DTU vs vCore pricing models in Azure - Interactive Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to select the pricing model for an Azure SQL Database.

Azure

pricing_model = "[1]"

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AvCore

BBandwidth

CStorage

DDTU

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Choosing 'vCore' which is a different pricing model.

Selecting 'Storage' or 'Bandwidth' which are not pricing models.

The DTU pricing model bundles compute, storage, and IO resources into a single unit.

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medium

Complete the code to select the pricing model that allows independent scaling of compute and storage.

Azure

pricing_model = "[1]"

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ABasic

BvCore

CDTU

DPremium

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Choosing 'DTU' which bundles resources together.

Selecting service tiers like 'Basic' or 'Premium' which are not pricing models.

The vCore model lets you scale compute and storage separately for more flexibility.

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hard

Fix the error in the code to correctly assign the pricing model variable.

Azure

pricing_model = [1]

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A"vCore"

BDTU

CvCore

D'DTU'

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Not using quotes causes a NameError.

Using unquoted identifiers instead of strings.

String values must be enclosed in quotes in Python code.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a dictionary showing pricing models and their scaling features.

Azure

pricing_features = {"DTU": "[1]", "vCore": "[2]"}

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Abundled compute and storage

Bindependent compute and storage

Cfixed storage only

Ddynamic bandwidth allocation

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Mixing up which model bundles or separates resources.

Choosing unrelated features like bandwidth.

DTU bundles compute and storage together, while vCore allows independent scaling.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to complete the dictionary showing pricing model, billing unit, and flexibility.

Azure

pricing_info = {"model": "[1]", "billing_unit": "[2]", "flexibility": "[3]"}

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ADTU

BvCore

Cbundled resources

Dindependent scaling

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Confusing billing units between models.

Mixing flexibility descriptions.

The vCore model bills by virtual cores, offers independent scaling, while DTU bundles resources.