AZ-900 Describe Azure management and governance Practice Question
This AZ-900 practice question tests your understanding of describe azure management and governance. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
A company has a policy that requires all storage accounts to have secure transfer enabled. They want to automatically audit all existing storage accounts and enforce the setting on new ones. They also want to automatically fix non-compliant new storage accounts. Which Azure Policy effect combination should they use?
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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B) audit and deployIfNotExists
The correct combination is 'audit' and 'deployIfNotExists'. The 'audit' effect logs non-compliant existing storage accounts without changing them, satisfying the audit requirement. The 'deployIfNotExists' effect automatically remediates new non-compliant storage accounts by enabling secure transfer (HTTPS) during deployment, enforcing the policy on new resources without blocking creation.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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A) audit and deny
Why it's wrong here
Deny would block non-compliant new resources but does not automatically fix them; audit alone does not fix.
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B) audit and deployIfNotExists
Why this is correct
Audit logs non-compliant existing resources, and deployIfNotExists deploys a remediation task to enable secure transfer on new resources.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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C) append and deny
Why it's wrong here
Append adds the setting at creation, but deny would block if append fails; this does not audit existing resources.
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D) modify and audit
Why it's wrong here
Modify can change settings but is typically used for updates; the standard approach for deploying a configuration is deployIfNotExists.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates confuse 'deny' (which blocks non-compliant resources) with 'deployIfNotExists' (which fixes them), and overlook that 'audit' is required for existing resources while 'deployIfNotExists' handles new ones.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Under the hood, 'deployIfNotExists' uses a linked ARM template or a built-in policy definition to set the 'supportsHttpsTrafficOnly' property to true on storage accounts. This effect triggers during resource creation or update, not on existing resources, which is why a separate 'audit' effect is needed for historical compliance. In real-world scenarios, combining 'audit' with 'deployIfNotExists' allows organizations to maintain a compliance dashboard while automatically remediating drift on new deployments.
KKey Concepts to Remember
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
TExam Day Tips
→Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
→Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A media company stores terabytes of video archives that are accessed once a year for audit purposes. Moving these objects to a cold storage tier (Azure Archive, S3 Glacier, or Google Nearline) costs a fraction of hot storage. Questions like this test whether you understand storage tiers, access frequency tradeoffs, and retrieval latency requirements.
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Describe Azure management and governance — This question tests Describe Azure management and governance — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: B) audit and deployIfNotExists — The correct combination is 'audit' and 'deployIfNotExists'. The 'audit' effect logs non-compliant existing storage accounts without changing them, satisfying the audit requirement. The 'deployIfNotExists' effect automatically remediates new non-compliant storage accounts by enabling secure transfer (HTTPS) during deployment, enforcing the policy on new resources without blocking creation.
What should I do if I get this AZ-900 question wrong?
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What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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