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AZ-900 · Question 19 · Domain 2.1: Core Architectural Components
What is the primary purpose of Azure Availability Zones?
What is the primary purpose of Azure Availability Zones?
Answer options:
A.
To protect applications and data from datacenter failures.
B.
To replicate data across different continents.
C.
To group resources for billing purposes.
D.
To provide a dedicated private connection to Azure.
How to approach this question
Availability Zones are within the same region but physically separate. What kind of failure does that protect against?
Full Answer
A.To protect applications and data from datacenter failures.✓ Correct
Availability Zones are physically separate datacenters within an Azure region. Each zone is made up of one or more datacenters equipped with independent power, cooling, and networking. They protect your applications from datacenter-level failures.
Common mistakes
Confusing Availability Zones with Region Pairs. Zones protect against datacenter failure; Region Pairs protect against massive regional disasters.
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