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ML Model Lifecycle And Operations
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You need to monitor the data drift of a model deployed in Azure ML. What is the first step you must take?
Easy2Which THREE metrics can be logged during training to track performance in Azure ML?
Hard3You are configuring a CI/CD pipeline for model deployment. Which THREE actions must you perform to ensure model traceability?
Medium4You are deploying a model via a Managed Online Endpoint. You want to implement a Canary deployment where 10% of traffic is sent to a new model version. How do you configure this?
Medium5Which TWO languages are natively supported for the Azure ML SDK?
Easy6Which THREE items are captured in the experiment lineage in Azure Machine Learning?
Hard7You want to perform hyperparameter tuning using the 'HyperDrive' service. You have a requirement to stop poor-performing runs early to save compute costs. Which policy should you use?
Medium8Which TWO resources are created inside an Azure Machine Learning workspace?
Easy9You are running a distributed training job using the 'PyTorch' framework on Azure Machine Learning. You need to configure the 'DistributionConfiguration'. Which setting is mandatory for multi-node training?
Hard10Your team needs to share a model across different workspaces. What is the most efficient way to achieve this in Azure Machine Learning?
Easy11Which TWO types of compute can be used for training in Azure Machine Learning?
Easy12You are debugging an Azure ML pipeline. You want to see the stdout of a specific step that failed. How do you access this?
Medium13What is the primary purpose of a 'Labeling Project' in Azure Machine Learning?
Easy14Which Azure Machine Learning resource provides a pre-configured environment for development?
Easy15What is the 'Workspace' in Azure Machine Learning?
Easy16You are preparing a model for deployment. Which THREE items should you include in the model package?
Medium17What is the benefit of using 'Azure Machine Learning Datasets' (or Data Assets) over raw storage paths?
Easy18You are managing model lifecycle security. Which THREE actions are recommended to secure your ML models?
Hard19Which service allows you to track ML models and their associated artifacts?
Easy20You have an automated deployment pipeline. You want to run an integration test on the model after deployment. Which tool is best suited for this?
Hard21What is the purpose of a 'Datastore' in Azure Machine Learning?
Easy22Which TWO actions can you perform in the Azure Machine Learning studio?
Easy23You are troubleshooting a deployment. Which THREE logs are most helpful to check?
Hard24You are using MLflow to track experiments in Azure Machine Learning. You need to log a custom metric that is calculated every 100 iterations. Which MLflow function should you use?
Hard25You are orchestrating a multi-step ML pipeline in Azure Machine Learning. You need to ensure that a downstream step only executes if the upstream model training step finishes successfully, while allowing the pipeline to continue even if a non-critical logging step fails. Which configuration should you use?
Medium26A team uses Azure Machine Learning to track experiments. You need to ensure that every run is associated with a specific git commit hash to ensure reproducibility. Where should this be configured?
Easy27You need to ensure that training data is encrypted at rest in the Blob Storage linked to your Azure Machine Learning workspace. How do you ensure this?
Medium28You are implementing a retraining trigger for a demand forecasting model. You want to trigger a pipeline execution only when the drift metric for the 'Price' feature exceeds a predefined threshold. Which service should you integrate with Azure Machine Learning?
Hard29You are configuring a 'Managed Online Endpoint' for a very large model (10GB+). The deployment is failing during the 'pulling image' phase. What is the most likely cause?
Hard30You are creating a 'Pipeline' and want to share a dataset across multiple steps. What is the most efficient way to access this data?
Medium31You are reviewing the 'Run History' in Azure Machine Learning. You want to compare the training time of two different experiments. Which UI feature should you use?
Easy32You are deploying a model to an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster. You need to ensure that the deployment handles traffic spikes by scaling based on GPU usage. Which setting must be enabled in the inference configuration?
Medium33Which THREE settings are part of the 'InferenceConfig' object in Azure ML?
Hard34You are configuring a 'Managed Online Endpoint' for production. You want to ensure high availability. What should you configure?
Medium35You need to ensure that your model inference code has access to the latest secret keys without hardcoding them. What is the recommended integration?
Medium36You have an Azure Machine Learning pipeline that uses 'PipelineData' to pass information between steps. You want to share data between a training step and a scoring step. What is the recommended way to persist this data?
Hard37You are optimizing your Azure ML pipeline performance. Which THREE steps should you take to reduce execution time?
Medium38You are troubleshooting a model deployment failure where the container fails to start due to missing environment variables. Where do you find the logs to identify the cause?
Hard39You are implementing a custom container for model training. You need to push the image to the 'Azure Container Registry' (ACR) linked to your workspace. What is the correct command?
Hard40You are building an Azure Machine Learning pipeline. You need to ensure that the pipeline components are reusable and versioned independently. What should you use?
Medium41You are moving a model from a local environment to Azure Machine Learning. Which file is required to define the entry script for the model inference?
Easy42You are monitoring model drift. Which TWO features are required to configure a Data Drift Monitor?
Medium43You want to enforce a policy that all models must be registered before being deployed. Which feature should you use to implement this constraint?
Medium44You are configuring an 'Azure Machine Learning Compute Cluster' for a heavy training job. You want to ensure it shuts down automatically when no jobs are running. What setting should you configure?
Medium45You are automating model registration using the Azure ML CLI. You need to ensure the registration only happens if the model accuracy is above 0.9. How do you implement this condition?
Hard46You have an automated model training pipeline that is failing intermittently due to compute availability. What should you configure to ensure the pipeline is more resilient?
Medium47You are deploying a model that requires a high-memory compute for inference. You are using a 'Managed Online Endpoint'. Where do you specify the instance type for this deployment?
Hard48You are configuring a batch scoring job. You need to ensure that the job processes data in parallel to reduce completion time. What property should you adjust in the 'ParallelRunConfig'?
Medium49You are managing model versioning in Azure Machine Learning Registry. You need to promote a model from 'Staging' to 'Production' without creating a new asset version. Which command or action should you perform?
Hard50You are using Azure Machine Learning Pipelines. Which THREE triggers can be used to start a pipeline?
Medium51You are defining an Azure Machine Learning environment for a training job. The environment requires a specific set of Python libraries. What is the best practice for defining these dependencies?
Medium52Which THREE types of information are found in a Run Object in Azure ML?
Medium53You need to ensure that your Azure ML models are deployed with high availability across multiple regions. Which deployment strategy should you configure?
Hard54You need to implement a retraining trigger based on performance degradation. Which TWO metrics should you monitor to decide when to retrain?
Hard55You are configuring a 'Managed Online Endpoint' with SSL termination. Where do you manage the SSL certificates?
Hard56Which THREE security features are essential for a production Azure ML deployment?
Medium57Which THREE components are required to define a 'Managed Online Deployment'?
Hard58A model is exhibiting data drift. You have created a drift monitor. What is the next step to automate the retraining?
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