Pricing Calculator Quiz

What you'll be asked

1. What is the primary purpose of the Azure Pricing Calculator?
2. When estimating the cost for an Azure Virtual Machine (VM) using the Pricing Calculator, which factor most directly influences the base hourly rate of the VM itself?
3. You are planning a new Azure deployment and want to include the cost of an 'Azure Standard Support' plan in your total estimate. How would you typically add this to your estimate in the Azure Pricing Calculator?
4. You are configuring an Azure SQL Database in the Pricing Calculator. To explore potential cost savings, you want to see the effect of committing to a 3-year Reserved Capacity. Where would you typically adjust this setting within the calculator for the SQL Database service?
5. You're estimating the cost for an Azure App Service Plan (Premium V3 tier) hosting multiple web apps. Besides the chosen tier and instance count, which combination of factors, when specified accurately in the Pricing Calculator, would provide the most comprehensive and realistic estimate for this service?

Answers and explanations come after you submit.