Q19 Cosmos DB Domain 2 · 25–30% of exam

Which Cosmos DB conflict resolution policy is used when multiple regions write to the same item simultaneously?

  1. A First Write Wins
  2. B Last Write Wins (LWW) using a configurable property, or custom merge procedure (correct answer)
  3. C Manual resolution only
  4. D Newest timestamp always wins

Shortcut: Last Write Wins uses a user-defined numeric property (default _ts) to determine which write survives. Custom conflict resolution uses a stored procedure for merge logic.