Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) — All Questions
3 questions
A company wants to estimate the monthly cost of a proposed set of Azure services before deploying them. Which tool should it use?
- a.The Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator
- b.The Azure Pricing Calculator✓
- c.Azure Advisor
- d.Microsoft Cost Management
The Pricing Calculator estimates the cost of a proposed configuration of Azure services before deployment. The TCO Calculator compares on-premises versus Azure, Advisor recommends optimizations, and Cost Management analyzes actual spend after deployment.
Which action typically reduces the cost of a predictable, steady-state workload running continuously for one to three years?
- a.Using pay-as-you-go pricing
- b.Adding more outbound data transfer
- c.Purchasing a reservation (reserved capacity)✓
- d.Deleting all tags
Reservations discount steady, predictable workloads in exchange for a one- or three-year commitment. Pay-as-you-go is the most expensive for steady use, extra egress increases cost, and tags do not affect price.
Regarding Azure data transfer charges, which statement is generally true?
- a.Inbound data transfer is typically free, while outbound (egress) is often billed✓
- b.Both inbound and outbound are always free
- c.Inbound is billed and outbound is free
- d.Data transfer is never billed
Azure generally does not charge for inbound data but bills for outbound (egress) data transfer beyond free allowances. The other statements misstate how ingress and egress are typically billed.