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Microsoft Certification AZ-900

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Nine interactive practice formats, on iPhone

Azure Mastery has nine interactive formats for exam practice. The examples below show original AZ-900 practice questions in Azure Mastery on iPhone and iPad. The exam simulator uses timed sessions with the published domain weights. Microsoft's live interface and question mix may differ.

Which Azure service resolves domain names to IP addresses for resources hosted in Azure?

  • Azure DNS
  • Azure Firewall
  • Azure Bastion
  • Azure Front Door

Multiple choice

An original AZ-900 practice question with one correct answer. Choose an option to read its written rationale.

Exam-specific sample
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Which two tools can be used to copy files from an on-premises server to Azure Blob Storage? Select two.

  • Azure Advisor
  • AzCopy
  • Azure Service Health
  • Azure Storage Explorer
  • Azure Policy

Multi-select

An original AZ-900 multi-select question. Select all the correct options to earn the mark.

All-or-nothing

Drag-and-drop

An original AZ-900 ordering question you can answer by touch on iPhone and iPad.

Interactive item

Hotspot

An original AZ-900 question with a visual prompt, designed for touch on iPhone and iPad.

Tap target

Case studies

An original AZ-900 case study with several questions about the same requirements and environment.

Multi-question

Answer Coach

Answer Coach explains why the answer is correct and, where available, why each option is right or wrong. It helps you understand a mistake and remember the distinction. Read explanations after each question or at the end of a practice test. On supported devices, optional AI can reword a note on your device after checking it against the written guidance.

App exclusive

AZ-900 Practice Questions & Exam Prep — Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

Get exam-ready for AZ-900 (Microsoft Azure Fundamentals) on iPhone or iPad. Azure Mastery uses on-device AI to predict your readiness score, build a personalised study plan, and surface topics you're forgetting. Core study stays on-device and works offline; optional sync uses your private iCloud account.

The exam

What is the AZ-900 exam?

AZ-900 is the foundational Azure certification — the standard starting point for cloud careers in the Microsoft ecosystem. It's accessible enough for sales engineers, project managers, and finance partners, but rigorous enough that a meaningful share of candidates fail their first attempt.

The exam validates that you can describe core Azure services, recognise cloud computing concepts (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), and explain Azure architecture, governance, identity, and security.

AZ-900 is intentionally non-technical at the surface — it doesn't expect you to write PowerShell scripts or design network topologies. What it does expect is a clear conceptual map: regions, availability zones, resource groups, the shared responsibility model, Azure Policy, and the defence-in-depth security model — all explained in terms a non-engineer can defend in a meeting.

Microsoft updated the AZ-900 skills outline on 20 July 2026. Every question in Azure Mastery's AZ-900 bank is mapped to the current outline — no leftover questions on retired features. Read the official outline at learn.microsoft.com.

Skills measured · 20 July 2026

AZ-900 exam objectives

Three domains, with weights set by Microsoft's 20 July 2026 update. Every domain below lists Microsoft's own skill groups verbatim from the official skills outline, so you always know which domain you're being tested on and where your weak spots cluster.

Aura presents a visual map of identity, compute, networking, and Azure operations skills.
Azure skill map

Describe cloud conceptsPublished weight 25–30%

118 exam-scoped practice questions in the app

Explore Concepts topics
  • Describe cloud computing
  • Describe the benefits of using cloud services
  • Describe cloud service types
  • Smallest domain but foundational: shared responsibility, pricing models, and picking the right service type for a scenario.
  • Reciting IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS definitions is easy; matching a scenario to the model that actually fits it is the real test.
  • Practise explaining a benefit like scalability or governance to a non-technical stakeholder — naming it alone won't be enough.

Describe Azure architecture and servicesPublished weight 35–40%

170 exam-scoped practice questions in the app

Explore Services topics
  • Describe the core architectural components of Azure
  • Describe Azure compute and networking services
  • Describe Azure storage services
  • Describe Azure identity, access, and security
  • The largest domain: the architectural hierarchy, compute and networking basics, storage tiers, and identity concepts.
  • Candidates skip the regions-to-management-groups hierarchy, but everything else in this domain assumes you already know where a resource lives.
  • Learn identity and security concepts — Entra ID, RBAC, Zero Trust — at a describe level, not a configure level.

Describe Azure management and governancePublished weight 30–35%

136 exam-scoped practice questions in the app

Explore Governance topics
  • Describe cost management in Azure
  • Describe features and tools in Azure for governance and compliance
  • Describe features and tools for managing and deploying Azure resources
  • Describe monitoring tools in Azure
  • Covers cost management, governance tools, deployment tools, and monitoring, all tested on purpose rather than mechanics.
  • Learning how to configure a tool is beside the point here — the exam only tests what problem that tool solves.
  • Match each governance or monitoring tool to the one problem it solves, not its configuration screen.

Common traps

Where AZ-900 candidates slip

Five recurring misconceptions that trip up otherwise well-prepared AZ-900 candidates, grounded in the current skills outline.

IaaS vs PaaS vs SaaS: responsibility decides the answer

Candidates memorise the three definitions without the responsibility trade-off that actually decides the answer.

  • OS patching and other named layers each sit with either you or Microsoft, depending on the service type in the scenario.
  • Match the scenario's described responsibility split to IaaS, PaaS, or SaaS rather than recalling a definition.

Availability zones vs region pairs

Candidates confuse surviving one datacentre failure with where data replicates during a regional outage.

  • Zones protect against a single datacentre failure within one region; region pairs protect against losing the whole region.
  • Match "one datacentre goes down" to zones and "regional outage replication" to region pairs.

CapEx vs OpEx under the consumption model

Candidates try to calculate a bill instead of recognising the CapEx-to-OpEx shift a scenario is testing.

  • Retiring on-premises hardware for cloud consumption is the classic CapEx-to-OpEx scenario the exam keeps returning to.
  • Read for a shift from buying hardware upfront to paying for use — that's the answer, not a cost figure.

Azure Policy vs RBAC

Candidates can't tell a configuration rule from an access-control rule in the same governance scenario.

  • Policy enforces what a configuration is allowed to look like; RBAC controls who is allowed to act at all.
  • Match "blocking a configuration" to Policy and "restricting who can create resources" to RBAC.

Zero Trust is a principle, not a product

Candidates look for a single "Zero Trust service" instead of recognising a security philosophy in the scenario.

  • Zero Trust is a security philosophy Microsoft applies across its whole stack, not a single purchasable product or service.
  • Look for verify-explicitly, least-privilege, or assume-breach language as the cue, not a service name.

Designed for AZ-900

How Azure Mastery helps you pass AZ-900

Exam-specific practice

  • 424 AZ-900 practice questions aligned to the published skills outline.
  • Coverage leans hardest on Azure architecture and services, the domain Microsoft weights up to 40%.
  • Practise recognising which service type or benefit a plain-language scenario is describing.

Predicted score

  • Exam IQ forecasts your AZ-900 score on-device after roughly 30 questions, confidence range attached.
  • It names whether the services domain or governance and management is dragging that number down.
  • Weigh all three domains against each other to spot which one needs attention before you book.

Adaptive study plan

  • Your plan leans hardest on Azure architecture and services, the domain Microsoft weights up to 40%.
  • Miss a region-pair or governance-tool question and the next session brings that domain round sooner.
  • Answer a topic correctly three sessions running and the plan turns its attention to what's next weakest.

Knowledge decay

  • Forget the Policy-vs-RBAC distinction early on and later governance questions get harder too.
  • A fading topic gets flagged on the Today screen well before you'd notice it slipping yourself.
  • Run a Focus Weak Spots session and any topic that's been fading returns to your rotation.

Exam rehearsal

  • Practise holding focus through a full 45-minute session, matching AZ-900's real length.
  • Every rehearsal session mixes the three domains at their published weights, built from original questions.
  • Azure Mastery doesn't control the exam-day interface or question order — that's entirely Microsoft's call.

Answer Coach

  • Untangles AZ-900's near-identical pairs: availability zones vs region pairs, and Azure Policy vs RBAC.
  • Pick the wrong option and Answer Coach shows exactly which scenario clue pointed the other way.
  • Supported devices can rephrase a coaching note on-device, but only after checking it against the written explanation.

Aura guidance

  • Aura's suggestions shift as your first week of AZ-900 practice takes shape.
  • Every session ends with a quick summary of what went well, what still needs work, and where to focus next.

Private by design

  • Your AZ-900 answer history, readiness gauge, and Answer Coach notes stay on your device by default.
  • No Azure Mastery account and no server ever processes your AZ-900 study data.
  • Turning sync on keeps it confined to your own private iCloud account, nowhere else.

2-week revision plan

Suggested AZ-900 study plan

Build a cloud and Azure foundation in the first week. Use the second week for focused revision and timed practice, adjusting the pace to your experience.

  1. Cloud concepts

    • Study cloud concepts first.
    • Use short practice sessions to check understanding.
    • Review explanations before moving on.

  2. Azure architecture and services

    • Review regions and availability zones.
    • Compare compute and networking services.
    • Explore storage and identity choices.

  3. Management and governance

    • Review cost management.
    • Explore Azure Policy.
    • Compare monitoring tools.

  4. Target weaker topics

    • Run Focus Weak Spots sessions.
    • Review missed questions and explanations.
    • Revisit topics you have not practised recently.

  5. Timed rehearsal

    • Complete two 45-minute Exam Simulator sessions.
    • Review each run carefully.
    • Record topics that need more attention.

  6. Check your progress

    • Complete another simulator session.
    • Look for recurring mistakes.
    • Use the results to plan any further study.

  7. Light review

    • Revisit your key notes.
    • Allow time to rest.
    • Decide whether you are ready to move ahead.

Frequently asked

AZ-900 FAQs

How much does the AZ-900 exam cost?

The AZ-900 voucher is USD $99 in the United States. Pricing varies by region — in the UK it's typically around £77. Microsoft sometimes runs free-voucher promotions for events such as Microsoft Build or Microsoft Ignite, so check your Microsoft Learn profile for any active offers before booking.

Does the AZ-900 certification expire?

No. Microsoft Fundamentals certifications — including AZ-900, DP-900, AI-901, MS-900, and PL-900 — do not expire. Once you pass, the certification is yours for life. (This is different from Associate and Expert certifications such as AZ-104 or AZ-305, which require an annual free renewal assessment on Microsoft Learn.)

What is the AZ-900 retake policy if I fail?

Retake waits get longer the more times you've failed, and every attempt needs its own voucher.

  • First retake: after 24 hours.
  • All subsequent retakes: a 14-day wait each.
  • Cap: five total attempts within 12 months of the first attempt.
How long should I study for AZ-900?

Most candidates with prior IT experience pass after one to two weeks of focused revision. If cloud computing is genuinely new to you, plan for three to four weeks. Azure Mastery's readiness gauge will tell you when you're at exam-ready — don't book until it shows roughly 720 or higher predicted score with reasonable confidence.

AZ-900 vs AZ-104 — which should I take first?

AZ-900 first, almost always. AZ-900 is designed as the on-ramp to AZ-104 (Microsoft Azure Administrator). It takes a few weeks to prepare for and doesn't expire; AZ-104 takes two to three months and requires hands-on PowerShell and CLI knowledge. Most people pass AZ-900 to confirm cloud is the right direction, then commit to AZ-104.

Is AZ-900 worth taking if I'm not technical?

Yes — that's exactly who it's designed for. Account managers, sales engineers, and finance partners sit AZ-900 to qualify for Microsoft Partner Network roles. It doesn't expect a PowerShell script, just an ability to explain region pairs, shared responsibility, and when hybrid cloud fits.

What prerequisites does AZ-900 assume?

AZ-900 has no formal prerequisites — Microsoft designed it as the common entry point into Azure. Some IT background makes the material quicker to absorb, since you already have an environment to map its concepts onto. Coming from a fully non-technical background stretches the usual one-to-two-week estimate.

Is Azure Mastery free for AZ-900 prep?

The app is free to download and includes 50+ free AZ-900 questions and written explanations. The full bank of 424 AZ-900 practice questions unlocks with a one-time exam-pack purchase, or you can unlock every exam in the catalogue with a subscription or a one-time lifetime upgrade. Advanced study tools require Pro.

Does AZ-900 practice work offline?

Yes. AZ-900 practice, scoring and the readiness prediction all happen on the device, so offline sessions count exactly like online ones. No account is needed, and nothing is uploaded unless you choose private iCloud sync.

Is there an AZ-900 practice test mode?

Yes. The simulator gives you a 45-minute, three-domain AZ-900 run built from the app's own questions, weighted the way Microsoft publishes the outline. Use it to practise pacing; the live exam's interface and mix are Microsoft's.

Free study guides

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Where AZ-900 fits

Certification paths that start with AZ-900

AZ-900 is the foundational starting point for every Microsoft Azure role-based certification path. It's optional but strongly recommended — most candidates use it as a low-stakes confirmation that cloud is the right direction before committing to an Associate or Expert track. Tap any other exam to see its dedicated study app page.

Cloud and AI Security Engineer path

Associate tier
  1. AZ-900 Fundamentals
  2. AZ-104 recommended prereq
  3. SC-500 Cloud and AI Security exam
  4. Cloud and AI Security Engineer credential

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