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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 data center failures.
B.
To provide disaster recovery across different continents.
C.
To group resources for billing purposes.
D.
To manage access control for multiple subscriptions.
How to approach this question
Identify the feature that provides fault tolerance within a single region.
Full Answer
A.To protect applications and data from data center failures.✓ Correct
To protect applications and data from data center failures.
Availability Zones are physically separate locations within an Azure region. Each zone is made up of one or more data centers equipped with independent power, cooling, and networking. They protect against data center-level failures.
Common mistakes
Confusing Availability Zones (within a region) with Region Pairs (across different regions).
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