AZ-104 Manage Azure Identities and Governance Practice Test 3 — 15 Questions

Question 1

Your company has two subscriptions named Dev-Sub and Prod-Sub. A new administrator must be able to create resource groups only in Dev-Sub and must not have any permissions in Prod-Sub. What should you do?

Choose an answer to begin — your selection is scored in the full session.

Accepted Answer

Assign Contributor to the administrator at the Dev-Sub scope.. Assigning the Contributor role at the Dev-Sub scope grants the administrator full permissions to create and manage resource groups within that subscription, while the role assignment is scoped exclusively to Dev-Sub, ensuring no permissions in Prod-Sub. Azure RBAC is hierarchical, so a role assigned at a subscription scope applies to all resource groups within it, but does not cross subscription boundaries. This meets the requirement of allowing resource group creation only in Dev-Sub with no access to Prod-Sub.

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Assign Contributor to the administrator at the management group scope.

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Assign Owner to the administrator at the resource group scope in Dev-Sub.

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Assign Reader to the administrator at the Prod-Sub scope and Contributor at the tenant root group.

Question 2

Your organization requires all storage accounts to allow access only from selected networks. You need a governance solution that automatically corrects noncompliant new storage accounts when possible instead of only reporting them. What policy effect should you choose?

Accepted Answer

DeployIfNotExists. The DeployIfNotExists policy effect is correct because it can automatically remediate noncompliant storage accounts by deploying a network rules configuration that restricts access to selected networks. Unlike Audit, which only reports compliance status, DeployIfNotExists actively modifies the resource to meet the policy requirement when possible, aligning with the need for automatic correction.

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Audit

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Disabled

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Append

Question 3

You need to prevent accidental deletion of a production resource group while still allowing administrators to update resources inside it. What should you apply to the resource group?

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A CanNotDelete lock. A CanNotDelete lock (B) prevents the resource group from being deleted while still allowing all operations (including updates) on resources within it. This is the correct choice because the requirement is to block accidental deletion of the entire resource group, not to restrict modifications to its resources.

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A ReadOnly lock

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A deny assignment

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A budget alert

Question 4

Your company has two Azure subscriptions named Dev-Sub and Prod-Sub. You need to ensure that a user can create resource groups only in Dev-Sub and nowhere else. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Assign the Contributor role at the Dev-Sub subscription scope.. The Contributor role allows a user to create and manage resources, including resource groups, within the assigned scope. By assigning this role at the Dev-Sub subscription scope, the user gains the necessary permissions to create resource groups only in that subscription, as Azure RBAC permissions are inherited downward but not across sibling scopes. This ensures the user cannot create resource groups in Prod-Sub or any other subscription.

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Assign the Owner role at the tenant root scope.

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Assign the Reader role at the Dev-Sub subscription scope.

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Assign the Contributor role at the management group scope that contains both subscriptions.

Question 5

You need to ensure that all new resources deployed to a subscription automatically receive a CostCenter tag with a default value if the tag is omitted during deployment. Which Azure governance feature should you use?

Accepted Answer

An Azure Policy with an append or modify effect. Azure Policy with an append or modify effect can automatically add a CostCenter tag with a default value to resources that are missing it during deployment. The append effect adds the tag and value at creation time, while the modify effect (using a 'addOrReplace' operation) can also update existing resources. This ensures governance compliance without manual intervention.

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A resource lock

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A management group lock

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A custom RBAC role

Question 6

You need to ensure that all users in the HelpdeskAdmins group can reset passwords for cloud-only users in Microsoft Entra ID but cannot modify group memberships or delete users. Which role should you assign?

Accepted Answer

Helpdesk Administrator. The Helpdesk Administrator role is specifically designed to allow password resets for non-administrator users (including cloud-only users) while explicitly preventing modifications to group memberships or deletion of users. This aligns perfectly with the requirement to restrict the HelpdeskAdmins group to only password reset capabilities.

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Global Administrator

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User Administrator

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Security Administrator

Question 7

You need to ensure that all newly created resource groups in a subscription automatically inherit the CostCenter tag with a fixed value, even if the creator forgets to add it. Which Azure Policy effect should you use?

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Modify. The Modify effect is correct because it allows Azure Policy to automatically add or alter tags on resources or resource groups during creation or update, ensuring the CostCenter tag with a fixed value is applied even if the creator omits it. Unlike Audit or Deny, Modify actively remediates non-compliant resources by appending the required tag, making it ideal for enforcing mandatory inheritance without blocking deployment.

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Audit

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Deny

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Disabled

Question 8

Your company uses Microsoft Entra ID. A new engineer must be able to create virtual machines in RG-Dev but must not be able to assign roles to other users. Which built-in role should you assign at the RG-Dev scope?

Accepted Answer

Virtual Machine Contributor. The Virtual Machine Contributor role provides the exact permissions needed: it allows creating and managing virtual machines within the specified scope (RG-Dev), but explicitly does not include the ability to assign roles to other users. This role grants write access to compute resources while preserving the principle of least privilege.

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Owner

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User Access Administrator

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Reader

Question 9

An Azure subscription contains several resource groups. You need to ensure that users can create virtual machines only in regions approved by the security team. Existing noncompliant VMs can remain unchanged. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Assign a policy that denies resources in disallowed locations.. Azure Policy can enforce organizational standards by evaluating resources for compliance. The built-in 'Not allowed locations' policy denies the creation of resources in specified regions, ensuring users can only deploy VMs in approved regions. Since the requirement is to allow existing noncompliant VMs to remain unchanged, a deny effect policy (without a 'DeployIfNotExists' or 'Modify' effect) will only affect new deployments, leaving existing resources untouched.

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Apply a ReadOnly lock to each resource group.

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Create an action group in Azure Monitor.

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Move all existing VMs to approved regions.

Question 10

Your company wants to enforce a standard list of allowed Azure regions for all new resource deployments across several subscriptions. You need a centralized governance solution that can be assigned once and inherited by the child subscriptions. What should you use?

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An Azure Policy assigned at the management group scope. Azure Policy assigned at the management group scope is the correct centralized governance solution because it enforces a standard list of allowed Azure regions across all subscriptions under that management group. Policies at the management group level are inherited by all child subscriptions, ensuring consistent compliance without requiring individual assignment per subscription.

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A custom RBAC role assigned at each subscription

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A CanNotDelete lock on each subscription

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A budget alert on each subscription

Question 11

You need to ensure that a contractor can manage virtual machines only in the RG-Test resource group and cannot access any other resource groups in the subscription. What is the best way to achieve this?

Accepted Answer

Assign the Virtual Machine Contributor role at the RG-Test scope. Assigning the Virtual Machine Contributor role at the RG-Test scope grants the contractor permissions to manage virtual machines within that specific resource group only, adhering to the principle of least privilege. This role includes actions like creating, starting, stopping, and deleting VMs, but does not allow access to other resource groups in the subscription because the role assignment is scoped to RG-Test.

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Assign the Virtual Machine Contributor role at the subscription scope

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Assign the Reader role at the RG-Test scope

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Assign the Owner role at the RG-Test scope

Question 12

You need to ensure that junior administrators can view all resources in the Prod-Sub subscription but cannot create, modify, or delete any resources. Which Azure RBAC role should you assign?

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Reader. The Reader role is the correct choice because it grants read-only access to all resources in a subscription, including their properties and status, but does not allow any create, modify, or delete operations. This aligns perfectly with the requirement for junior administrators to view resources without making changes.

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Owner

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Contributor

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Monitoring Reader

Question 13

You need to ensure that a user can view cost data for Azure resources but cannot create or modify those resources. Which built-in role should you assign at the required scope?

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Reader. The correct role for viewing cost data without managing resources is Cost Management Reader or Billing Reader, neither of which is listed among the options. The Reader role does not include cost data permissions.

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Owner

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Contributor

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User Access Administrator

Question 14

Your organization wants all subscriptions under the Corp-MG management group to inherit a policy that blocks deployment of resource types not on an approved list. Which Azure feature should you use?

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Azure Policy assigned at the management group scope. Azure Policy assigned at the management group scope is the correct choice because it allows you to enforce governance rules across all subscriptions within a management group hierarchy. By creating a policy definition that blocks deployment of resource types not on an approved list and assigning it to the Corp-MG management group, the policy will be inherited by all child subscriptions, ensuring consistent compliance without manual configuration per subscription.

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A custom RBAC role assigned at the tenant root

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A ReadOnly lock on each subscription

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A budget alert for each subscription

Question 15

You need to ensure that administrators cannot accidentally delete a production virtual network, but they must still be able to update subnet settings. Which Azure feature should you apply?

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A CanNotDelete lock. A CanNotDelete lock (Azure resource lock) prevents accidental deletion of the virtual network while allowing all other operations, including updates to subnet settings. This lock type blocks DELETE requests at the Azure Resource Manager level, but permits PUT and PATCH operations, so administrators can still modify subnet configurations.

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A ReadOnly lock

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An Azure Policy deny assignment

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A budget alert