MS-900 Practice Test 4 — 10 Questions

Question 1

A compliance team needs to ensure that any email sent from the Finance department that contains a bank account number is automatically encrypted. External recipients must be able to reply securely without needing to sign up for any service. Which Microsoft Purview solution should they configure?

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Accepted Answer

Microsoft Purview Message Encryption. Microsoft Purview Message Encryption (B) is the correct solution because it allows the organization to automatically encrypt emails based on conditions (e.g., emails from Finance containing bank account numbers) and enables external recipients to reply securely using the encrypted reply portal without requiring any sign-up or additional software. This is achieved through Azure Rights Management (Azure RMS) and the Office 365 Message Encryption (OME) portal, which provides a seamless, browser-based experience for external users.

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Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

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Microsoft Purview Information Protection (sensitivity labels)

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Microsoft Defender for Office 365

Question 2

A multinational organization wants a central hub for employee communication that includes company-wide announcements, topic-based communities, and the ability to integrate with SharePoint and Power BI dashboards. Which Microsoft 365 service is designed specifically for this purpose?

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Microsoft Viva Engage. Microsoft Viva Engage (formerly Yammer) is designed as a social networking and employee communication hub that provides company-wide announcements, topic-based communities, and seamless integration with SharePoint and Power BI dashboards. It focuses on fostering open communication across the organization, unlike collaboration tools that are team-centric.

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Microsoft Teams

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SharePoint Online

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Outlook

Question 3

A company with 300 Microsoft 365 E3 users needs to add advanced identity protection features: Microsoft Entra ID Premium P2 and Microsoft Defender for Identity. They want to add these capabilities without upgrading all users to E5. What is the most cost-effective licensing strategy?

Accepted Answer

Add the Microsoft 365 E5 Security add-on for each user.. The Microsoft 365 E5 Security add-on bundles Microsoft Entra ID Premium P2 and Microsoft Defender for Identity (along with other security features) at a lower per-user cost than purchasing them separately, and it can be added to an existing E3 subscription without upgrading the entire license. This provides the required identity protection capabilities cost-effectively for all 300 users.

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Upgrade all users to Microsoft 365 E5.

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Add Microsoft Entra ID Premium P2 and Microsoft Defender for Identity as standalone add-ons.

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Add Enterprise Mobility + Security E5 add-on.

Question 4

A company with 500 Microsoft 365 E3 users wants to add the highest level of threat protection and advanced investigation capabilities for their security team. Which licensing add-on should they purchase?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft 365 E5 Security. Microsoft 365 E5 Security is the correct add-on because it bundles the highest level of threat protection (Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 2, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2, and Microsoft Defender for Identity) along with advanced investigation capabilities like automated investigation and response (AIR), threat analytics, and advanced hunting in Microsoft 365 Defender. This meets the requirement for top-tier threat protection and advanced investigation without upgrading the entire E3 base license to E5.

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Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance

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Microsoft 365 E5

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Microsoft Defender for Microsoft 365 Plan 2 only

Question 5

An organization needs to prevent users from sharing documents that contain credit card numbers via email and Microsoft Teams. When a user attempts to share such a document, they should see a policy tip explaining the restriction. Which Microsoft Purview solution should the compliance team configure?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP). Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) is the correct solution because it is specifically designed to detect sensitive information types—such as credit card numbers—in documents and communications. DLP policies can be configured to block or warn users via policy tips when they attempt to share such content through email or Microsoft Teams, enforcing compliance without disrupting legitimate work.

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Microsoft Purview Information Barriers

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Microsoft Purview Retention Policies

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Microsoft Purview Sensitivity Labels

Question 6

A company needs a dedicated, private network connection between its on-premises data center and Microsoft's cloud infrastructure to support a hybrid deployment with low latency and high reliability. The connection must not traverse the public internet. Which service should they use?

Accepted Answer

Azure ExpressRoute. Azure ExpressRoute is the correct choice because it provides a dedicated, private network connection from an on-premises data center directly into Microsoft's cloud infrastructure, bypassing the public internet entirely. This ensures low latency, high reliability, and consistent performance for hybrid deployments, as the traffic traverses a private MPLS or Ethernet link rather than the unpredictable internet.

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Azure VPN Gateway

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Azure Virtual WAN

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Microsoft Entra ID Application Proxy

Question 7

A sales team wants to build a custom inventory tracking application with minimal code. They need a cloud-based database that can securely store structured data and integrate with the low-code app builder. Which Microsoft 365 service should they use as the database backend?

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Microsoft Dataverse. Microsoft Dataverse is the correct choice because it provides a scalable, cloud-based relational database that securely stores structured data and integrates natively with Power Apps, the low-code app builder. Unlike simpler list-based storage, Dataverse supports rich data types, relationships, business logic, and role-based security, making it ideal for custom inventory tracking applications built with minimal code.

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Microsoft Lists

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Power Apps

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Power Automate

Question 8

A sales manager wants to track customer interactions, manage leads, and automate follow-up emails from a single platform. Which Microsoft 365 service is specifically designed for customer relationship management (CRM)?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales is the dedicated CRM service within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, purpose-built for tracking customer interactions, managing leads, and automating follow-up emails. Unlike general productivity tools, it provides a unified platform with lead scoring, opportunity management, and workflow automation specifically for sales processes.

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Microsoft Bookings

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Microsoft Power Automate

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Microsoft To Do

Question 9

A company uses a third-party Human Resources (HR) system. Whenever a new employee is added to the HR system, they want to automatically create a user account in Microsoft 365, assign the appropriate license, and send a welcome email. Which Microsoft 365 service should be used to orchestrate this automation?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Power Automate. Microsoft Power Automate is the correct service because it provides a low-code workflow automation platform that can trigger actions based on events in external systems (e.g., a new employee record in a third-party HR system) and then orchestrate a sequence of tasks in Microsoft 365, such as creating a user account via the Microsoft Graph API, assigning a license, and sending a welcome email. It integrates seamlessly with hundreds of connectors, including HR systems and Microsoft 365 services, making it the ideal tool for this cross-system automation scenario.

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Microsoft Identity Manager

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Microsoft Entra ID Connect

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Microsoft Graph API

Question 10

A manager wants to quickly create a survey to collect employee feedback on a new policy. The survey must automatically store responses in an Excel spreadsheet and trigger an email notification when a response is submitted. Which Microsoft 365 service should the manager use?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Forms. Microsoft Forms is the correct choice because it is designed specifically for creating surveys and quizzes, and it natively integrates with Excel to automatically store responses in a spreadsheet. Additionally, Forms supports Power Automate flows out of the box, allowing you to trigger an email notification whenever a new response is submitted, meeting both requirements without custom development.

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Microsoft Lists

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Microsoft Power Apps

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Microsoft SharePoint