az-400 Practice Question 1984
Exam: az-400
Domain: Implement an instrumentation strategy
Topic: Configure monitoring and telemetry
Difficulty: medium
You are tasked with ensuring that your Azure Function app is available 99.9% of the time. Which of the following methods would best help you achieve this goal by leveraging synthetic monitoring?
Answer Options
A
Enable custom logs in Application Insights to track user interactions.
B
Configure synthetic monitoring in Application Insights to simulate user traffic and check the availability of the Azure Function app.
C
Set up real user monitoring to capture actual user traffic patterns and performance.
D
Create an alert in Azure Monitor for the Azure Function app resource.
Correct Answer
B: Configure synthetic monitoring in Application Insights to simulate user traffic and check the availability of the Azure Function app.
Explanation
The correct answer is B because synthetic monitoring tools like Azure Application Insights can simulate user traffic to your application and provide insights into its availability and performance. Option A is incorrect as it pertains to setting up custom logs in Application Insights, which does not directly measure availability. Option C is incorrect as it involves configuring real user monitoring, which is not the same as synthetic monitoring. Option D is incorrect as it refers to setting up an alert in Azure Monitor, which is not specifically about synthetic monitoring.