Exam AZ-204 topic 2 question 50 discussion

1. Always on If you run on an App Service plan, you should enable the Always on setting so that your function app runs correctly. On an App Service plan, the functions runtime goes idle after a few minutes of inactivity, so only HTTP triggers will "wake up" your functions. The Always on setting is available only on an App Service plan. On a Consumption plan, the platform activates function apps automatically. Even with Always On enabled, the execution timeout for individual functions is controlled by the functionTimeout setting in the host.json project file. 2. Basic The dedicated App Service plans supported for function app hosting include Basic, Standard, Premium, and Isolated SKUs. Free and Shared tier App Service plans aren't supported by Azure Functions. Basic is the correct answer since it is cheaper than Standard. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/dedicated-plan

Always On and Continuous Deployment are not supported on the Free tier plans. Answer: Managed Identity & Basic

✅ Managed identity Queue-triggered Azure Functions do not require Always On if hosted in the Consumption plan. Since your plan is asp1 (Free), the most applicable feature from the dropdown that aligns with cost efficiency and functionality is Managed identity (used for secure access to Azure services, e.g., queues). Always On is not supported in Free tier and is not necessary for queue triggers in Consumption plan. Continuous deployment is unrelated to queue triggering or minimizing cost. ✅ Shared or Basic Free and Shared tiers are the lowest-cost options. However, Azure Function Apps with queue triggers typically require the Consumption plan, which is not shown in this dropdown. Among the available options, Shared is the best low-cost tier that supports more functionality than Free (though the real best choice in production would be Consumption, which is not listed here). Standard supports Always On and more, but is more costly.

I believe it's 1. Managed Identity 2. Basic Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/functions-identity-based-connections-tutorial-2

Use managed identity to connect to the queue that's triggering the function execution. Azure Functions on a consumption plan don't require "Always On" for auto-scaling. The "Always On" feature is irrelevant here.

Regarding this article a connection to a queue can be identity based and Azure functions uses a managed identity here. Maybe that is why the answer states to use this feature. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/dedicated-plan

I didn't got it. Cos in the Microsoft docs says "Free and Shared tier App Service plans aren't supported by Azure Functions...", So... this kind of config for the App Service Plan should works? https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/dedicated-plan

Always on: "If you run on an App Service plan, you should enable the Always on setting so that your function app runs correctly. " Basic: "Free and Shared tier App Service plans aren't supported by Azure Functions. For a lower-cost option hosting your function executions, you should instead consider the Consumption plan, where you are billed based on function executions."

1. Always On 2. Basic

Answer is correct. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/dedicated-plan

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1. Always on 2. Basic

1. Always on 2. Basic "If you run on an App Service plan, you should enable the Always on setting so that your function app runs correctly. On an App Service plan, the functions runtime goes idle after a few minutes of inactivity, so only HTTP triggers will "wake up" your functions. The Always on setting is available only on an App Service plan." https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/dedicated-plan

1. Always on 2. Free

Managed identity?