Monitoring & backup
38 practice questions with explanations — 15 free to try
PassNova has 38 Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) practice questions on Monitoring & backup, each with a clear explanation. A 15-question taster is free with no sign-up; the full bank is part of PassNova Premium. Updated for 2026.
Monitoring & backup: example questions & answers
2 worked examples with answers and explanations below. Try 15 Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) questions free in the browser; the full 38-question Monitoring & backup bank is part of PassNova Premium.
Which Azure Monitor component collects and stores log and performance data for querying with KQL?
- ANetwork Watcher
- BActivity log alerts raised on control-plane operations
- CLog Analytics workspace✓
- DAction groups
Answer: A Log Analytics workspace stores log and metric data that you query using Kusto Query Language (KQL) for analysis and alerting.
What does the Azure Activity Log record?
- AApplication trace logs written by the code running inside the app
- BSubscription-level control-plane events such as resource changes✓
- CGuest OS performance counters gathered from inside each virtual machine
- DRaw network packets
Answer: The Activity Log captures control-plane operations like who created, updated, or deleted resources at the subscription level, useful for auditing.