MS-900 Practice Test 14 — 15 Questions

Question 1

A manager wants to set up a daily automated reminder email to employees who have not completed a mandatory training video in Microsoft Stream. The reminder should stop once the training is marked complete. Which Microsoft 365 tool should the manager use?

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

Accepted Answer

Power Automate. Power Automate is the correct tool because it can create an automated workflow that queries Microsoft Stream (or a connected system like SharePoint or a custom list) for employees who have not completed the training, sends a daily reminder email, and stops when the training status changes to 'complete'. This leverages triggers like 'Recurrence' and conditions based on data from Stream or a related data source.

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Microsoft Forms

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SharePoint Designer

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Viva Learning

Question 2

A company uses cloud resources and notices that their monthly bill is based on the exact amount of storage and compute hours they consumed. They did not pay for any fixed, unused capacity. Which cloud characteristic does this describe?

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Measured service. Measured service is the cloud characteristic that enables usage-based billing, where customers pay only for the resources they actually consume (e.g., storage GB-hours, compute vCPU-hours) without any upfront or fixed costs for idle capacity. This is implemented through metering capabilities at the hypervisor or resource provider level, which track consumption in granular units and feed into billing systems. The scenario explicitly describes paying for exact consumption, which aligns directly with the pay-per-use model of measured service.

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Rapid elasticity

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Resource pooling

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On-demand self-service

Question 3

An organization uses Microsoft 365 E5 licenses. Users report that Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise (e.g., Word, Excel) are slow to open. The IT team considers deploying a cloud-based solution to improve performance. Which cloud service model should they use?

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Software as a Service (SaaS). The organization is already using Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, which are delivered as a SaaS offering. To improve performance for slow-opening desktop apps, deploying a cloud-based solution means leveraging the same SaaS model—Microsoft 365 Apps are already SaaS. The issue is likely related to local installation or network latency, and using the web-based versions (also SaaS) or optimizing the existing SaaS delivery can help. Option B is correct because SaaS provides ready-to-use applications like Word and Excel via the cloud, eliminating local installation overhead.

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Platform as a Service (PaaS)

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Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

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Function as a Service (FaaS)

Question 4

An organization wants to use AI to summarize long email threads and suggest replies in Outlook. Which Microsoft 365 feature provides this capability?

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Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365. Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 integrates AI directly into Outlook to summarize long email threads and generate suggested replies. It uses large language models and the Microsoft Graph to analyze conversation context, extract key points, and draft responses, all within the user's mailbox. This is the only Microsoft 365 feature designed specifically for these natural language processing tasks in Outlook.

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Microsoft Editor

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Microsoft Search

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Microsoft Viva Insights

Question 5

A cloud provider offers virtual machines, but customers must install, configure, and maintain the operating system and applications. Which cloud service model does this describe?

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IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service). This scenario describes Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), where the cloud provider supplies virtualized computing resources such as virtual machines, storage, and networking, but the customer retains full control over the operating system, middleware, and applications. In IaaS, the provider manages only the physical infrastructure (hypervisor, servers, storage, and network), while the customer is responsible for OS installation, configuration, patching, and application management. This aligns directly with the question's description of customer-managed OS and applications on provider-hosted VMs.

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PaaS (Platform as a Service)

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SaaS (Software as a Service)

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FaaS (Function as a Service)

Question 6

During a Microsoft 365 planning workshop, keep a workload on-premises while using Microsoft cloud collaboration services. Cloud concept or benefit best matches this requirement?

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Hybrid cloud. A hybrid cloud model is the correct answer because it explicitly describes a scenario where an organization keeps certain workloads on-premises while integrating with Microsoft cloud collaboration services like Microsoft 365. This allows for a unified management plane, identity federation via Azure AD Connect, and seamless data synchronization between on-premises infrastructure and cloud services such as Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, or Teams.

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Sensitivity labels

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Microsoft Planner

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Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

Question 7

A development team uses a cloud service to run applications where the provider manages the runtime environment, operating system, and middleware. The team only writes and uploads code. Which service model are they using?

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PaaS (Platform as a Service). The scenario describes the team writing and uploading code while the provider manages the runtime environment, operating system, and middleware. This is the defining characteristic of Platform as a Service (PaaS), where the cloud provider abstracts the underlying infrastructure and platform layers, allowing developers to focus solely on application code. In PaaS, the provider handles OS patching, runtime updates, and middleware configuration, which matches the description exactly.

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IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)

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SaaS (Software as a Service)

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FaaS (Function as a Service)

Question 8

During requirements gathering, an IT manager says the organization must let users provision resources from a portal without provider interaction. Cloud concept or benefit best matches this requirement?

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On-demand self-service. On-demand self-service is a core NIST-defined characteristic of cloud computing that allows users to provision computing resources—such as virtual machines, storage, or network capacity—automatically through a web portal or API without requiring human interaction from the service provider. This directly matches the IT manager's requirement for users to provision resources from a portal without provider interaction, making option A correct.

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Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

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Microsoft Planner

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Sensitivity labels

Question 9

A colleague says, 'The public cloud is cheaper because you only pay for the resources you use, like compute hours or storage space.' Which cloud computing characteristic directly supports this pay-as-you-go model?

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Measured service. Measured service is the cloud computing characteristic that enables a pay-as-you-go model by metering resource usage (e.g., compute hours, storage GB-months, outbound data transfer) and providing transparent billing based on actual consumption. This allows providers like Azure to charge only for what is used, directly supporting the colleague's statement that the public cloud is cheaper because you pay only for resources consumed.

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Rapid elasticity

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Broad network access

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On-demand self-service

Question 10

A service owner is comparing Microsoft 365 capabilities and needs to understand which security tasks Microsoft handles and which remain with the customer. Cloud concept or benefit best matches this requirement?

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Shared responsibility model. The shared responsibility model defines which security tasks are handled by Microsoft (e.g., physical security, hypervisor patching) and which remain with the customer (e.g., user access management, data classification). This directly matches the service owner's need to understand the division of security responsibilities in Microsoft 365.

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Microsoft Planner

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Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

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Sensitivity labels

Question 11

A hospital must store patient medical records on-premises to comply with strict data sovereignty regulations. However, they also want to use advanced analytics tools hosted on a public cloud platform. Which cloud deployment model best meets their needs?

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Hybrid cloud. (Hybrid cloud) is correct because it allows the hospital to keep sensitive patient medical records on-premises to satisfy strict data sovereignty regulations, while leveraging public cloud services for advanced analytics. This model combines private and public cloud resources, enabling data to remain compliant without sacrificing access to cloud-hosted analytics tools.

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Private cloud

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Public cloud

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Community cloud

Question 12

A help desk lead is documenting the correct Microsoft 365 approach to keep a workload on-premises while using Microsoft cloud collaboration services. Cloud concept or benefit best matches this requirement?

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Hybrid cloud. A hybrid cloud model is the correct approach because it allows an organization to keep a specific workload on-premises while leveraging Microsoft cloud collaboration services (such as Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, or Teams). This is achieved through integration technologies like Azure AD Connect for identity synchronization and Exchange Hybrid Configuration Wizard for mail routing, enabling a seamless coexistence between on-premises and cloud environments.

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Sensitivity labels

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Microsoft Planner

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Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

Question 13

A company with 120 users needs desktop Office apps, Intune device management, and enhanced security. Which option best matches the requirement?

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Microsoft 365 Business Premium. Microsoft 365 Business Premium includes desktop Office apps (Office 365 E3 equivalent), Intune for device management, and advanced security features such as Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Azure Information Protection, and Conditional Access. This bundle directly satisfies all three requirements for a 120-user organization without needing separate subscriptions.

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Microsoft Defender for Cloud only

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Azure Virtual Desktop only

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A free personal Microsoft account only

Question 14

A compliance officer wants to proactively prevent users from sending emails that contain sensitive personal data (e.g., credit card numbers) to external recipients. When a user attempts to send such an email, they should see a policy tip explaining the restriction and be blocked from sending. Which Microsoft Purview feature should be configured?

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Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy. Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy is the correct feature because it is specifically designed to detect sensitive data (e.g., credit card numbers) in transit and enforce actions such as showing a policy tip and blocking the email. DLP policies use sensitive information types (e.g., Credit Card Number) and conditions to inspect email content in Exchange Online, triggering a block action with an end-user notification when a match occurs.

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Microsoft Purview Information Barriers

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Microsoft Purview Records Management

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Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance

Question 15

A company is preparing for a merger and wants to prevent communication between the Human Resources and Research departments regarding sensitive salary data during the due diligence period. They need a Microsoft Purview solution that can block all email and chat between users in these two groups, as well as prevent file sharing in Teams and SharePoint. Which solution should they configure?

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Information Barriers. Information Barriers (IB) in Microsoft Purview are specifically designed to prevent communication and collaboration between defined user groups, such as HR and Research, by blocking email, Teams chat, and SharePoint/OneDrive file sharing. This solution enforces policies at the transport and service level, ensuring that sensitive salary data is not inadvertently shared during the merger due diligence period.

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Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

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Sensitivity Labels

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eDiscovery (Premium)