Free AZ-900 Exam Questions and Answers
Updated October 13, 2026 | 20 questions with full answers
The short answer
AZ-900 is a 45-minute exam (65 minutes of total seat time) with 40-60 questions, and you need 700 out of 1000 to pass. The questions below come from our 400-question AZ-900 bank, spread across all three weighted domains, with the correct answer and an explanation for each.
AZ-900 exam facts
| Questions | 40-60 |
| Time limit | 45 minutes test time (65 minutes total seat time) |
| Passing score | 700 / 1000 |
| Cost | $99 USD |
| Delivery | Pearson VUE test centre or online proctored |
| Prerequisites | None - this is Microsoft's entry-level Azure certification |
What the exam covers, domain by domain
| Domain | Weight | What it tests |
|---|---|---|
| Describe cloud concepts | 25-30% | Cloud models, shared responsibility, consumption-based pricing, serverless. |
| Describe Azure architecture and services | 35-40% | Core components, compute, networking, storage, identity and security. The heaviest domain. |
| Describe Azure management and governance | 30-35% | Cost management, governance and compliance features, monitoring tools. |
20 free AZ-900 exam questions with answers
Real questions from our 400-question AZ-900 bank, spread across every domain. The correct answer is marked and every question carries an explanation, so you can check the reasoning and not just the result. The interactive mocks serve the full bank, timed and scaled-scored.
A company needs to store unstructured data like images and videos for a web application. Which Azure storage service is most suitable?
- ○ Azure Disk Storage
- ○ Azure File Storage
- ✓ Azure Blob Storage
- ○ Azure Table Storage
Which of the following are capabilities of Azure Advisor? (Select all that apply.)
- ✓ Provides personalized recommendations for cost optimization
- ○ Enforces compliance policies across subscriptions
- ✓ Monitors resource configuration for security best practices
- ○ Deploys repeatable packages of Azure resources
- ✓ Helps improve the performance of your applications
A retail company can automatically provision virtual machines for its e-commerce website during peak shopping seasons without contacting the cloud provider. Which cloud computing principle does this demonstrate?
- ○ Broad network access
- ○ Measured service
- ✓ On-demand self-service
- ○ Resource pooling
An organization needs to create isolated network environments for different projects in Azure. Which service allows them to define private IP address spaces and subnets?
- ○ Azure Load Balancer
- ✓ Azure Virtual Network
- ○ Azure VPN Gateway
- ○ Azure ExpressRoute
You are planning a large migration to Azure and want to estimate the total cost of ownership (TCO) over three years. Which tool should you use?
- ○ Azure Pricing Calculator
- ✓ Azure TCO Calculator
- ○ Azure Cost Management
- ○ Azure Budgets
Which of the following are true about measured service in cloud computing? (Select all that apply.)
- ✓ Resources are billed based on actual usage
- ✓ It enables pay-as-you-go pricing
- ○ It requires manual monitoring by the customer
- ✓ It provides transparency for resource utilization
- ○ It eliminates the need for resource scaling
Which Azure service is a cloud-based SIEM and SOAR solution that provides intelligent security analytics and threat intelligence across an enterprise?
- ○ Azure Security Center
- ✓ Azure Sentinel
- ○ Azure Key Vault
- ○ Azure Firewall
Which of the following are valid sources of data for Azure Monitor? (Select all that apply.)
- ✓ Platform metrics from Azure resources
- ✓ Activity Log entries (administrative operations)
- ✓ Application telemetry (traces, exceptions)
- ✓ Guest OS performance counters (from VMs)
- ✓ Custom log files from applications
A media company is launching a new video streaming service. They anticipate unpredictable spikes in viewership when new content is released. Which cloud characteristic is most critical to handle these sudden increases in user traffic?
- ○ High availability
- ✓ Elasticity
- ○ Global reach
- ○ Managed services
An organization needs to manage billing and access control for different departments separately in Azure. What should they use to logically isolate resources and provide distinct billing reports?
- ○ Resource Groups
- ○ Availability Zones
- ✓ Subscriptions
- ○ Virtual Networks
You need to find documentation that proves Azure meets the ISO/IEC 27001 information security standard for a compliance audit. Where should you look?
- ○ Azure Pricing calculator
- ✓ Azure Service Trust Portal
- ○ Azure Policy definitions
- ○ Azure Advisor recommendations
What is the primary purpose of the shared responsibility model in cloud computing?
- ○ To define pricing models between the provider and customer.
- ✓ To clearly delineate security and management tasks between the cloud provider and the customer.
- ○ To determine which geographic region hosts the customer's data.
- ○ To specify the level of technical support provided.
An administrator needs to securely store and manage cryptographic keys, certificates, and secrets used by cloud applications. Which Azure service should they use?
- ○ Azure Information Protection
- ○ Azure Sentinel
- ✓ Azure Key Vault
- ○ Azure Security Center
You need to monitor the performance metrics of a set of Azure virtual machines and set up alerts when CPU usage exceeds 80% for 5 minutes. Which Azure service should you use?
- ○ Azure Service Health
- ○ Azure Advisor
- ✓ Azure Monitor
- ○ Azure Policy
Which of the following are cloud service types? (Select all that apply.)
- ✓ Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
- ✓ Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- ✓ Software as a Service (SaaS)
- ○ Hardware as a Service (HaaS)
- ○ Network as a Service (NaaS)
Which Azure service provides durable, high-performance block storage for use with Azure Virtual Machines?
- ○ Azure Blob Storage
- ○ Azure Files
- ✓ Azure Managed Disks
- ○ Azure Table Storage
Which Azure tool provides a high-level, aggregated view of your compliance posture against regulatory standards and built-in policy initiatives, showing percentages of compliant vs. non-compliant resources?
- ○ Azure Monitor Workbooks
- ✓ Azure Policy Compliance dashboard
- ○ Azure Cost Management Reports
- ○ Azure Service Health dashboard
A retail company is migrating its on-premises web servers to the cloud. The company's IT team wants to maintain full control over the operating system, installed applications, and security configurations, similar to their physical servers. Which cloud service model would require the IT team to manage the operating system and applications?
- ✓ Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
- ○ Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- ○ Software as a Service (SaaS)
- ○ Desktop as a Service (DaaS)
Which of the following are networking services in Azure? (Select all that apply.)
- ✓ Azure Virtual Network
- ✓ Azure Load Balancer
- ✓ Azure DNS
- ✓ Azure ExpressRoute
After deploying an Azure Blueprint, you update the original blueprint definition. What must you do to apply those updates to the already-deployed environments?
- ○ Reassign the blueprint to the same scope.
- ✓ Create a new blueprint version and publish it.
- ○ Manually update each resource.
- ○ Delete and redeploy the blueprint.
How to use these questions
AZ-900 is a vocabulary exam. The questions rarely ask you to configure anything - they ask which service or which model fits a described situation. Learn the definitions precisely and the exam gets much easier.
Domain 2 is 35-40% of the exam. Azure compute (VMs, containers, functions, App Service) and Azure networking (VNets, subnets, DNS, ExpressRoute) are where most of the marks sit.
Watch the pricing and support questions. Consumption-based pricing, the Azure pricing calculator, and the difference between the support plans come up consistently and are easy marks if you have looked at them once.
45 minutes for 40-60 questions is comfortable, but only if you do not over-think. If two answers look right, the tiebreaker is usually the most managed or least administrative effort option.
Frequently asked questions
What score do you need to pass AZ-900?
700 out of 1000. Microsoft does not publish a raw percentage, but 700 scaled is roughly 70% of available points.
How long is the AZ-900 exam?
45 minutes of actual test time, inside a 65-minute total seat time that includes the introduction, the NDA and the survey.
Is AZ-900 worth it if I already know Azure?
If you are working with Azure already, AZ-900 is a fast credential that validates fundamentals and is a prerequisite-free stepping stone to AZ-104. If you are starting from nothing, it is the correct first step.
Does AZ-900 expire?
No. Microsoft Fundamentals certifications do not expire, so there is no renewal requirement - unlike the associate-level AZ-104.
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