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    PracticeAzure Fundamentals (AZ-900)Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 Practice Exam 2Question 19
    Medium1 markMultiple Choice
    Domain 2.1: Core Architectural ComponentsArchitectureAvailability Zones

    AZ-900 · Question 19 · Domain 2.1: Core Architectural Components

    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
    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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