deploy a third-party application from the Azure Marketplace?

Q. What are the benefits of using pre-built solutions from the Azure Marketplace?

Q. How do you manage licensing and costs for Marketplace solutions?

Q. What is Azure Arc, and how does it support hybrid and multi-cloud environments?

Q. How would you manage on-premises and multi-cloud resources with Azure tools?

Q. What are some scenarios where you’d consider using Azure Stack?

Q. How does Azure support interoperability with AWS and Google Cloud?

Q. What are some ways to automate tasks in Azure?

Q. How does Azure Automation work, and what are its common use cases?

Q. What is the role of Azure Runbooks in automation?

Q. How would you set up an automated backup strategy using Azure Automation?

Q. What is Azure Synapse Analytics, and how does it differ from traditional data warehouses?

Q. How would you use Azure Data Lake for big data storage?

Q. What is the role of Azure Databricks in big data and analytics?

Q. How would you implement a data pipeline using Azure Data Factory?

Q. What compliance certifications does Azure support?

Q. How does Azure ensure compliance with industry-specific regulations like HIPAA or FedRAMP?

Q. What is Azure Compliance Manager, and how does it help with compliance requirements?

Q. How would you configure an Azure environment to meet specific compliance standards?

Q. What are some best practices for designing highly available applications in Azure?

Q. How do you handle monitoring, security, and cost optimization as part of Azure best practices?

Q. What are the considerations for network design in a secure Azure environment?

Q. How would you use tagging and naming conventions to manage resources effectively?

Q. Can you explain the difference between IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS in Azure?

Q. What are Azure Regions and Availability Zones, and why are they important?

Q. How does Azure Resource Manager (ARM) help in managing Azure resources?

Q. What is Azure Active Directory (AAD), and how does it differ from on-premises AD?

Q. What is the difference between Azure Virtual Machines and Azure App Services?

Q. How would you define and use Azure Resource Groups?

Q. What is Azure Storage, and what types of storage does it offer?

Q. How does Azure Load Balancer work, and when would you use it?

Q. What are Azure Virtual Networks (VNets), and why are they important?

Q. What is Azure DevOps, and how does it support the software development lifecycle?

Q. Can you explain the concept of serverless computing and its benefits in Azure?

Q. What is Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and how does it support container orchestration?

Q. How does Azure support compliance with data protection regulations like GDPR?

Q. What is the role of Azure Monitoring and how does it help in managing applications?

Q. How do you implement security best practices for Azure resources?

Q. What is Azure Marketplace, and what can you find there?

Q. How do you estimate and control costs in Azure?

Q. What is Azure Cognitive Services, and how can they be used in applications?

Q. Are you able to create Azure applications that can deal with connection failures?

Q. Which Azure option works best for code execution without a server?

Q. Which Azure function is suggested for a shared file-sharing setup amongst several virtual machines?

Q. State what will you do in case of a drive failure?

Q. State what should be done in case of a service failure?

Q. How do you trouble shoot connectivity issues between VM's with in Azure?

Q. What is the difference between standard SSD and premium SSD?

Q. Is there any live stream between on prem ad to azure ad ?

Q. How will you do patching while migrating onprem VM?

Q. What is a break-fix issue?

Q. When should you choose Azure Functions over Azure App Service?

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