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AZ-104 - Azure Services Flashcards
Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate AZ-104 Flashcards
Study our AZ-104 - Azure Services flashcards for the Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate AZ-104 exam with 48+ flashcards. View as flashcards, a searchable table, or as a fun matching game.
| Front | Back |
| Azure AD Connect | Syncs on-premises Active Directory with Azure AD for hybrid identity. |
| Azure AD Domain Services | Provides managed domain services like domain join, group policy, and LDAP without deploying domain controllers. |
| Azure Advisor | Provides personalized recommendations for best practices in high availability, security, performance, and cost. |
| Azure App Service | Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) to host web apps, REST APIs, and mobile backends. |
| Azure Application Gateway | Application-level (Layer 7) load balancer; supports SSL termination and Web Application Firewall (WAF). |
| Azure Arc | Extends Azure management and services to on-premises, multi-cloud, and edge environments. |
| Azure Automation | Automates recurring tasks and processes using runbooks and desired state configuration (DSC). |
| Azure Availability Sets | Ensures VMs are distributed across physical hardware to increase availability during maintenance or failure. |
| Azure Availability Zones | Physically separate datacenters within a region to protect applications from datacenter-level failures. |
| Azure Backup | Provides simple and secure backup of Azure VMs and other data. |
| Azure Bastion | Provides secure RDP/SSH access to VMs without exposing public IP addresses. |
| Azure Blueprints | Enables creation of repeatable, governed environments that include policies, role assignments, and templates. |
| Azure CLI | Cross-platform command-line tool for managing Azure resources programmatically. |
| Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) | Delivers content to users with high speed and low latency from distributed global locations. |
| Azure Defender (Microsoft Defender for Cloud) | Provides threat protection, security recommendations, and compliance tracking for Azure resources. |
| Azure Disk Encryption | Uses BitLocker or DM-Crypt to encrypt Azure VM disks for data-at-rest protection. |
| Azure DNS | Provides name resolution using Microsoft’s global DNS servers. |
| Azure Entra Id (Formerly Azure Active Directory) | Cloud-based identity and access management service; provides SSO, MFA, and user management. |
| Azure ExpressRoute | Provides a private, dedicated connection from on-premises networks to Azure. |
| Azure Files | Provides fully managed file shares in the cloud accessible via SMB and NFS protocols. |
| Azure Firewall | Managed, cloud-based network security service that protects Azure Virtual Network resources. |
| Azure Front Door | Delivers high availability and global load balancing with application acceleration. |
| Azure Import/Export | Allows data transfer to/from Azure using physical hard drives for large datasets. |
| Azure Key Vault | Securely stores and manages secrets, keys, and certificates; used for credential and key management. |
| Azure Lighthouse | Allows service providers to manage customer tenants and resources at scale using delegated resource management. |
| Azure Load Balancer | Distributes incoming network traffic across multiple VMs; use for high availability and redundancy. |
| Azure Log Analytics | Queries and analyzes log data collected by Azure Monitor across resources. |
| Azure Managed Disks | Provides persistent block-level storage for Azure VMs; managed by Azure for reliability and scalability. |
| Azure Migrate | Assesses and migrates on-premises servers, applications, and databases to Azure. |
| Azure Monitor | Collects metrics and logs from Azure resources; used for performance monitoring and alerting. |
| Azure Policy | Defines and enforces rules to ensure compliance with corporate standards. |
| Azure PowerShell | PowerShell module used to manage Azure resources with cmdlets. |
| Azure Private Link | Provides private access to Azure services over a private endpoint in your VNet. |
| Azure Queue Storage | Enables message queuing between application components for decoupling and load leveling. |
| Azure Resource Graph | Allows you to query and explore your Azure resources at scale using Kusto Query Language (KQL). |
| Azure Resource Locks | Prevents accidental deletion or modification of resources by setting ReadOnly or Delete locks. |
| Azure Resource Manager (ARM) | Deployment and management service for Azure resources using templates and infrastructure as code. |
| Azure Service Health | Provides personalized alerts and guidance when Azure service issues affect your resources. |
| Azure Shared Image Gallery | Manages and replicates custom VM images for scaling and distribution across regions. |
| Azure Site Recovery | Disaster recovery solution for replicating workloads (VMs, physical servers) across regions. |
| Azure Storage Account | Provides scalable storage solutions (blob, file, queue, table); foundational service for many Azure workloads. |
| Azure Table Storage | NoSQL key-value storage for large amounts of structured, non-relational data. |
| Azure Traffic Manager | Uses DNS-based load balancing to direct users to the most appropriate endpoint. |
| Azure Update Management | Manages OS updates for Windows and Linux systems in Azure and on-premises. |
| Azure Virtual Desktop | Provides virtualized desktop infrastructure (VDI) as a managed service. |
| Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets | Automatically scales VM instances up/down based on demand. |
| Azure Virtual Network (VNet) | Provides private network connectivity for Azure resources; use to segment and isolate environments. |
| Network Security Group (NSG) | Controls inbound and outbound traffic to Azure resources using rules. |
About the Flashcards
Flashcards for the Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate exam help you quickly review key Microsoft Azure services and architectural concepts essential for passing your test with confidence. Each card offers a clear definition and usage scenario, making it easier to recall how cloud components work together under exam pressure.
Covering virtual networking, identity, storage, automation, monitoring, disaster recovery, governance, and security, this deck reinforces the relationships between tools such as VNets, Application Gateway, Key Vault, VM Scale Sets, and Microsoft Defender. Regular practice builds the vocabulary and situational knowledge required to tackle scenario-based questions with confidence.
Topics covered in this flashcard deck:
- Network & load balancing
- Identity and access
- Storage solutions
- Monitoring and automation
- Security and compliance
- Backup and recovery