Microsoft AZ-104 Practice Test 14
Question 130
An existing ad hoc service SAS cannot be revoked by removing a stored policy that never signed it. Why?
- Check permissions for generating a user delegation key in addition to blob data access.
- Check whether the SAS actually references the stored access policy identifier.
- Inspect the signed permissions and resource scope; list is intentionally omitted.
- Inspect VNet routing, DNS resolution, private endpoint state and network rules.
Explanation
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B:Only tokens associated with the policy use its revocation behavior. An ad hoc SAS signed independently is not governed by an unrelated stored policy.
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A:The delegation-key operation and blob data operation can require distinct role permissions. Management Reader alone is not sufficient. This matters here because an existing ad hoc service SAS cannot be revoked by removing a stored policy that never signed it. Why.
C:A SAS grants only the operations and resource types it signs. Upload permission does not implicitly confer container enumeration. This matters here because an existing ad hoc service SAS cannot be revoked by removing a stored policy that never signed it. Why.
D:Connectivity failures are not repaired by adding unrelated RBAC permissions. Verify the private IP path before investigating authorization. This matters here because an existing ad hoc service SAS cannot be revoked by removing a stored policy that never signed it. Why.
Question 131
A business app needs blobs, file shares, queues and tables in one Azure Storage account. Which account kind supports these standard services?
- Check supported access-tier and redundancy combinations for the chosen account kind.
- Create a standard general-purpose v2 StorageV2 account.
- Configure a customer-managed encryption key and expect it to add Queue and Table APIs to a blob-only account.
- Select ZRS instead of GZRS when cross-region replication is prohibited.
Explanation
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B:General-purpose v2 provides common Azure Storage services and current feature options. Specialized premium account types are designed for narrower workloads.
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A:Premium and standard storage account types expose different performance and tier options. A tier assumption from StorageV2 may not apply.
C:CMK controls the key that protects stored bytes, not the available service endpoints of a storage account kind. General-purpose v2 is the relevant service-family choice.
D:GZRS adds a secondary region, while ZRS keeps zone copies in the primary region only. The choice must satisfy residency and service support.
Question 132
An application team selected a premium block blob account but later needs standard queue and table services in the same account. What is the design issue?
- Check supported access-tier and redundancy combinations for the chosen account kind.
- Verify whether the chosen account kind supports all required storage services and choose StorageV2 if needed.
- Review the selected connection identity and storage Blob Data permission at the data scope.
- Switch this premium BlockBlobStorage account to GZRS and expect the Queue and Table APIs to appear.
Explanation
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B:Storage account kind determines supported services. A specialized BlockBlobStorage account does not simply provide the full general-purpose service set.
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A:Premium and standard storage account types expose different performance and tier options. A tier assumption from StorageV2 may not apply. This matters here because an application team selected a premium block blob account but later needs standard queue and table services in the….
C:ARM resource visibility and blob content authorization can differ. An authenticated GUI still needs the correct data access.
D:Changing the redundancy of a premium block-blob-only account does not expand its service family. Queue and Table requirements call for a compatible general-purpose account kind.
Question 133
A storage workload needs protection against an individual drive or server-rack failure within a single datacenter, at the lowest basic redundancy cost. Which Azure Storage redundancy choice fits?
- Choose locally redundant storage for multiple local replicas within one physical location.
- Purchase geo-zone-redundant replication to protect only a drive or rack in one datacenter.
- Check the AzCopy login or SAS authorization and required read/write permissions for the transfer.
- Choose zone-redundant storage in a supported region.
Explanation
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A:LRS replicates within one physical location in the primary region. It does not guarantee availability-zone isolation or geo disaster recovery.
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B:GZRS adds primary-zone distribution and secondary-region replication, increasing protection and cost beyond a local disk or rack failure. LRS covers the stated local hardware scenario.
C:Container existence does not authorize data movement. AzCopy must present valid credentials for each endpoint with the necessary actions.
D:ZRS synchronously replicates copies across availability zones within the primary region, retaining in-region data locality.
Question 134
An architect assumes LRS survives the loss of a whole Azure availability zone. What should be explained?
- Select ZRS instead of GZRS when cross-region replication is prohibited.
- Rotate an Azure Storage customer-managed key and assume this distributes LRS copies across independent availability zones.
- LRS is a local redundancy model and does not provide independent zone replication.
- Choose zone-redundant storage in a supported region.
Explanation
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C:A local datacenter disaster may affect all LRS replicas. ZRS or other models are needed when broader failure-domain protection is required.
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A:GZRS adds a secondary region, while ZRS keeps zone copies in the primary region only. This choice must satisfy residency and service support.
B:Key rotation changes cryptographic protection but not replica placement. LRS protects against local hardware loss; ZRS is the supported zone-distribution setting.
D:ZRS synchronously replicates copies across availability zones within the primary region, retaining in-region data locality. This matters here because an architect assumes LRS survives the loss of a whole Azure availability zone.
Question 135
A regional workload must survive the loss of one availability zone without replicating data to a second region. Which redundancy fits?
- Enable cross-account Blob object replication and assume it provides same-region zone redundancy.
- Configure geo-redundant storage without read-access secondary enabled.
- Select GZRS even though policy forbids sending copies outside the original region.
- Choose zone-redundant storage in a supported region.
Explanation
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D:ZRS synchronously replicates copies across availability zones within the primary region, retaining in-region data locality. This matters here because a regional workload must survive the loss of one availability zone without replicating data to a second region.….
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A:Blob object replication transfers selected blobs between accounts, typically asynchronously. A single-region zone failure is addressed by zone-redundant storage where supported, without introducing a second-region account replication policy.
B:GRS maintains a geographically separate replica for failover; ordinary read traffic is not supported on the secondary until appropriate failover.
C:GZRS necessarily replicates asynchronously to a separate region. Its zone resilience does not remove the geographic copy forbidden here; supported ZRS stays inside the primary region.
Question 136
A customer with strict in-region-only residency objects to GZRS. Which alternative keeps zone resilience without geo copies?
- Enable GZRS but turn off read access at the secondary endpoint to satisfy in-region residency.
- Select ZRS instead of GZRS when cross-region replication is prohibited.
- Configure geo-redundant storage without read-access secondary enabled.
- Use AzCopy with appropriate source and destination authorization.
Explanation
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B:GZRS adds a secondary region, while ZRS keeps zone copies in the primary region only. The choice must satisfy residency and service support. This matters here because a customer with strict in-region-only residency objects to GZRS. Which alternative keeps zone resilience without geo….
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A:Suppressing secondary reads does not prevent GZRS from copying bytes to its paired region. The residency requirement excludes that secondary copy, so zone-only ZRS is the relevant model.
C:GRS maintains a geographically separate replica for failover; ordinary read traffic is not supported on the secondary until appropriate failover. This matters here because a customer with strict in-region-only residency objects to GZRS. Which alternative keeps zone resilience without geo….
D:AzCopy is optimized for high-volume Azure Storage data transfers. A browser-based portal upload is less suitable at this scale.
Question 137
A file-sharing workload needs a fully managed SMB endpoint for Windows clients without deploying a file server VM. What storage service should be used?
- Create an Azure Files share snapshot of the desired recovery point.
- Deploy a Windows file-server VM and manually administer its operating system, SMB shares and storage patching.
- Create an Azure Files SMB file share in a supported storage account.
- Commit the staged blocks through the block list operation.
Explanation
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C:Azure Files presents managed file-share semantics over SMB for compatible clients. Blob containers are object storage and do not directly expose an ordinary SMB share.
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A:Share snapshots preserve point-in-time share state for compatible recovery operations. They are not a full cross-region disaster recovery plan.
B:A VM-based SMB server requires management of its OS, availability and file service. Azure Files offers the requested managed SMB share endpoint without deploying a file-server virtual machine.
D:Uncommitted blocks do not constitute the normal committed blob object. Finalization requires an ordered committed block list.
Question 138
A Windows user maps a network drive to an Azure Files share but gets a port connection failure before authentication. What should be checked?
- Verify SMB TCP port 445 connectivity along the client network path.
- Use Blob REST or supported client tools for blob objects rather than native Azure Files SMB paths.
- Use an online cool or cold Blob Storage access tier appropriate to access frequency.
- Enable a supported Azure Files identity-based authentication method and share-level authorization.
Explanation
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A:SMB traffic depends on TCP 445 reachability unless supported alternate network connectivity is used. Share permission changes cannot correct a network port block.
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B:Blob Storage is object-oriented; an SMB file share requires the Azure Files service or another compatible gateway.
C:Cool and cold tiers allow online retrieval with different storage, transaction, and minimum retention pricing. Archive is offline.
D:Azure Files can use supported identity integration such as AD DS or Microsoft Entra Kerberos, depending on account and client requirements.
Question 139
A department shares documents with authenticated users and wants directory-based SMB authorization. Which Azure Files capability should it configure?
- Turn on Azure Files share soft delete with an appropriate retention period.
- Enable a supported Azure Files identity-based authentication method and share-level authorization.
- Create another Azure Files share but skip configuring identity-based SMB authentication and permissions.
- Share soft-delete recovery applies only inside the configured retention window.
Explanation
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B:Azure Files can use supported identity integration such as AD DS or Microsoft Entra Kerberos, depending on account and client requirements. This matters here because a department shares documents with authenticated users and wants directory-based SMB authorization. Which Azure….
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A:Share soft delete retains eligible deleted file shares so the entire share can be recovered. Share snapshots focus on content states and do not replace share deletion protection.
C:Creating an SMB share alone does not configure directory-based identity or authorization. Select a supported Azure Files identity source and apply share-level permissions together with the applicable file and directory ACLs.
D:A deleted share that exceeds the retention period is not ordinarily recoverable through that feature. An independent backup may be necessary.
Question 140
A user mounts an Azure Files share but receives Access denied for one folder. What additional permissions apply?
- Create an Azure Files share snapshot of the desired recovery point.
- Verify SMB TCP port 445 connectivity along the client network path.
- Browse the relevant Azure Files snapshot and copy back the specific prior file.
- Inspect file-system ACLs on the target folder as well as the share-level role.
Explanation
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D:Share-level authorization and folder ACLs are cumulative controls. Access to the share does not automatically grant access to every directory.
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A:Share snapshots preserve point-in-time share state for compatible recovery operations. They are not a full cross-region disaster recovery plan. This matters here because a user mounts an Azure Files share but receives Access denied for one folder. What additional permissions apply.
B:SMB traffic depends on TCP 445 reachability unless supported alternate network connectivity is used. Share permission changes cannot correct a network port block. This matters here because a user mounts an Azure Files share but receives Access denied for one folder. What additional permissions apply.
C:Snapshots enable selective recovery of prior file versions. Increasing the live share quota cannot recover overwritten contents.