AZ-104 Deploy and Manage Azure Compute Practice Test 10 — 15 Questions

Question 1

A team has an approved Windows VM that already includes their application, patches, and monitoring agent. They want future VMs to start with the same configuration. What should they use?

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A managed image created from the approved VM. A managed image captures the entire VM configuration, including the OS, application, patches, and monitoring agent, allowing you to create multiple identical VMs from a single source. Unlike a snapshot, which is tied to a specific disk and requires manual steps to replicate the full VM setup, a managed image provides a reusable template for consistent deployments. This approach ensures future VMs start with the exact same configuration as the approved VM.

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An availability set

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A snapshot of the OS disk

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A larger virtual machine size

Question 2

A web application runs in Azure App Service and uploads files to Azure Blob Storage. The storage account has shared key access disabled, and the app must not store secrets in configuration. If the App Service is deleted and recreated later, the storage access should be removed automatically with the app. What should you configure?

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A system-assigned managed identity with Blob Data Contributor permissions on the container.. A system-assigned managed identity is tied to the App Service lifecycle, so when the app is deleted, the identity is automatically removed, revoking access to Blob Storage. Granting Blob Data Contributor permissions on the container allows the app to upload files without storing any secrets, satisfying the requirement that shared key access is disabled and no secrets are stored in configuration.

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A user-assigned managed identity with Blob Data Reader permissions on the storage account.

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A shared access signature generated from the storage account key.

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A storage account access key stored in an application setting.

Question 3

A workload needs more CPU and memory than the current Azure VM size provides. The administrator wants to increase compute capacity without redeploying the application. What should be done?

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Resize the VM to a larger size. Resizing the Azure VM to a larger size (option A) directly increases the CPU and memory resources allocated to the VM without requiring redeployment of the application. Azure supports resizing VMs within the same hardware family or to a different family, provided the new size is available in the current region and the VM is not part of a VMSS with overprovisioning constraints. The resize operation updates the VM's SKU, and after a reboot, the new resources are available to the OS and applications.

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Move the VM into an availability set

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Replace the VM with a snapshot

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Assign a user-assigned managed identity

Question 4

A container group in Azure Container Instances must pull a private image from Azure Container Registry without embedding registry credentials in the template. What should you configure?

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A managed identity for the container group and the AcrPull role on the registry. Azure Container Instances (ACI) can authenticate to Azure Container Registry (ACR) using a managed identity assigned to the container group. By granting the managed identity the AcrPull role on the registry, ACI can pull private images without embedding any credentials in the deployment template, leveraging Microsoft Entra ID authentication and RBAC for secure access.

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An admin user account on the Azure Container Registry

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A shared access signature in a container environment variable

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A public network access rule that allows all Azure services

Question 5

Match each VM identity concept to its best use.

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System-assigned managed identity: Tied to the VM lifecycle, automatically created and deleted with the VM, best for accessing Azure resources without managing credentials.. Managed identities (system or user-assigned) eliminate credential management; Microsoft Entra ID app identity is for custom apps; IMDS provides tokens; role assignments grant access to resources.

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System-assigned managed identity: Best when a pre-provisioned identity is needed before the VM is created, or the identity must be assigned to multiple resources.

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User-assigned managed identity: Automatically created and deleted with the VM, best for a single VM requiring access to Azure resources.

Question 6

Administrators need to manage Linux virtual machines that do not have public IP addresses. They want to connect from a browser without installing a VPN client. Which Azure service should they use?

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Azure Bastion. Azure Bastion provides secure, seamless RDP/SSH connectivity to virtual machines directly from the Azure portal over TLS, without requiring public IP addresses or a VPN client. It uses a browser-based HTML5 client, making it ideal for administrators who need to manage Linux VMs without exposing them to the internet or installing additional software.

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VPN Gateway

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Load Balancer

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Private endpoint

Question 7

An administrator wants future VMs to start from the same approved server build as an existing generalized VM. Which two image sources can be used to create the new VM? Select two.

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A managed image created from the approved server build.. A managed image captures the exact configuration of a generalized VM, including the OS and data disks, and can be used to deploy multiple identical VMs. This ensures that future VMs start from the same approved server build without needing to recreate the image each time.

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A Marketplace image from the operating system vendor.

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A single managed disk snapshot.

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A public IP address assigned to the VM.

Question 8

A new Windows VM must be deployed with an application installed, a configuration file copied from a storage account, and a bootstrap script run automatically after the operating system is provisioned. The operations team does not want to log in manually after deployment. What should they use?

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A Custom Script Extension attached to the VM during provisioning.. The Custom Script Extension (CSE) is the correct choice because it allows you to run a PowerShell or Bash script automatically after the VM is provisioned. This script can install applications, download configuration files from Azure Storage using a managed identity or SAS token, and execute bootstrap commands—all without any manual login. CSE is the standard Azure mechanism for post-deployment configuration automation on both Windows and Linux VMs.

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Azure Bastion to connect through the browser and complete setup interactively.

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A managed identity assigned to the VM without any extensions.

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An availability set so the VM comes online faster during provisioning.

Question 9

Match each Azure VM deployment concept to the description that best fits it.

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VMSS: Provides auto-scaling of identical VMs. VMSS provides auto-scaling identical VMs; Availability Set groups VMs for redundancy; Availability Zone offers physical separation; Managed Disk is persistent block storage; Azure Bastion provides secure remote access; Dedicated Host gives single-tenant physical servers.

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Availability Set: Offers physical separation within a region

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Managed Disk: Provides secure remote access to VMs over SSL

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Azure Bastion: Persistent block storage for Azure VMs

Question 10

A managed data disk on a VM was deleted by mistake. You have a snapshot from before the deletion and want to restore the data with minimal impact to the VM's operating system disk. What should you do?

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Create a new managed disk from the snapshot and attach it to the VM. You can create a new managed disk from the snapshot and attach it as a data disk to the existing VM. This restores the data without affecting the OS disk or requiring a VM redeployment, minimizing downtime and impact.

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Redeploy the VM from the marketplace image

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Convert the snapshot directly into an OS disk and boot from it

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Resize the VM to a larger size and the deleted disk will reappear

Question 11

A platform team has a hardened Windows Server VM that was generalized after patching, agent installation, and baseline configuration. They must deploy the same build to development, test, and production subscriptions, and they want a controlled way to publish newer versions later without rebuilding the image each time. What should they create first?

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An Azure Compute Gallery image version based on the generalized VM image.. An Azure Compute Gallery (formerly Shared Image Gallery) allows you to store and manage multiple versions of a generalized VM image, enabling controlled, incremental publishing of image updates across subscriptions. By creating an image version in a gallery, the team can deploy the same build to dev, test, and prod subscriptions while maintaining versioning and replication control, avoiding the need to rebuild the image from scratch for each update.

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An availability set for the source VM so new virtual machines inherit the same configuration.

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A managed disk snapshot of the OS disk so new VMs can be created from the captured state.

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A proximity placement group so all future VMs land close to the current server.

Question 12

An application on an Azure VM has outgrown its current CPU and memory. The administrator wants to increase compute capacity without rebuilding the application or changing the VM image. What should be done?

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Resize the virtual machine to a larger size. Resizing the VM to a larger size (Option A) directly increases the CPU and memory resources allocated to the VM without requiring any changes to the application or the underlying OS disk image. Azure allows you to change the VM size as long as the new size is available in the current hardware cluster and the VM is deallocated (stopped) first. This is the simplest and most appropriate method to scale up compute capacity while preserving the existing configuration and data.

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Create a new snapshot of the OS disk

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Move the VM to an availability set

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Attach a data disk

Question 13

A container group runs a nightly processing job in Azure Container Instances. The job should exit after completing successfully and should not restart automatically. Which restart policy should you configure?

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Never. The 'Never' restart policy ensures that the container group runs once and does not restart after it exits, regardless of the exit code. This is ideal for a nightly batch job that should complete and then stop permanently without automatic restarts.

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Always

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OnFailure

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Automatic

Question 14

A line-of-business app will run on a single Azure virtual machine in a region that supports availability zones. The business wants the VM to keep running if one datacenter in the region fails. Which deployment choice should you use?

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Deploy the VM in an availability zone. Availability zones are physically separate datacenters within an Azure region, each with independent power, cooling, and networking. Deploying the VM in an an availability zone ensures that if one datacenter fails, the VM remains operational because it is hosted in a different zone. This directly meets the requirement for resilience against a single datacenter failure.

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Place the VM in an availability set

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Use a larger VM size

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Use a custom image

Question 15

A team has an approved Windows VM that already includes patches, a monitoring agent, and line-of-business software. They want future VMs to start from that same build. What should they use?

Accepted Answer

A custom image. A custom image captures the exact state of a VM, including installed patches, monitoring agents, and line-of-business software, allowing you to create multiple identical VMs from that golden image. Unlike a snapshot, which is tied to a specific disk and requires manual steps to create a VM, a custom image is stored as a managed image resource that can be used directly during VM provisioning via the Azure portal, CLI, or ARM templates.

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A snapshot of the OS disk

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An availability set

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A larger VM size