AI-200 Data Management Services And Vector Search Practice Question
You are storing vector embeddings generated by Azure OpenAI in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL. Which built-in SQL function must you use within your query to compute vector distance when executing a similarity search?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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VectorDistance()
Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL provides native vector search functions including VectorDistance, which computes the distance between two vectors using Cosine, DotProduct, or Euclidean distance metrics.
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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EmbeddingDistance()
Why it's wrong here
EmbeddingDistance is not a supported function in Azure Cosmos DB.
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GetVectorDistance()
Why it's wrong here
GetVectorDistance is an incorrect function name.
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VectorDistance()
Why this is correct
VectorDistance is the official built-in SQL function in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL designed to compute distance metrics between vector arrays.
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CosineSimilarity()
Why it's wrong here
CosineSimilarity is not a native built-in SQL function in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL; VectorDistance handles multiple distance algorithms including cosine.
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