AI-102 Question 352
Select 3You are tasked with setting up an Azure AI Search resource for your organization's e-commerce website to enable product catalog search functionality. The solution must support indexing data from an Azure SQL Database and provide search capabilities optimized for text queries. Which steps must you perform to correctly provision and configure the Azure AI Search resource?
- A
Create an Azure Cognitive Search resource in the Azure portal and select the appropriate pricing tier.
- B
Enable the 'Text Analytics' feature on the Azure AI Search resource to enhance search performance.
- C
Create an index in the Azure AI Search resource and map it to the fields in your Azure SQL Database.
- D
Set up a data source in Azure AI Search to connect to the Azure SQL Database.
- E
Configure a skillset in Azure AI Search to preprocess the data and extract relevant information.
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Correct answers: A, C, D
Explanation
To provision and configure an Azure AI Search resource for text-based search functionality, you need to first create the Azure Cognitive Search resource in the Azure portal. After provisioning, you must define an index to structure the data and set up a data source to connect to the database where the data resides. These steps ensure the search service is properly configured to index and query your data. Optional features like skillsets can be added later for advanced preprocessing but are not required for basic functionality.
- A. Correct.
Correct. Provisioning an Azure Cognitive Search resource in the Azure portal is the first step in setting up the search solution. Choosing the appropriate pricing tier ensures the service meets your organization's performance and scalability requirements.
- B. Incorrect.
Incorrect. The 'Text Analytics' feature is part of Azure Cognitive Services and is not directly required for provisioning an Azure AI Search resource. Azure AI Search already has built-in text query capabilities.
- C. Correct.
Correct. Creating an index and mapping it to the fields in the Azure SQL Database is a key step to define the searchable structure of your data.
- D. Correct.
Correct. Setting up a data source allows Azure AI Search to pull data from your Azure SQL Database for indexing and querying.
- E. Incorrect.
Incorrect. While skillsets can be used to preprocess and enrich data (e.g., extracting metadata), they are not mandatory for enabling basic search functionality.