AZ-104 - Monitoring, Backup, and Recovery Flashcards
Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate AZ-104 Flashcards
| Front | Back |
| How do alerts enhance an Azure environment? | Alerts notify administrators and trigger automated actions when specific conditions or thresholds are met |
| How does Azure Policy contribute to monitoring and backup strategies? | Azure Policy enforces rules for resource management, ensuring adherence to security and backup standards |
| How does Azure Site Recovery support disaster recovery? | Azure Site Recovery replicates workloads to a secondary location to ensure business continuity during disruptions |
| In what ways can automation improve monitoring and recovery processes? | Automation enables proactive incident response by streamlining alerts, notifications, and failover procedures |
| What are common triggers for creating an alert in Azure Monitor? | Alerts can be triggered by resource metrics, log queries, and specific performance thresholds or error conditions |
| What are the key components of Azure Monitor? | The key components include data collection, data storage, analysis, and visualization tools |
| What does business continuity mean in Azure? | Business continuity involves strategies and processes that ensure services remain available during outages and disasters |
| What is Azure Monitor? | Azure Monitor is a service that collects, analyzes, and acts on telemetry data from both cloud and on-premises environments |
| What is Log Analytics in Azure Monitor? | Log Analytics is a tool that collects and analyzes log data to provide insights and troubleshoot issues |
| What is the purpose of Azure Backup? | Azure Backup provides scheduled backups and point-in-time restore for data and VMs to protect against data loss |
| Why are diagnostic logs important in Azure? | Diagnostic logs help track activity and performance, enabling troubleshooting, auditing, and compliance monitoring |
| Why is setting data retention policies crucial in Azure Monitor? | Data retention policies determine how long log data is stored, balancing cost management with compliance requirements |
About the Flashcards
Flashcards for the Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate exam give a focused, practical review of Azure monitoring, logging, backup, and recovery. They reinforce core terminology and concepts such as Azure Monitor and its components (data collection, data storage, analysis, and visualization), Log Analytics, diagnostic logs, and how alerts notify administrators and trigger automated responses.
Cards also cover backup and site recovery practices that support business continuity, data retention policy considerations for cost and compliance, and the role of Azure Policy and automation in enforcing monitoring and recovery standards. Use these flashcards to drill definitions, common alert triggers, and troubleshooting ideas commonly tested on the exam.
Topics covered in this flashcard deck:
- Azure Monitor fundamentals
- Log Analytics
- Alerts and triggers
- Diagnostic logs and retention
- Backup and Site Recovery
- Azure Policy and automation