An Azure Cosmos DB account has continuous backup enabled with 30-day retention. A user accidentally deletes a container at 14:37 UTC. You need to restore the container to a state as close as possible to 14:36 UTC. What should you do?

Restore the entire account to 14:36 UTC using the Azure portal.

Restore the account to 14:37 UTC to include the deletion event.

Use the Azure CLI to restore the container to 14:36 UTC, but only if the account has periodic backup enabled.

Restore the container to 14:36 UTC using the Azure portal's point-in-time restore feature.

What is the result of performing a restore operation on an Azure Cosmos DB container using a point-in-time restore?

The container's data is restored in place without creating a new resource.

The container is deleted and recreated with the restored data.

A new container is created with the data as of the restore point.

The existing container is overwritten with the restored data.

A company is designing a new Azure Cosmos DB solution. The application requires the ability to restore data to any point within the last 7 days, with a recovery point objective (RPO) of less than 5 minutes. Which backup mode should you choose?

Periodic backup with a 1-hour interval and 7-day retention.

Continuous backup with 7-day retention.

Periodic backup with a 5-minute interval and 7-day retention.

Continuous backup with 30-day retention and then reduce retention to 7 days.

A company's Azure Cosmos DB account uses periodic backup with a 4-hour interval and 12-hour retention. A compliance audit requires that backups be retained for at least 24 hours. What should you do to meet the requirement?

Enable continuous backup with 24-hour retention.

Change the backup interval to 2 hours and keep the retention at 12 hours.

Create a second periodic backup policy with a 24-hour retention.

Change the backup retention to 24 hours using the Azure portal.

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Implement Backup and Restore for an Azure Cosmos DB Solution DP-420 Practice Questions (Page 4)

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An Azure Cosmos DB account has continuous backup enabled with 30-day retention. A user accidentally deletes a container at 14:37 UTC. You need to restore the container to a state as close as possible to 14:36 UTC. What should you do?
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What is the result of performing a restore operation on an Azure Cosmos DB container using a point-in-time restore?
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An Azure Cosmos DB account has continuous backup enabled with 30-day retention. A developer accidentally deletes a container at 08:00 UTC. You need to restore the container to 07:59 UTC. You use the Azure CLI to list restore points and see the following timestamps: 07:50, 07:55, 08:00, 08:05. Which restore point should you use?
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A company is designing a new Azure Cosmos DB solution. The application requires the ability to restore data to any point within the last 7 days, with a recovery point objective (RPO) of less than 5 minutes. Which backup mode should you choose?
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A company's Azure Cosmos DB account uses periodic backup with a 4-hour interval and 12-hour retention. A compliance audit requires that backups be retained for at least 24 hours. What should you do to meet the requirement?
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