Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals Study Guide. James Boyce

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AZ‐900 Exam Objectives

      Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals Study Guide: Exam AZ‐900 has been written to cover every exam objective at a level appropriate to its exam weighting. The following table provides a breakdown of this book's exam coverage, showing you the weight of each section and the chapter where each objective or subobjective is covered:

Subject Area	% of Exam
Describe cloud concepts	20–25%
Describe core Azure services	15–20%
Describe core solutions and management tools on Azure	10–15%
Describe general security and network security features	10–15%
Describe identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features	20–25%
Describe Azure cost management and service level agreements	10–15%
Total	100%

Domain 1: Describe Cloud Concepts

      Subdomain 1a: Identify the benefits and considerations of using cloud services

Exam Objective	Chapter
1‐1 Identify the benefits of cloud computing, such as High Availability, Scalability, Elasticity, Agility, and Disaster Recovery	1
1‐2 Identify the differences between Capital Expenditure (CapEx) and Operational Expenditure (OpEx)	1
1‐3 Describe the consumption‐based model	1

      Subdomain 1b: Describe the differences between categories of cloud services

Exam Objective	Chapter
1‐4 Describe the shared responsibility model	1
1‐5 Describe Infrastructure‐as‐a‐Service (IaaS)	1
1‐6 Describe Platform‐as‐a‐Service (PaaS)	1
1‐7 Describe serverless computing	1
1‐8 Describe Software‐as‐a‐Service (SaaS)	1
1‐9 Identify a service type based on a use case	1

      Subdomain 1c: Describe the differences between types of cloud computing

Exam Objective	Chapter
1‐10 Define cloud computing	1
1‐11 Describe Public cloud	1
1‐12 Describe Private cloud	1
1‐13 Describe Hybrid cloud	1
1‐14 Compare and contrast the three types of cloud computing	1

Domain 2: Describe Core Azure Services

      Subdomain 2a: Describe the core Azure architectural components

Exam Objective	Chapter
2‐1 Describe the benefits and usage of Regions and Region Pairs	2
2‐2 Describe the benefits and usage of Availability Zones	2
2‐3 Describe the benefits and usage of Resource Groups	2
2‐4 Describe the benefits and usage of Subscriptions	2
2‐5 Describe the benefits and usage of Management Groups	2
2‐6 Describe the benefits and usage of Azure Resource Manager	2
2‐7 Explain Azure resources	2