AZ-104

[LQ24]

Can you please validate why my answer is incorrect in this question? The answer doesn’t make sense that I couldn’t create the VM5 because it exceeds the quota where in fact there is more available because it’s deallocated.Can you please validate why my answer is incorrect in this question? The answer doesn’t make sense that I couldn’t create the VM5 because it exceeds the quota where in fact there is more available because it’s deallocated.

[Lois-TutorialsDojo]

Hello LQ,

Thank you for raising this concern. We understand why the answer may seem confusing, especially since VM2 is marked as Stopped (Deallocated).

In Azure, a deallocated virtual machine does not actively run or consume compute billing, but its vCPUs can still count toward the subscription’s vCPU quota. This means VM2 still affects the North Central US regional vCPU quota even though it is deallocated.

In the scenario, the North Central US region already has:

• VM1 = 4 vCPUs
• VM2 = 8 vCPUs
• Total current usage = 12 of 15 vCPUs

After creating VM4, which requires 2 vCPUs, the usage becomes:

12 + 2 = 14 of 15 vCPUs

VM5 also requires 2 vCPUs. Creating VM5 after VM4 would increase the total to:

14 + 2 = 16 of 15 vCPUs

Since this exceeds the available regional quota, VM5 cannot be created unless the quota is increased or an existing VM is deleted.

Therefore, the correct answer still stands: VM4 can be created, but VM5 cannot be created in North Central US under the current quota.

I hope that helps! If you have any more questions, feel free to ask!

Regards,

Lois @ TutorialsDojo

[LQ24]

OK, If that is the case then VM5 would have allowed to be created prior to VM4 because it was the first in the list that’s being asked? Therefore VM5 is Yes hence VM4 is No. Please confirm. Thanks

[Lois-TutorialsDojo]

Hello LQ,

Thank you for clarifying. We understand how the shuffled statement order can make the question confusing.

The deployment order is not based on the order of the Yes/No statements. It is based on the scenario sentence: “You plan to create the virtual machines listed below in the order they are listed.”

In the planned VM table, the order is VM4 → VM5 → VM6.

So even if VM5 appears first in the statements, VM4 is still evaluated first. After VM4 is created, the North Central US quota becomes 14 of 15 vCPUs. Since VM5 requires 2 more vCPUs, it would exceed the quota.

Therefore, the correct answers remain:

VM4: Yes
VM5: No
VM6: No