About This Flashcard Deck
This flashcard deck contains 5 cards covering key Storage & Security concepts for the AZ-204 exam. Practice Cosmos DB, Blob Storage, and security concepts for AZ-204. Use active recall by attempting to answer each question before revealing the answer. Research shows that flashcard-based active recall is one of the most effective study techniques for certification exams.
Question
What are the five Cosmos DB consistency levels?
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Answer
Strong, Bounded Staleness, Session (default), Consistent Prefix, and Eventual. Ordered from strongest to weakest.
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All Storage & Security Flashcards
Q: What are the five Cosmos DB consistency levels?
A: Strong, Bounded Staleness, Session (default), Consistent Prefix, and Eventual. Ordered from strongest to weakest.
Q: What is a good partition key in Cosmos DB?
A: High cardinality, even distribution, frequently used in queries. Avoid low-cardinality fields like status or country.
Q: What is the difference between system-assigned and user-assigned managed identity?
A: System-assigned is tied to one resource and deleted with it. User-assigned is standalone and can be shared across multiple resources.
Q: How does MSAL token caching work?
A: MSAL caches access and refresh tokens. AcquireTokenSilent checks cache first; only prompts user or calls AAD if no valid cached token exists.
Q: What are the Blob Storage access tiers?
A: Hot (frequent access, higher storage cost), Cool (30+ days, lower storage cost), and Archive (180+ days, offline, rehydration required).
Effective Azure Flashcard Study Method
For Azure certifications, we recommend the spaced repetition approach: review these flashcards daily for the first week, then every other day for two weeks, then weekly until your exam date. Focus extra time on cards related to Azure service comparisons — understanding when to choose between similar services (e.g., App Service vs. AKS vs. Container Instances) is a common exam pattern.