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AZ-305 Practice Exam: Azure Solutions Architect

Designing identity, governance, data storage, business continuity and infrastructure solutions on Azure: 354 original questions with detailed explanations, smart review and progress tracking. Independent prep resource, not affiliated with Microsoft.

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354
Questions
50
Per exam
70%
Pass mark
4
Domains

AZ-305 exam domains

Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions
25-30%
Design data storage solutions
20-25%
Design business continuity solutions
15-20%
Design infrastructure solutions
30-35%

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AZ-305 sample questions

Five real questions from our 354-question bank. Try to answer before revealing the solution.

1. An Azure VM must access Azure SQL Database without any password in its configuration. What should you recommend?

  1. A managed identity with Microsoft Entra authentication on the database
  2. Anonymous access restricted by firewall rules
  3. A password stored in an environment variable
  4. A password in app settings
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Correct answer: A. Managed identities remove secrets from configuration.

2. Which feature encrypts sensitive columns so that even database administrators cannot see plaintext values?

  1. Dynamic data masking only
  2. Always Encrypted
  3. Transparent data encryption only
  4. Public endpoint
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Correct answer: B. Always Encrypted keeps keys outside the database engine.

3. Which factor is most important when choosing a Cosmos DB partition key?

  1. The partition key must be a boolean value
  2. A constant value for all items to simplify queries
  3. High cardinality that distributes requests and storage evenly
  4. The shortest possible string value
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Correct answer: C. A poor key creates hot partitions.

4. An organization needs to protect SQL Server databases running in Azure VMs with log backups every 15 minutes. Which option fits?

  1. Azure Backup for SQL Server in Azure VMs
  2. Azure VM snapshots
  3. Native SQL backups to a local disk
  4. Azure Site Recovery
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Correct answer: A. The workload-aware backup supports log backups and PITR.

5. Which service provides regional layer-7 load balancing with URL-based routing, TLS termination and an optional WAF?

  1. Azure Load Balancer
  2. Azure Traffic Manager
  3. Azure Application Gateway
  4. Azure NAT Gateway
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Correct answer: C. Application Gateway is a regional web traffic load balancer.

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Frequently asked questions

How many questions does the AZ-305 practice exam have?

The question bank has 354 original questions. Each practice exam draws 50 questions weighted by domain, just like the official exam.

What's the passing score for AZ-305?

Microsoft's official AZ-305 exam requires a score equivalent to 70% to pass. We use the same threshold in our practice exams so you train under realistic conditions.

What domains does the AZ-305 exam cover?

Four domains: design identity, governance and monitoring solutions (25-30%), data storage solutions (20-25%), business continuity solutions (15-20%), and infrastructure solutions (30-35%).

Is the AZ-305 practice exam free?

Yes, you can practice for free without signing up. Creating a free account adds progress tracking and smart review (SRS); the Pro tier removes daily question limits.

Are these the official Microsoft exam questions?

No. These are original questions written based on Microsoft's official "Skills measured" guide for AZ-305, not extracts from the real exam or "exam dumps".