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Your company uses Azure DevOps for Git source control.
You have a project in Azure DevOps named Contoso App that contains the following repositories:
✑ https://dev.azure.com/contoso/contoso-app/core-api
✑ https://dev.azure.com/contoso/contoso-app/core-spa
✑ https://dev.azure.com/contoso/contoso-app/core-db
You need to ensure that developers receive Slack notifications when there are pull requests created for Contoso App.
What should you run in Slack? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
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You plan to create alerts that will be triggered based on the page load performance of a home page.
You have the Application Insights log query shown in the following exhibit.
 
Use the drop-down menus to select the answer choice that completes each statement based on the information presented in the graphic.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Hot Area:
 

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The lead developer at your company reports that adding new application features takes longer than expected due to a large accumulated technical debt.
You need to recommend changes to reduce the accumulated technical debt.
Solution: You recommend reducing the code coupling and the dependency cycles?
Does this meet the goal?

A. Yes

B. No

In Azure DevOps, you create Project3.
You need to meet the requirements of the project.
What should you do first?

A. From Azure DevOps, modify the build definition.

B. From SonarQube, obtain an authentication token.

C. From Azure DevOps, create a service endpoint.

D. From SonarQube, create a project.

Your company has a project in Azure DevOps for a new web application.
The company uses ServiceNow for change management.
You need to ensure that a change request is processed before any components can be deployed to the production environment.
What are two ways to integrate ServiceNow into the Azure DevOps release pipeline? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

A. Define a deployment control that invokes the ServiceNow REST API.

B. Define a pre-deployment gate before the deployment to the Prod stage.

C. Define a deployment control that invokes the ServiceNow SOAP API.

D. Define a post-deployment gate after the deployment to the QA stage.

You are designing a strategy to monitor the baseline metrics of Azure virtual machines that run Windows Server.
You need to collect detailed data about the processes running in the guest operating system.
Which two agents should you deploy? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

A. the Telegraf agent

B. the Azure Log Analytics agent

C. the Azure Network Watcher Agent for Windows

D. the Dependency agent

You have several Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) accounts.
You need to ensure that users use multi-factor authentication (MFA) to access Azure apps from untrusted networks.
What should you configure in Azure AD?

A. access reviews

B. managed identities

C. entitlement management

D. conditional access

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You are creating a YAML-based Azure pipeline to deploy an Azure Data Factory instance that has the following requirements:
✑ If a Data Factory instance exists already, the instance must be overwritten.
✑ No other resources in a resource group named Fabrikam must be affected.
How should you complete the code? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
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You have a GitHub repository that contains multiple workflows and a secret stored at the environment level.
You need to ensure that the secret can be used by all the workflows.
What should you do first?

A. Recreate the secret at the organization level.

B. Recreate the secret at the repository level.

C. Enable required reviewers.

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You need to deploy Internet Information Services (IIS) to an Azure virtual machine that runs Windows Server 2019.
How should you complete the Desired State Configuration (DSC) configuration script? To answer, drag the appropriate values to the correct locations. Each value may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Select and Place:
 

You have an app named App1 that uses Application Insights to monitor application performance.
You need to analyze how often a page in App1 is accessed.
Which pane in Application Insights should you use?

A. Events

B. Sessions

C. Impact

D. Users

DRAG DROP
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You have a GitHub organization that contains three users named User1, User2, and User3. You have a project that contains a repository named repo1.
You need to configure permissions for repo1. The solution must meet the following requirements:
•	Ensure that User1 can actively push to repo1.
•	Ensure that User2 can manage issues and pull requests for repo1.
•	Ensure that User3 can manage repo1.
•	Prevent User3 from accessing sensitive data in repo1.
Which role should you assign to each user? To answer, drag the appropriate roles to the correct users. Each role may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
 

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You have several Azure virtual machines that run Windows Server 2019.
You need to identify the distinct event IDs of each virtual machine as shown in the following table.
 
How should you complete the Azure Monitor query? To answer, drag the appropriate values to the correct locations. Each value may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
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You need to the merge the POC branch into the default branch. The solution must meet the technical requirements.
Which command should you run?

A. git rebase

B. git merge –squash

C. git push

D. git merge –allow-unrelated-histories

You have a multi-tier application that has an Azure Web Apps front end and an Azure SQL Database back end.
You need to recommend a solution to capture and store telemetry data. The solution must meet the following requirements:
✑ Support using ad-hoc queries to identify baselines.
✑ Trigger alerts when metrics in the baseline are exceeded.
✑ Store application and database metrics in a central location.
What should you include in the recommendation?

A. Azure Event Hubs

B. Azure SQL Database Intelligent Insights

C. Azure Application Insights

D. Azure Log Analytics

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You have a project in Azure DevOps.
You plan to create a build pipeline that will deploy resources by using Azure Resource Manager templates. The templates will reference secrets stored in Azure
Key Vault.
You need to ensure that you can dynamically generate the resource ID of the key vault during template deployment.
What should you include in the template? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
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You use an Azure Pipelines pipeline to build and deploy an app.
You have a custom test task that has the following inputs:
•	testResultsFiles: **/TEST-*.trx
•	searchFolder: $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)
•	mergeTestResults: true
Which format should you use for the input data of testResultsFiles?

A. VSTest

B. NUnit

C. CTest

D. JUnit

Your company makes use of Azure SQL Database Intelligent Insights and Azure Application Insights for monitoring purposes.
You have been tasked with analyzing the monitoring using ad-hoc queries. You need to utilize the correct query language.
Solution: You use Azure Log Analytics.
Does the solution meet the goal?

A. Yes

B. No

SIMULATION -
You need to create a virtual machine template in an Azure DevTest Labs environment named az400-123456789-dtl1. The template must be based on Windows
Server 2019 Datacenter. Virtual machines created from the template must include the selenium tool and the Google Chrome browser.
To complete this task, sign in to the Microsoft Azure portal.

You have a private project in Azure DevOps.
You need to ensure that a project manager can create custom work item queries to report on the project's progress. The solution must use the principle of least privilege.
To which security group should you add the project manager?

A. Reader

B. Project Collection Administrators

C. Project Administrators

D. Contributor

DRAG DROP
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You have an Azure Repos Git repository named repo1.
You need to ensure that you can authenticate to repo1 by using SSH.
Which four actions should you perform in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
NOTE: More than one order of answer choices is correct. You will receive credit for any of the correct orders you select.
 

SIMULATION -
You have an Azure function hosted in an App Service plan named az400-123456789-func1.
You need to configure az400-123456789-func1 to upgrade the functions automatically whenever new code is committed to the master branch of https:// github.com/Azure-Samples/functions-quickstart.
To complete this task, sign in to the Microsoft Azure portal.

Your company has an Azure DevOps project, which includes a build pipeline that makes use of roughly fifty open source libraries.
You have been tasked with making sure that you are able to scan project for common security weaknesses in the open source libraries.
Which of the following actions should you take?

A. You should create a build task and use the WhiteSource Bolt service.

B. You should create a deployment task and use the WhiteSource Bolt service.

C. You should create a build task and use the Chef service.

D. You should create a deployment task and use the Chef service.

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You have a project in Azure DevOps named Contoso App that contains pipelines in Azure Pipelines for GitHub repositories.
You need to ensure that developers receive Microsoft Teams notifications when there are failures in a pipeline of Contoso App.
What should you run in Teams? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
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Your company uses Azure DevOps for the build pipelines and deployment pipelines of Java-based projects.
You need to recommend a strategy for managing technical debt.
Which two actions should you include in the recommendation? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

A. Configure post-deployment approvals in the deployment pipeline.

B. Configure pre-deployment approvals in the deployment pipeline.

C. Integrate Azure DevOps and SonarQube.

D. Integrate Azure DevOps and Azure DevTest Labs.

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Your company uses GitHub for source control. GitHub repositories store source code and store process documentation. The process documentation is saved as
Microsoft Word documents that contain simple flow charts stored as .bmp files.
You need to optimize the integration and versioning of the process documentation and the flow charts. The solution must meet the following requirements:
✑ Store documents as plain text.
✑ Minimize the number of files that must be maintained.
✑ Simplify the modification, merging, and reuse of flow charts.
Simplify the modification, merging, and reuse of documents.
 
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Your company hosts a web application in Azure, and makes use of Azure Pipelines for managing the build and release of the application.
When stakeholders report that system performance has been adversely affected by the most recent releases, you configure alerts in Azure Monitor.
You are informed that new releases must satisfy specified performance baseline conditions in the staging environment before they can be deployed to production.
You need to make sure that releases not satisfying the performance baseline are prevented from being deployed.
Which of the following actions should you take?

A. You should make use of a branch control check.

B. You should make use of an alert trigger.

C. You should make use of a gate.

D. You should make use of an approval check.

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You integrate a cloud-hosted Jenkins server and a new Azure DevOps deployment.
You need Azure DevOps to send a notification to Jenkins when a developer commits changes to a branch in Azure Repos.
Solution: You create an email subscription to an Azure DevOps notification.
Does this meet the goal?

A. Yes

B. No

You need to consider the underlined segment to establish whether it is accurate.
Black Duck can be used to make sure that all the open source libraries conform to your company's licensing criteria.
Select `No adjustment required` if the underlined segment is accurate. If the underlined segment is inaccurate, select the accurate option.

A. No adjustment required.

B. Maven

C. Bamboo

D. CMAKE

You run the Register-AzureRmAutomationDscNode command in your company's environment.
You need to make sure that your company's test servers remain correctly configured, regardless of configuration drift.
Solution: You set the -ConfigurationMode parameter to ApplyAndMonitor.
Does the solution meet the goal?

A. Yes

B. No

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You plan to update the Azure DevOps strategy of your company.
You need to identify the following issues as they occur during the company's development process:
✑ Licensing violations
✑ Prohibited libraries
Solution: You implement continuous integration.
Does this meet the goal?

A. Yes

B. No

Your company plans to use an agile approach to software development.
You need to recommend an application to provide communication between members of the development team who work in locations around the world. The applications must meet the following requirements:
✑ Provide the ability to isolate the members of different project teams into separate communication channels and to keep a history of the chats within those channels.
✑ Be available on Windows 10, Mac OS, iOS, and Android operating systems.
✑ Provide the ability to add external contractors and suppliers to projects.
✑ Integrate directly with Azure DevOps.
What should you recommend?

A. Skype for Business

B. Bamboo

C. Octopus

D. Slack

DRAG DROP
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You have a project in Azure DevOps.
You need to configure a dashboard. The solution must include the following metrics:
•	Bottlenecks in the software development process
•	A burndown chart for the work in a single iteration
•	How long it takes to close a work item after the item was started
Which type of widget should you use for each metric? To answer, drag the appropriate widget types to the correct metrics. Each widget type may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
 

DRAG DROP
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You have a web app named App1 that uses Application Insights in Azure Monitor.
You need to compare the hourly CPU usage of App1 from the last 24 hours. The solution must include a graph that has a threshold line at 75 percent.
How should you complete the query? To answer, drag the appropriate values to the correct targets. Each value may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
 

Your company creates a web application.
You need to recommend a solution that automatically sends to Microsoft Teams a daily summary of the exceptions that occur in the application.
Which two Azure services should you recommend? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

A. Azure Logic Apps

B. Azure Pipelines

C. Microsoft Visual Studio App Center

D. Azure DevOps Project

E. Azure Application Insights

You plan to create a GitHub workflow that will use GitHub Actions. The actions will require a 256-KB secret.
You need to recommend a solution to store and encrypt the secret. The secret value must be accessible only to the workflow. The solution must minimize administrative effort
What should you recommend?

A. Store the secret in the organization-level GitHub secrets.

B. Store the secret in the repository-level GitHub secrets.

C. Encrypt the secret value and store the value in the repository. Store the decryption key in the repository-level GitHub secrets.

D. Encrypt the secret value and store the value in the repository. Store the decryption key in the organization-level GitHub secrets.

You intend to make use of Azure Artifacts to share packages that you wrote, tested, validated, and deployed.
You want to use a solitary feed to release several builds of each package. You have to make sure that the release of packages that are in development is restricted.
Which of the following actions should you take?

A. You should make use of static code analysis.

B. You should make use of views.

C. You should make use of dynamic code analysis.

D. You should make use of upstream sources.

You are currently developing a project for a client that will be managing work items via Azure DevOps.
You want to make sure that the work item process you use for the client allows for requirements, change requests, risks, and reviews to be tracked.
Which of the following is the option you would choose?

A. Basic

B. Agile

C. Scrum

D. CMMI

DRAG DROP
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You have a GitHub repository that contains the code for an app named App1.
App1 depends on a library of functions from a repository at https://github.com/contoso/afeed.
You need to keep a clone of the afeed repository as a subdirectory of the App1 repository.
How should you complete the Git command? To answer, drag the appropriate values to the correct targets. Each value may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
 

You have a private distribution group that contains provisioned and unprovisioned devices.
You need to distribute a new iOS application to the distribution group by using Microsoft Visual Studio App Center.
What should you do?

A. Register the devices on the Apple Developer portal.

B. Add the device owner to the organization in App Center.

C. Create an unsigned build.

D. Add the device owner to the collaborators group.

Your company uses GitHub for source control. The company has a team that performs code reviews.
You need to automate the assignment of the code reviews. The solution must meet the following requirements:
✑ Prioritize the assignment of code reviews to team members who have the fewest outstanding assignments.
✑ Ensure that each team member performs an equal number of code reviews in any 30-day period.
✑ Prevent the assignment of code reviews to the team leader.
Which two actions should you perform? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

A. Clear Never assign certain team members.

B. Select If assigning team members, don’t notify the entire team.

C. Select Never assign certain team members.

D. Set Routing algorithm to Round robin.

E. Set Routing algorithm to Load balance.

DRAG DROP
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You use Exabeam Fusion SIEM and the Azure cloud platform.
You need to integrate Exabeam and Azure. The solution must use OAuth authentication.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
 

HOTSPOT
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You have an Azure subscription.
You need to create a storage account by using a Bicep file.
How should you complete the file? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
 

You need to configure Azure Pipelines to control App2 builds.
Which authentication method should you use?

A. Windows NTLM

B. certificate

C. SAML

D. personal access token (PAT)

You need to consider the underlined segment to establish whether it is accurate.
To deploy an application to a number of Azure virtual machines, you should create a universal group.
Select `No adjustment required` if the underlined segment is accurate. If the underlined segment is inaccurate, select the accurate option.

A. No adjustment required.

B. security

C. deployment

D. resource

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Your company uses Git as a source code control system for a complex app named App1.
You plan to add a new functionality to App1.
You need to design a branching model for the new functionality.
Which branch lifetime and branch time should you use in the branching model? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
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You are developing an Azure Pipelines pipeline.
You need to configure a check in the pipeline that will query Azure Boards to ensure that there are no active work item issues before the pipeline deploys a build to production.
Which type of check should you implement?

A. post-deployment approvals

B. manual validations

C. pre-deployment gates

D. pre-deployment approvals

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You plan to create a release pipeline that will deploy Azure resources by using Azure Resource Manager templates. The release pipeline will create the following resources:
✑ Two resource groups
✑ Four Azure virtual machines in one resource group
✑ Two Azure SQL databases in other resource group
You need to recommend a solution to deploy the resources.
Solution: Create a single standalone template that will deploy all the resources.
Does this meet the goal?

A. Yes

B. No

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You have an Azure subscription that contains the resources shown in the following table.
 
You plan to create a linked service in DF1. The linked service will connect to SQL1 by using Microsoft SQL Server authentication. The password for the SQL
Server login will be stored -
in KV1.
You need to configure DF1 to retrieve the password when the data factory connects to SQL1. The solution must use the principle of least privilege.
How should you configure DF1? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
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HOTSPOT
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You have a GitHub repository that contains a workflow named WF1. WF1 is used to build code for an app named App1.
You need to add a build status badge to the README.md file in the repository for App1.
How should you complete the URL for the badge? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.