Exam DP-800 Topic 1 Question 114 Discussion
Actual exam question for Microsoft's DP-800 exam
Question #: 114
Topic #: 1
Question #: 114
Topic #: 1
You have an Azure SQL table that contains the following data.

You need to retrieve data to be used as context for a large language model (LLM). The solution must minimize token usage.
Which formal should you use to send the data to the LLM?

You need to retrieve data to be used as context for a large language model (LLM). The solution must minimize token usage.
Which formal should you use to send the data to the LLM?
Suggested Answer: A Vote an answer
The correct choice is Option A because it provides the relevant semantic context the LLM needs while avoiding an unnecessary field that would add tokens without improving answer quality.
For LLM grounding and RAG-style context, Microsoft guidance emphasizes mapping and sending the fields that contain text pertinent to the use case . In this FAQ scenario, the useful context is the ProductName , the Question , and the Answer . Those three fields help the model understand both the subject domain and the actual Q & A pair. By contrast, FaqId is just a technical identifier and generally adds no semantic value for response generation, so including it wastes tokens.
That is why Option A is better than the others:
* Option A keeps the meaningful text fields and removes the low-value identifier.
* Option B is too minimal because it includes only the answer text as Prompt, which strips away the product and question context the LLM may need for accurate grounding.
* Option C keeps FaqId but omits ProductName, which can be important disambiguating context.
* Option D includes everything, but that does not minimize token usage because it keeps the unnecessary FaqId.
For LLM grounding and RAG-style context, Microsoft guidance emphasizes mapping and sending the fields that contain text pertinent to the use case . In this FAQ scenario, the useful context is the ProductName , the Question , and the Answer . Those three fields help the model understand both the subject domain and the actual Q & A pair. By contrast, FaqId is just a technical identifier and generally adds no semantic value for response generation, so including it wastes tokens.
That is why Option A is better than the others:
* Option A keeps the meaningful text fields and removes the low-value identifier.
* Option B is too minimal because it includes only the answer text as Prompt, which strips away the product and question context the LLM may need for accurate grounding.
* Option C keeps FaqId but omits ProductName, which can be important disambiguating context.
* Option D includes everything, but that does not minimize token usage because it keeps the unnecessary FaqId.
by Kama at Jun 25, 2026, 06:34 PM
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