Q35 Cosmos DB Domain 2 · 25–30% of exam

A Cosmos DB item must expire automatically after 24 hours. Which feature implements this?

  1. A Manual deletion via change feed
  2. B Time To Live (TTL) on the container (correct answer)
  3. C Retention policy
  4. D Scheduled purge with Azure Function

Shortcut: TTL (Time To Live) can be set at the container level (default) or overridden per item. Cosmos DB automatically deletes expired items, consuming background RUs.