MS-900 Practice Test 44 — 15 Questions

Question 1

Refer to the exhibit. A Microsoft 365 admin configures an update policy for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise. The channel is set to 'CurrentChannel'. What is the expected behavior for users?

Accepted Answer

Users receive feature updates as soon as they are released.. Option C is correct because CurrentChannel receives new features as soon as they are released. Option A is wrong because Semi-Annual Channel provides twice-yearly updates. Option B is wrong because Monthly Channel is a different channel. Option D is wrong because the update deadline is a deadline, not immediate.

Answer

Users receive feature updates monthly.

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Users receive feature updates twice a year.

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Users receive updates only after the deadline.

Question 2

Your organization is deploying Microsoft 365 and wants to ensure data is stored within a specific geographic region to comply with regulatory requirements. Which concept describes the ability to choose data residency?

Accepted Answer

Data residency. Option D is correct because data residency refers to the physical location of data storage. Option A is wrong because sovereignty is about legal jurisdiction. Option B is wrong because compliance is about meeting standards. Option C is wrong because latency is about network delay.

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Latency

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Data sovereignty

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Compliance

Question 3

Your organization uses Microsoft 365 and wants to automatically scale resources based on demand, paying only for what is used. Which cloud characteristic does this describe?

Accepted Answer

Elasticity. Option C is correct because elasticity allows resources to scale up/down automatically. Option A is wrong because high availability focuses on uptime. Option B is wrong because disaster recovery is about restoring after failure. Option D is wrong because fault tolerance is about continued operation despite failures.

Answer

Fault tolerance

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Disaster recovery

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High availability

Question 4

A company wants to migrate their on-premises file servers to Microsoft 365. Which cloud service model describes this approach?

Accepted Answer

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Option A is correct because IaaS provides virtualized computing resources over the internet, such as virtual machines and storage. Moving file servers to IaaS means they are still managed by the customer but hosted in the cloud. Option B (PaaS) is for application development and deployment without managing infrastructure, not file servers. Option C (SaaS) provides ready-to-use software like Microsoft 365 apps, not infrastructure. Option D (DaaS) delivers virtual desktops, not file servers.

Answer

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

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Software as a Service (SaaS)

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Desktop as a Service (DaaS)

Question 5

Which THREE are benefits of using cloud services compared to on-premises infrastructure?

Accepted Answer

Elasticity to scale resources up or down automatically. Options A, B, and D are correct. Cloud provides high availability, elasticity, and disaster recovery capabilities. Option C (Capital expenditure reduction) is also a benefit, but the question asks for benefits; however, note that cloud shifts capex to opex, so it reduces capital expenditure. But we need to select exactly three. Option E (Limited scalability) is false; cloud offers scalable resources.

Answer

Limited scalability due to resource constraints

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Capital expenditure (CapEx) is eliminated

Question 6

Your company is moving to Microsoft 365 and wants to reduce capital expenditure (CapEx) on hardware and software licenses. Which cloud benefit is most directly related to this goal?

Accepted Answer

Consumption-based pricing. Option B is correct because moving from CapEx to OpEx is a key financial benefit of cloud. Option A is wrong because agility is about speed, not cost structure. Option C is wrong because scalability is about adjusting resources. Option D is wrong because security is about protection.

Answer

Scalability

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Agility

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Security

Question 7

A retail company experiences sudden traffic spikes during holiday sales. Which cloud characteristic would best help them handle this without overprovisioning?

Accepted Answer

Rapid elasticity. Option B is correct because rapid elasticity allows cloud resources to automatically scale up or down based on demand. Option A (Resource pooling) is about multi-tenant sharing, not scaling. Option C (Measured service) is about metering usage. Option D (Broad network access) is about accessibility over the network.

Answer

Broad network access

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Measured service

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Resource pooling

Question 8

Which TWO scenarios are best suited for a hybrid cloud deployment?

Accepted Answer

Extending on-premises Active Directory to Microsoft Entra ID. Options A and D are correct. Hybrid cloud is ideal for connecting on-premises resources to public cloud, such as extending on-premises Active Directory to Azure AD (now Microsoft Entra ID) and using cloud bursting for extra capacity. Option B (Running a legacy app that requires physical hardware) is not cloud-friendly. Option C (Hosting a public website) can be done in public cloud alone. Option E (Storing archival data) can be done in public cloud alone.

Answer

Storing archival data that is rarely accessed

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Hosting a public-facing website with high traffic

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Running a legacy application that requires physical hardware

Question 9

Your organization is using Microsoft 365 and wants to ensure that services remain accessible even if one datacenter experiences an outage. Which concept should they rely on?

Accepted Answer

High availability. Option A is correct because high availability ensures uptime through redundancy. Option B is wrong because disaster recovery focuses on restoring after major disaster. Option C is wrong because scalability is about handling load. Option D is wrong because elasticity is about automatic scaling.

Answer

Scalability

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Disaster recovery

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Elasticity

Question 10

A startup wants to build a custom application with minimal infrastructure management and only pay for the resources consumed. Which cloud service model should they choose?

Accepted Answer

Platform as a Service (PaaS). Option B is correct because Platform as a Service (PaaS) allows you to deploy applications without managing underlying infrastructure, and you pay only for what you use. Option A (IaaS) requires you to manage VMs and still pay for allocated resources. Option C (SaaS) provides pre-built applications, not a platform for custom apps. Option D (FaaS) is a subset of PaaS for event-driven functions, but PaaS is broader and more suitable for a custom app.

Answer

Functions as a Service (FaaS)

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Software as a Service (SaaS)

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Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Question 11

Refer to the exhibit. What is the purpose of the 'classification' property in this Microsoft Purview sensitivity label policy?

Accepted Answer

To specify the sensitivity level of the content. Option B is correct. The 'classification' property defines the sensitivity level of the content, such as 'Confidential'. It is used to apply appropriate protection actions. Option A is incorrect because encryption is configured separately. Option C is incorrect because retention is set by 'retentionDays'. Option D is incorrect because user permissions are not defined here.

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To set the retention period for the labeled content

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To define encryption settings for the label

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To define user permissions for accessing the content

Question 12

Your company uses Microsoft 365 Copilot to generate meeting summaries. These summaries are processed using AI models that may use customer data to improve the service. Which cloud computing responsibility model applies to data usage by the AI service?

Accepted Answer

Customer data protection. Option D is correct because in SaaS, the provider is responsible for the service's data processing, but the customer retains ownership and control over their data. Option A is wrong because shared responsibility is about security, not data usage for improvement. Option B is wrong because data sovereignty is about legal jurisdiction. Option C is wrong because data residency is about storage location.

Answer

Data sovereignty

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Data residency

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Shared responsibility model

Question 13

A hospital needs to ensure patient data remains in a specific geographic region due to regulatory requirements. Which cloud deployment model should they consider?

Accepted Answer

Private cloud. Option C is correct because a private cloud is dedicated to a single organization and can be deployed on-premises or in a datacenter, ensuring data residency and compliance. Option A (Public cloud) may store data across regions. Option B (Hybrid cloud) combines public and private but doesn't guarantee data stays in one region. Option D (Community cloud) is shared by several organizations, not ideal for strict data residency.

Answer

Community cloud

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Hybrid cloud

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Public cloud

Question 14

Refer to the exhibit. A tenant administrator runs this PowerShell command in Exchange Online. Which behavior will result?

Accepted Answer

The retention policy will be applied but processing is suspended. Option D is correct. The command sets a retention policy and enables retention hold, which suspends the processing of the retention policy for the mailbox. This means retention actions like deletion are suspended. Option A is incorrect because the retention policy is applied immediately. Option B is incorrect because the policy is applied, but hold is enabled. Option C is incorrect because the retention hold suspends policy processing, not deletes it.

Answer

The mailbox will have no retention policy applied

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The retention policy will be deleted from the mailbox

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The mailbox will be placed on litigation hold

Question 15

Which TWO cloud benefits are most directly related to cost savings for an organization moving to Microsoft 365?

Accepted Answer

Consumption-based pricing. Options A and E are correct. Consumption-based pricing reduces upfront costs. Reduced maintenance overhead lowers operational costs. Option B is wrong because global scale can increase costs. Option C is wrong because self-service may not directly save costs. Option D is wrong because hybrid capabilities may require additional investment.

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Self-service

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Global scale

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Hybrid capabilities

MS-900 Practice Test 44 — 15 Questions

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MS-900 Practice Test 44 — 15 Questions

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