Microsoft AZ-900 Exam - Topic 1 Question 125 Discussion

Actual exam question for Microsoft's AZ-900 exam

Question #: 125
Topic #: 1

You plan to map a network drive from several computers that run Windows 10 to Azure Storage. You need to create a storage solution in Azure for the planned mapped drive.

What should you create?

Aan Azure SQL database

Ba virtual machine data disk

Ca Files service in a storage account

Da Blobs service in a storage account

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Suggested Answer: C

Azure Files is Microsoft's easy-to-use cloud file system. Azure file shares can be seamlessly used in Windows and Windows Server.

To use an Azure file share with Windows, you must either mount it, which means assigning it a drive letter or mount point path, or access it via its UNC path.

Unlike other SMB shares you may have interacted with, such as those hosted on a Windows Server, Linux Samba server, or NAS device, Azure file shares do not currently support Kerberos authentication with your Active Directory (AD) or Azure Active Directory (AAD) identity, although this is a feature we are working on. Instead, you must access your Azure file share with the storage account key for the storage account containing your Azure file share. A storage account key is an administrator key for a storage account, including administrator permissions to all files and folders within the file share you're accessing, and for all file shares and other storage resources (blobs, queues, tables, etc) contained within your storage account.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-how-to-use-files-windows

by Noelia at Jan 05, 2026, 05:16 AM

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Jesusita

18 days ago

I feel like C is the most straightforward option here.

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Gail

23 days ago

D could work too, but it's more for unstructured data.

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Terry

29 days ago

Agreed! C makes sense for mapped drives.

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Telma

1 month ago

I think C is the best choice. Files service is designed for this.

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Eladia

1 month ago

A SQL database? That’s definitely not it!

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Suzan

1 month ago

Totally agree with C! It’s designed for file sharing.

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Michel

2 months ago

Wait, are we sure about that? I thought VMs were needed for this kind of setup.

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Malcom

2 months ago

I thought Blobs would work too, but Files makes more sense for mapping.

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Desirae

2 months ago

C) a Files service in a storage account is the way to go!

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Lakeesha

2 months ago

Haha, who would even consider an Azure SQL database for a mapped network drive? A) is just silly.

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Trina

2 months ago

C is the winner! Azure Files is the way to go for this scenario.

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Malcom

3 months ago

I was going to say D) a Blobs service, but C) makes more sense for a mapped drive. Good catch!

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Mabel

3 months ago

Definitely C. Azure Files is the way to map a network drive. Easy peasy.

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Kenia

3 months ago

C) a Files service in a storage account is the correct answer. That's the way to go for a mapped network drive.

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Marvel

4 months ago

I recall that Azure Files is specifically designed for scenarios like this, so I would go with option C.

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Stephen

4 months ago

I'm a bit confused about the difference between Blobs and Files. I feel like I might have mixed them up in my studies.

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Lewis

4 months ago

I remember practicing a similar question where we had to choose between Blob and File storage. I think File storage is definitely the right choice here.

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Marge

4 months ago

I think we need to create a Files service in a storage account for mapped drives, but I'm not entirely sure.

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Josefa

4 months ago

I feel pretty confident about this one. The question is specifically asking about mapping a network drive, so the Files service in a storage account (option C) is clearly the right choice. The other options just don't fit the requirements.

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Justine

4 months ago

I'm a bit confused here. Is a Blobs service in a storage account also a possibility? I know that's a common Azure storage option, but I'm not sure if it can be mapped as a network drive. I'll have to double-check the differences between the storage services.

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Juan

5 months ago

Okay, I've got this. The key is that we need a storage solution that can be mapped as a network drive from Windows 10 computers. That means we want a file-based storage option, not a database or virtual machine disk. So I'm going with C, the Files service in a storage account.

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Cristy

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm not sure about this one. I'm trying to remember the different Azure storage options and which one would be best for mapping a network drive. Let me think this through.

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Daron

5 months ago

I think the answer is C. We need to create a Files service in a storage account to map a network drive from Windows 10 to Azure.

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Johanna

13 days ago

I agree, C is the right choice. Files service is perfect for that.

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