DP-300 Configure and manage automation of tasks Practice Question
Which THREE components are required to run Elastic Database Jobs for Azure SQL Database? (Choose three.)
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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A job database
Elastic Database Jobs require a job database to store metadata, a job agent to orchestrate, and target databases. SQL Agent is not required. Elastic pool is optional. Azure Automation is not required.
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 job database
Why this is correct
Stores job definitions and execution history.
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Target databases (members of the job group)
Why this is correct
Databases where T-SQL scripts run.
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A job agent
Why this is correct
The logical container for jobs.
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SQL Agent
Why it's wrong here
Not used in elastic jobs.
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Azure Automation account
Why it's wrong here
Not required for elastic jobs.
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Overview of Azure Data Platform Options
Key term
Azure SQL Performance Tuning
Azure SQL Performance Tuning is the process of optimizing the speed and efficiency of queries and database operations in Microsoft Azure SQL Database or SQL Managed Instance to reduce latency and improve throughput.
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