AZ-900 · Question #519
Which Azure service is an example of serverless computing?
The correct answer is C. Azure Functions. Azure Functions is the definitive serverless computing service among the choices, allowing event-driven code execution without infrastructure management.
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Options
- AAzure dedicated hosts
- BAzure Virtual Machines
- CAzure Functions
- DAzure storage account
How the community answered
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- B2% (1)
- C92% (47)
- D4% (2)
Why each option
Azure Functions is the definitive serverless computing service among the choices, allowing event-driven code execution without infrastructure management.
Azure dedicated hosts provide single-tenant physical servers for VMs, representing an IaaS offering that requires server management, not serverless computing.
Azure Virtual Machines are an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offering where users manage the operating system and software, which is not characteristic of serverless computing.
Azure Functions is a serverless computing service that executes code in response to events, abstracting away the underlying server management and infrastructure scaling. With Azure Functions, users pay only for the compute resources consumed during execution, making it a true serverless offering.
Azure Storage Accounts provide scalable cloud storage for various data types and are a storage service, not a compute service, and therefore not an example of serverless computing.
Concept tested: Azure serverless computing services
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/functions-overview
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