Exam 70-486 topic 1 question 21 discussion

Actual exam question from Microsoft's 70-486

Question #: 21
Topic #: 1

You are designing a distributed application.
The application must store a small amount of insecure global information that does not change frequently.
You need to configure the application to meet the requirements.
Which server-side state management option should you use? (Each correct answer presents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.)

A. Application state
B. Session state
C. Database support
D. Profile properties

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Suggested Answer: AC 🗳️
Application state is a data repository available to all classes in an ASP.NET application. Application state is stored in memory on the server and is faster than storing and retrieving information in a database. Unlike session state, which is specific to a single user session, application state applies to all users and all sessions. Therefore, application state is a useful place to store small amounts of often-used data that does not change from one user to another. The topics in this section provide information on how application state works and how to use it.
SQL Database provides a relational database management system for Windows Azure and is based on SQL Server technology. With a SQL Database instance, you can easily provision and deploy relational database solutions to the cloud, and take advantage of a distributed data center that provides enterprise-class availability, scalability, and security with the benefits of built-in data protection and self-healing.
References:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/bf9xhdz4(v=vs.85).aspx

by apostolin at Sept. 11, 2019, 12:21 p.m.

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apostolin

Highly Voted 5 years, 9 months ago

The correct answer is: AC

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majco333

Highly Voted 5 years, 4 months ago

A is incorrect: Disadvantages of using application state are: Application scope The scope of application state can also be a disadvantage. Variables stored in application state are global only to the particular process the application is running in, and each application process can have different values. Therefore, you cannot rely on application state to store unique values or update global counters in Web-garden and Web-farm server configurations.

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tiger25

5 years, 3 months ago

How does the conclusion follow by the statement?

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kar12

Most Recent 4 years, 8 months ago

Couldn't be session while session is different for every user and the information is not user specific so profile won't suit.

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MaMa12345

5 years, 3 months ago

A state server would work, but is not mentioned in the question text so that does not apply. Also Azure does not apply since it is not mentioned. The explanation also references .NET 3.0 from 2014, which is not up to date.

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francis

5 years, 8 months ago

Can application state share the data for distributed apps?

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tiger25

5 years, 3 months ago

why not, if it provided by state server

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