Microsoft DP-420 Actual Questions

Azure Cosmos DB is a multi-model database that supports various data models, such as documents, key-value, graph, and column-family3. The core content-model of Cosmos DB’s database engine is based on atom-record-sequence (ARS), which allows it to store and query different types of data in a flexible and efficient way3.

To develop a model that supports order read operations and minimizes the number of requests, you should consider the following factors:

The size and shape of your data

The frequency and complexity of your queries

The latency and throughput requirements of your application

The trade-offs between storage efficiency and query performance

Based on these factors, one possible model that you could implement is B. Create a single database that contains one container. Create a separate document for each order and embed the order items into the order documents.

This model has the following advantages:

It stores orders and order items as self-contained documents that can be easily retrieved by order ID1.

It avoids storing redundant data or creating additional containers for order items1.

It allows you to view the order history of a customer with simple queries1.

It leverages the benefits of embedding data, such as reducing the number of requests, improving query performance, and simplifying data consistency2.

This model also has some limitations, such as:

It may not be suitable for some order items that have data that is greater than 2 KB, as it could exceed the maximum document size limit of 2 MB2.

It may not be optimal for scenarios where order items need to be queried independently from orders or aggregated by other criteria2.

It may not support transactions across multiple orders or customers, as transactions are scoped to a single logical partition2.

Depending on your specific use case and requirements, you may need to adjust this model or choose a different one. For example, you could use a hybrid data model that combines embedding and referencing data2, or you could use a graph data model that expresses entities and relationships as vertices and edges.

Instead create an Azure function that uses Azure Cosmos DB Core (SQL) API change feed as a trigger and Azure event hub as the output.

The Azure Cosmos DB change feed is a mechanism to get a continuous and incremental feed of records from an Azure Cosmos container as those records are being created or modified. Change feed support works by listening to container for any changes. It then outputs the sorted list of documents that were changed in the order in which they were modified.

The following diagram represents the data flow and components involved in the solution:

If the primary write region fails, applications that write to the database must use a different connection string to continue to use the service. = NOYou do not need to use a different connection string to continue to use the service if the primary write region fails. This is because Azure Cosmos DB supports automatic failover, which means that it will automatically switch the primary write region to another region in case of a regional outage2. The application does not need to change the connection string or specify the failover priority3. The connection string contains a list of all the regions associated with your account, and Azure Cosmos DB will route the requests to the appropriate region based on the availability and latency1.

The primary Read-Only SQL Connection String and the Secondary Read-Only SQL Connection String will connect to different regions from an application running in the East US Azure region = YesThe primary read-only SQL connection string and the secondary read-only SQL connection string will connect to different regions from an application running in the East US Azure region. This is because the primary read-only SQL connection string contains the endpoint for the East US region, which is the same as the primary write region. The secondary read-only SQL connection string contains the endpoint for the West US region, which is the additional read region. Therefore, if an application running in the East US Azure region uses these connection strings, it will connect to different regions depending on which one it chooses.

Applications can choose from which region by setting the PreferredLocations property within their connection properties = Yes

Applications can choose from which region by setting the PreferredLocations property within their connection properties. This property allows you to specify a list of regions that you prefer to read from based on their proximity to your application2. Azure Cosmos DB will route the requests to the appropriate region based on the availability and latency1. You can also set the ApplicationRegion property to the region where your application is deployed, and Azure Cosmos DB will automatically populate the PreferredLocations property based on the geo-proximity from that location1.

With an upsert operation we can either insert or update an existing record at the same time.

FeedPollDelay: The time (in milliseconds) for the delay between polling a partition for new changes on the feed, after all current changes are drained. Default is 5,000 milliseconds, or 5 seconds.