Microsoft AZ-305 Monitoring and Observability Design Practice Test

 

Topic 02 focuses on Monitoring, Metrics, Alerts, and Observability Design for the Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification and the AZ-305 exam, using Microsoft Azure solution-architecture scenarios. For broader exam preparation, review the Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert AZ-305 Exam Dumps page. Each question includes a concise explanation of the correct answer and the technical reason the other choices are incorrect.

Question 1

When considering Container insights, which requirement supports that choice?

1. To build reusable operational dashboards for investigation and reporting.
2. To observe Kubernetes cluster and container health from Azure Monitor.
3. To monitor resource performance with low-latency numerical telemetry.
4. To determine whether a specific resource is unavailable or degraded because of platform conditions.

Correct Answer: B

 

Correct Answer

Answer B is correct because Container insights provides monitoring for AKS and supported Kubernetes environments, including node, controller, and container telemetry.

Incorrect Answers

Answer A is incorrect because that outcome is more directly associated with Azure Monitor workbooks, not Container insights.

Answer C is incorrect because that outcome is more directly associated with Azure Monitor metrics, not Container insights.

Answer D is incorrect because that outcome is more directly associated with Azure Resource Health, not Container insights.

 

Question 2

To centralize alert response destinations such as email, SMS, webhook, or automation, which Azure design option should be selected?

1. Azure Service Health
2. Container insights
3. Application Insights
4. Action group

Correct Answer: D

 

Correct Answer

Answer D is correct because Action group defines reusable notification and automation actions that Azure Monitor alerts invoke. It directly meets the requirement to centralize alert response destinations such as email, SMS, webhook, or automation.

Incorrect Answers

Answer A is incorrect because Azure Service Health is used to monitor platform events that may affect deployed Azure services; that does not directly satisfy the requirement in this scenario.

Answer B is incorrect because Container insights is used to observe Kubernetes cluster and container health from Azure Monitor; that does not directly satisfy the requirement in this scenario.

Answer C is incorrect because Application Insights is used to observe application behavior and diagnose performance or reliability issues; that does not directly satisfy the requirement in this scenario.

 

Question 3

To observe application behavior and diagnose performance or reliability issues, which Azure design option should be selected?

1. Azure Resource Health
2. Azure Monitor workbooks
3. VM insights
4. Application Insights

Correct Answer: D

 

Correct Answer

Answer D is correct because Application Insights is designed to observe application behavior and diagnose performance or reliability issues. Application Insights provides application performance monitoring, distributed tracing, request telemetry, dependency tracking, and availability monitoring.

Incorrect Answers

Answer A is incorrect because Azure Resource Health can be useful in Azure architectures, but its primary role is to determine whether a specific resource is unavailable or degraded because of platform conditions; it is not the best match for the stated priority.

Answer B is incorrect because Azure Monitor workbooks can be useful in Azure architectures, but its primary role is to build reusable operational dashboards for investigation and reporting; it is not the best match for the stated priority.

Answer C is incorrect because VM insights can be useful in Azure architectures, but its primary role is to monitor VM performance and understand host or process behavior; it is not the best match for the stated priority.

 

Question 4

When considering Action group, which requirement supports that choice?

1. To observe Kubernetes cluster and container health from Azure Monitor.
2. To monitor platform events that may affect deployed Azure services.
3. To centralize alert response destinations such as email, SMS, webhook, or automation.
4. To observe application behavior and diagnose performance or reliability issues.

Correct Answer: C

 

Correct Answer

Answer C is correct because Action group defines reusable notification and automation actions that Azure Monitor alerts invoke.

Incorrect Answers

Answer A is incorrect because that outcome is more directly associated with Container insights, not Action group.

Answer B is incorrect because that outcome is more directly associated with Azure Service Health, not Action group.

Answer D is incorrect because that outcome is more directly associated with Application Insights, not Action group.

 

Question 5

Which Azure capability evaluate metric, log, activity-log, or other supported conditions and trigger notifications or automation?

1. Action group
2. Azure Monitor alerts
3. Azure Monitor workbooks
4. VM insights

Correct Answer: B

 

Correct Answer

Answer B is correct because Azure Monitor alerts matches the described capability and is intended to notify or automate when monitored conditions cross defined thresholds.

Incorrect Answers

Answer A is incorrect because Action group is intended to centralize alert response destinations such as email, SMS, webhook, or automation, which is a different architectural function.

Answer C is incorrect because Azure Monitor workbooks is intended to build reusable operational dashboards for investigation and reporting, which is a different architectural function.

Answer D is incorrect because VM insights is intended to monitor VM performance and understand host or process behavior, which is a different architectural function.

 

Question 6

When considering Azure Monitor workbooks, which requirement supports that choice?

1. To notify or automate when monitored conditions cross defined thresholds.
2. To continuously validate network paths and identify connectivity degradation.
3. To monitor platform events that may affect deployed Azure services.
4. To build reusable operational dashboards for investigation and reporting.

Correct Answer: D

 

Correct Answer

Answer D is correct because Azure Monitor workbooks create interactive visual reports that combine metrics, logs, parameters, and text.

Incorrect Answers

Answer A is incorrect because that outcome is more directly associated with Azure Monitor alerts, not Azure Monitor workbooks.

Answer B is incorrect because that outcome is more directly associated with Connection Monitor, not Azure Monitor workbooks.

Answer C is incorrect because that outcome is more directly associated with Azure Service Health, not Azure Monitor workbooks.

 

Question 7

For Azure Monitor alerts, which statement is accurate?

1. Extends Azure Monitor with curated performance and dependency views for virtual machines and virtual machine scale sets.
2. Create interactive visual reports that combine metrics, logs, parameters, and text.
3. Evaluate metric, log, activity-log, or other supported conditions and trigger notifications or automation.
4. Defines reusable notification and automation actions that Azure Monitor alerts invoke.

Correct Answer: C

 

Correct Answer

Answer C is correct because Azure Monitor alerts evaluate metric, log, activity-log, or other supported conditions and trigger notifications or automation.

Incorrect Answers

Answer A is incorrect because that description belongs to VM insights, whose purpose is to monitor VM performance and understand host or process behavior.

Answer B is incorrect because that description belongs to Azure Monitor workbooks, whose purpose is to build reusable operational dashboards for investigation and reporting.

Answer D is incorrect because that description belongs to Action group, whose purpose is to centralize alert response destinations such as email, SMS, webhook, or automation.

 

Question 8

When considering Connection Monitor, which requirement supports that choice?

1. To monitor resource performance with low-latency numerical telemetry.
2. To monitor VM performance and understand host or process behavior.
3. To centralize alert response destinations such as email, SMS, webhook, or automation.
4. To continuously validate network paths and identify connectivity degradation.

Correct Answer: D

 

Correct Answer

Answer D is correct because Connection Monitor uses Network Watcher capabilities to monitor end-to-end network connectivity, reachability, and latency between endpoints.

Incorrect Answers

Answer A is incorrect because that outcome is more directly associated with Azure Monitor metrics, not Connection Monitor.

Answer B is incorrect because that outcome is more directly associated with VM insights, not Connection Monitor.

Answer C is incorrect because that outcome is more directly associated with Action group, not Connection Monitor.

 

Question 9

For Azure Service Health, which statement is accurate?

1. Provides personalized information about Azure service incidents, planned maintenance, and health advisories that can affect subscriptions.
2. Stores numerical time-series measurements optimized for near-real-time charting and alerting.
3. Defines reusable notification and automation actions that Azure Monitor alerts invoke.
4. Reports the current and historical health of individual Azure resources.

Correct Answer: A

 

Correct Answer

Answer A is correct because Azure Service Health provides personalized information about Azure service incidents, planned maintenance, and health advisories that can affect subscriptions.

Incorrect Answers

Answer B is incorrect because that description belongs to Azure Monitor metrics, whose purpose is to monitor resource performance with low-latency numerical telemetry.

Answer C is incorrect because that description belongs to Action group, whose purpose is to centralize alert response destinations such as email, SMS, webhook, or automation.

Answer D is incorrect because that description belongs to Azure Resource Health, whose purpose is to determine whether a specific resource is unavailable or degraded because of platform conditions.

 

Question 10

For Azure Monitor metrics, which statement is accurate?

1. Evaluate metric, log, activity-log, or other supported conditions and trigger notifications or automation.
2. Provides application performance monitoring, distributed tracing, request telemetry, dependency tracking, and availability monitoring.
3. Stores numerical time-series measurements optimized for near-real-time charting and alerting.
4. Provides monitoring for AKS and supported Kubernetes environments, including node, controller, and container telemetry.

Correct Answer: C

 

Correct Answer

Answer C is correct because Azure Monitor metrics stores numerical time-series measurements optimized for near-real-time charting and alerting.

Incorrect Answers

Answer A is incorrect because that description belongs to Azure Monitor alerts, whose purpose is to notify or automate when monitored conditions cross defined thresholds.

Answer B is incorrect because that description belongs to Application Insights, whose purpose is to observe application behavior and diagnose performance or reliability issues.

Answer D is incorrect because that description belongs to Container insights, whose purpose is to observe Kubernetes cluster and container health from Azure Monitor.

 

Question 11

An operations team wants an interactive Azure Monitor report that combines log queries, metrics, parameters, and explanatory text. Which statement describes the feature it should use?

1. Create interactive visual reports that combine metrics, logs, parameters, and text.
2. Provides personalized information about Azure service incidents, planned maintenance, and health advisories that can affect subscriptions.
3. Uses Network Watcher capabilities to monitor end-to-end network connectivity, reachability, and latency between endpoints.
4. Evaluate metric, log, activity-log, or other supported conditions and trigger notifications or automation.

Correct Answer: A

 

Correct Answer

Answer A is correct because Azure Monitor workbooks create interactive visual reports that combine metrics, logs, parameters, and text.

Incorrect Answers

Answer B is incorrect because that description belongs to Azure Service Health, whose purpose is to monitor platform events that may affect deployed Azure services.

Answer C is incorrect because that description belongs to Connection Monitor, whose purpose is to continuously validate network paths and identify connectivity degradation.

Answer D is incorrect because that description belongs to Azure Monitor alerts, whose purpose is to notify or automate when monitored conditions cross defined thresholds.

 

Question 12

Which Azure capability stores numerical time-series measurements optimized for near-real-time charting and alerting?

1. Azure Monitor metrics
2. Azure Monitor alerts
3. Container insights
4. Application Insights

Correct Answer: A

 

Correct Answer

Answer A is correct because Azure Monitor metrics matches the described capability and is intended to monitor resource performance with low-latency numerical telemetry.

Incorrect Answers

Answer B is incorrect because Azure Monitor alerts is intended to notify or automate when monitored conditions cross defined thresholds, which is a different architectural function.

Answer C is incorrect because Container insights is intended to observe Kubernetes cluster and container health from Azure Monitor, which is a different architectural function.

Answer D is incorrect because Application Insights is intended to observe application behavior and diagnose performance or reliability issues, which is a different architectural function.

 

Question 13

A data architect needs to observe application behavior and diagnose performance or reliability issues. Which Azure service or capability is the best fit?

1. Azure Resource Health
2. Application Insights
3. Azure Monitor workbooks
4. VM insights

Correct Answer: B

 

Correct Answer

Answer B is correct because Application Insights provides application performance monitoring, distributed tracing, request telemetry, dependency tracking, and availability monitoring. It directly meets the requirement to observe application behavior and diagnose performance or reliability issues.

Incorrect Answers

Answer A is incorrect because Azure Resource Health is used to determine whether a specific resource is unavailable or degraded because of platform conditions; that does not directly satisfy the requirement in this scenario.

Answer C is incorrect because Azure Monitor workbooks is used to build reusable operational dashboards for investigation and reporting; that does not directly satisfy the requirement in this scenario.

Answer D is incorrect because VM insights is used to monitor VM performance and understand host or process behavior; that does not directly satisfy the requirement in this scenario.

 

Question 14

For Azure Resource Health, which statement is accurate?

1. Provides application performance monitoring, distributed tracing, request telemetry, dependency tracking, and availability monitoring.
2. Reports the current and historical health of individual Azure resources.
3. Evaluate metric, log, activity-log, or other supported conditions and trigger notifications or automation.
4. Uses Network Watcher capabilities to monitor end-to-end network connectivity, reachability, and latency between endpoints.

Correct Answer: B

 

Correct Answer

Answer B is correct because Azure Resource Health reports the current and historical health of individual Azure resources.

Incorrect Answers

Answer A is incorrect because that description belongs to Application Insights, whose purpose is to observe application behavior and diagnose performance or reliability issues.

Answer C is incorrect because that description belongs to Azure Monitor alerts, whose purpose is to notify or automate when monitored conditions cross defined thresholds.

Answer D is incorrect because that description belongs to Connection Monitor, whose purpose is to continuously validate network paths and identify connectivity degradation.

 

Question 15

A solution architect needs to determine whether a specific resource is unavailable or degraded because of platform conditions. Which Azure service or capability is the best fit?

1. Azure Monitor alerts
2. Application Insights
3. Azure Resource Health
4. Connection Monitor

Correct Answer: C

 

Correct Answer

Answer C is correct because Azure Resource Health reports the current and historical health of individual Azure resources. It directly meets the requirement to determine whether a specific resource is unavailable or degraded because of platform conditions.

Incorrect Answers

Answer A is incorrect because Azure Monitor alerts is used to notify or automate when monitored conditions cross defined thresholds; that does not directly satisfy the requirement in this scenario.

Answer B is incorrect because Application Insights is used to observe application behavior and diagnose performance or reliability issues; that does not directly satisfy the requirement in this scenario.

Answer D is incorrect because Connection Monitor is used to continuously validate network paths and identify connectivity degradation; that does not directly satisfy the requirement in this scenario.

 

Question 16

To observe Kubernetes cluster and container health from Azure Monitor, which Azure design option should be selected?

1. Azure Resource Health
2. Azure Monitor metrics
3. Container insights
4. Azure Monitor workbooks

Correct Answer: C

 

Correct Answer

Answer C is correct because Container insights provides monitoring for AKS and supported Kubernetes environments, including node, controller, and container telemetry. It directly meets the requirement to observe Kubernetes cluster and container health from Azure Monitor.

Incorrect Answers

Answer A is incorrect because Azure Resource Health is used to determine whether a specific resource is unavailable or degraded because of platform conditions; that does not directly satisfy the requirement in this scenario.

Answer B is incorrect because Azure Monitor metrics is used to monitor resource performance with low-latency numerical telemetry; that does not directly satisfy the requirement in this scenario.

Answer D is incorrect because Azure Monitor workbooks is used to build reusable operational dashboards for investigation and reporting; that does not directly satisfy the requirement in this scenario.

 

Question 17

Which Azure capability extends Azure Monitor with curated performance and dependency views for virtual machines and virtual machine scale sets?

1. VM insights
2. Connection Monitor
3. Container insights
4. Azure Service Health

Correct Answer: A

 

Correct Answer

Answer A is correct because VM insights matches the described capability and is intended to monitor VM performance and understand host or process behavior.

Incorrect Answers

Answer B is incorrect because Connection Monitor is intended to continuously validate network paths and identify connectivity degradation, which is a different architectural function.

Answer C is incorrect because Container insights is intended to observe Kubernetes cluster and container health from Azure Monitor, which is a different architectural function.

Answer D is incorrect because Azure Service Health is intended to monitor platform events that may affect deployed Azure services, which is a different architectural function.

 

Question 18

An operations team needs Azure Monitor visibility into Kubernetes nodes, containers and cluster health. Which monitoring capability should the architect include?

1. Container insights
2. Azure Resource Health
3. Azure Monitor workbooks
4. Azure Monitor metrics

Correct Answer: A

 

Correct Answer

Answer A is correct because Container insights is designed to observe Kubernetes cluster and container health from Azure Monitor. Container insights provides monitoring for AKS and supported Kubernetes environments, including node, controller, and container telemetry.

Incorrect Answers

Answer B is incorrect because Azure Resource Health can be useful in Azure architectures, but its primary role is to determine whether a specific resource is unavailable or degraded because of platform conditions; it is not the best match for the stated priority.

Answer C is incorrect because Azure Monitor workbooks can be useful in Azure architectures, but its primary role is to build reusable operational dashboards for investigation and reporting; it is not the best match for the stated priority.

Answer D is incorrect because Azure Monitor metrics can be useful in Azure architectures, but its primary role is to monitor resource performance with low-latency numerical telemetry; it is not the best match for the stated priority.

 

Question 19

When considering Azure Monitor alerts, which requirement supports that choice?

1. To notify or automate when monitored conditions cross defined thresholds.
2. To centralize alert response destinations such as email, SMS, webhook, or automation.
3. To monitor VM performance and understand host or process behavior.
4. To build reusable operational dashboards for investigation and reporting.

Correct Answer: A

 

Correct Answer

Answer A is correct because Azure Monitor alerts evaluate metric, log, activity-log, or other supported conditions and trigger notifications or automation.

Incorrect Answers

Answer B is incorrect because that outcome is more directly associated with Action group, not Azure Monitor alerts.

Answer C is incorrect because that outcome is more directly associated with VM insights, not Azure Monitor alerts.

Answer D is incorrect because that outcome is more directly associated with Azure Monitor workbooks, not Azure Monitor alerts.

 

Question 20

To monitor resource performance with low-latency numerical telemetry, which Azure design option should be selected?

1. Application Insights
2. Azure Monitor alerts
3. Container insights
4. Azure Monitor metrics

Correct Answer: D

 

Correct Answer

Answer D is correct because Azure Monitor metrics stores numerical time-series measurements optimized for near-real-time charting and alerting. It directly meets the requirement to monitor resource performance with low-latency numerical telemetry.

Incorrect Answers

Answer A is incorrect because Application Insights is used to observe application behavior and diagnose performance or reliability issues; that does not directly satisfy the requirement in this scenario.

Answer B is incorrect because Azure Monitor alerts is used to notify or automate when monitored conditions cross defined thresholds; that does not directly satisfy the requirement in this scenario.

Answer C is incorrect because Container insights is used to observe Kubernetes cluster and container health from Azure Monitor; that does not directly satisfy the requirement in this scenario.

 

Question 21

Which Azure capability provides personalized information about Azure service incidents, planned maintenance, and health advisories that can affect subscriptions?

1. Azure Monitor metrics
2. Action group
3. Azure Service Health
4. Azure Resource Health

Correct Answer: C

 

Correct Answer

Answer C is correct because Azure Service Health matches the described capability and is intended to monitor platform events that may affect deployed Azure services.

Incorrect Answers

Answer A is incorrect because Azure Monitor metrics is intended to monitor resource performance with low-latency numerical telemetry, which is a different architectural function.

Answer B is incorrect because Action group is intended to centralize alert response destinations such as email, SMS, webhook, or automation, which is a different architectural function.

Answer D is incorrect because Azure Resource Health is intended to determine whether a specific resource is unavailable or degraded because of platform conditions, which is a different architectural function.

 

Question 22

To build reusable operational dashboards for investigation and reporting, which Azure design option should be selected?

1. Connection Monitor
2. Azure Monitor workbooks
3. Azure Service Health
4. Azure Monitor alerts

Correct Answer: B

 

Correct Answer

Answer B is correct because Azure Monitor workbooks is designed to build reusable operational dashboards for investigation and reporting. Azure Monitor workbooks create interactive visual reports that combine metrics, logs, parameters, and text.

Incorrect Answers

Answer A is incorrect because Connection Monitor can be useful in Azure architectures, but its primary role is to continuously validate network paths and identify connectivity degradation; it is not the best match for the stated priority.

Answer C is incorrect because Azure Service Health can be useful in Azure architectures, but its primary role is to monitor platform events that may affect deployed Azure services; it is not the best match for the stated priority.

Answer D is incorrect because Azure Monitor alerts can be useful in Azure architectures, but its primary role is to notify or automate when monitored conditions cross defined thresholds; it is not the best match for the stated priority.

 

Question 23

Which Azure capability reports the current and historical health of individual Azure resources?

1. Connection Monitor
2. Azure Monitor alerts
3. Application Insights
4. Azure Resource Health

Correct Answer: D

 

Correct Answer

Answer D is correct because Azure Resource Health matches the described capability and is intended to determine whether a specific resource is unavailable or degraded because of platform conditions.

Incorrect Answers

Answer A is incorrect because Connection Monitor is intended to continuously validate network paths and identify connectivity degradation, which is a different architectural function.

Answer B is incorrect because Azure Monitor alerts is intended to notify or automate when monitored conditions cross defined thresholds, which is a different architectural function.

Answer C is incorrect because Application Insights is intended to observe application behavior and diagnose performance or reliability issues, which is a different architectural function.

 

Question 24

For Container insights, which statement is accurate?

1. Provides monitoring for AKS and supported Kubernetes environments, including node, controller, and container telemetry.
2. Create interactive visual reports that combine metrics, logs, parameters, and text.
3. Reports the current and historical health of individual Azure resources.
4. Stores numerical time-series measurements optimized for near-real-time charting and alerting.

Correct Answer: A

 

Correct Answer

Answer A is correct because Container insights provides monitoring for AKS and supported Kubernetes environments, including node, controller, and container telemetry.

Incorrect Answers

Answer B is incorrect because that description belongs to Azure Monitor workbooks, whose purpose is to build reusable operational dashboards for investigation and reporting.

Answer C is incorrect because that description belongs to Azure Resource Health, whose purpose is to determine whether a specific resource is unavailable or degraded because of platform conditions.

Answer D is incorrect because that description belongs to Azure Monitor metrics, whose purpose is to monitor resource performance with low-latency numerical telemetry.

 

Question 25

For Application Insights, which statement is accurate?

1. Create interactive visual reports that combine metrics, logs, parameters, and text.
2. Provides application performance monitoring, distributed tracing, request telemetry, dependency tracking, and availability monitoring.
3. Reports the current and historical health of individual Azure resources.
4. Extends Azure Monitor with curated performance and dependency views for virtual machines and virtual machine scale sets.

Correct Answer: B

 

Correct Answer

Answer B is correct because Application Insights provides application performance monitoring, distributed tracing, request telemetry, dependency tracking, and availability monitoring.

Incorrect Answers

Answer A is incorrect because that description belongs to Azure Monitor workbooks, whose purpose is to build reusable operational dashboards for investigation and reporting.

Answer C is incorrect because that description belongs to Azure Resource Health, whose purpose is to determine whether a specific resource is unavailable or degraded because of platform conditions.

Answer D is incorrect because that description belongs to VM insights, whose purpose is to monitor VM performance and understand host or process behavior.