AZ-104 Certification Notes

Chapter 8.3 - Core Storage Services

Azure has 5 core storage services.

Azure Blob
- A massively scalable object store for text and binary data. Also includes support for big data analytics through Data Lake Storage Gen2
Azure Files
- Managed file shares for cloud or on-premises deployments
Azure Queues
- A messaging store for reliable messaging between application components
Azure Tables
- A NoSQL store for schema-less storage of structured data
Azure Disks
- Block-level storage volumes for Azure VMs

Which core storage service manages file shares for cloud or on-premises deployments?
- Azure Files
- Azure Tables
- Azure Queues
- Azure Blob
Which core storage service is a NoSQL store for schemaless storage of structured data?
- Azure Tables
- Azure Disks
- Azure Files
- Azure Queues
What does the core storage service Azure Disks utilize?
- It provides block-level storage volumes for Azure VMs.
Which core storage service is a messaging store for reliable messaging between application components?
- Azure Queues