Exam objective
AZ-900Describe cloud service types
This objective sits in Describe cloud concepts, which carries 27% of the Azure Fundamentals exam. The questions below are original, written from the official objective title above, and each explanation cites the Microsoft Azure page it rests on.
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A worked example
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A development team must publish a web app and a REST API on Azure, with no servers to provision or patch. Which of these matches what they need?
Correct.
Checked against learn.microsoft.com, July 2026Concept
Managed application hosting takes the machine out of the picture. You supply code and a runtime choice, and the provider handles capacity, patching and the operating system beneath it.
Why C
The source states App Service lets you run web applications, mobile back ends, and RESTful APIs without worrying about managing the underlying infrastructure, matching this option exactly.
Source
App Service overview, checked July 2026Azure App Service is a platform that lets you run web applications, mobile back ends, and RESTful APIs without worrying about managing the underlying infrastructure.
Now you: practice questions
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Sample question 1 of 3
An architect is comparing Azure App Service and Azure Functions for a workload made up of short-lived, event-triggered tasks with highly variable execution frequency, rather than a continuously running web front end. Which service type better matches this workload pattern?
Sample question 2 of 3
What best defines Azure Functions?
Sample question 3 of 3
A media company wants to run custom logic whenever a new video file is uploaded to blob storage, without provisioning or managing servers. Which Azure Functions scenario matches this requirement?
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