AI-200 Data Management Services And Vector Search Practice Question
You are building a RAG application using Azure AI Search. You want to ensure that the search results provided to the LLM are as relevant as possible by leveraging a re-ranking model. Which service must be enabled to utilize the 'Semantic Ranker'?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Standard Tier or higher
The Semantic Ranker is a feature that requires the Standard tier or higher in Azure AI Search to perform deep learning-based re-ranking.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Standard Tier or higher
Why this is correct
The Semantic Ranker requires the Standard tier or higher to access the necessary compute infrastructure.
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Basic Tier
Why it's wrong here
The Basic tier does not support Semantic Ranker.
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Free Tier
Why it's wrong here
The Free tier does not support Semantic Ranker capabilities.
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Storage Optimized Tier
Why it's wrong here
While Storage Optimized tier is powerful, Semantic Ranker is explicitly associated with the Standard and above tiers.
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