MS-900 Practice Test 7 — 10 Questions

Question 1

A global organization relies on Microsoft 365 for critical business operations. They require guaranteed response times for support incidents: critical severity issues must receive an initial response within 15 minutes, and high severity within 1 hour. They also need proactive monitoring and advice from a designated support account manager. Which support plan should they purchase?

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

Accepted Answer

Microsoft ProDirect Support. ProDirect Support is the correct choice because it offers guaranteed response times of 15 minutes for critical severity incidents and 1 hour for high severity incidents, along with proactive monitoring and a designated support account manager. This plan is specifically designed for organizations that require rapid, managed support for critical business operations, unlike the standard or legacy plans.

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Microsoft 365 Standard Support (included with subscription)

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Microsoft Unified Support

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Microsoft Premier Support

Question 2

A company wants to ensure that all outgoing emails containing sensitive financial data are encrypted automatically. The encryption should require the recipient to authenticate to read the message. Which Microsoft 365 solution should the administrator configure?

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Microsoft Purview Message Encryption. Microsoft Purview Message Encryption (MPME) is the correct solution because it allows organizations to send encrypted emails that require recipients to authenticate (via a Microsoft account or a one-time passcode) before they can read the message. This directly meets the requirement for automatic encryption of outgoing emails with sensitive financial data and recipient authentication.

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Microsoft Defender for Office 365

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Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

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Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management

Question 3

A non-profit organization with 100 users needs business-grade email, desktop versions of Office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and 1 TB of cloud storage per user. They are eligible for non-profit pricing. Which Microsoft 365 plan meets these requirements at the lowest cost?

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Microsoft 365 Business Standard (Nonprofit). Microsoft 365 Business Standard (Nonprofit) is the lowest-cost plan that includes business-grade email (Exchange Online), desktop versions of Office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and 1 TB of cloud storage per user (OneDrive for Business). Microsoft 365 Business Basic (Nonprofit) lacks the desktop Office apps, while Business Premium and E3 include additional security and compliance features that increase cost beyond the stated requirements.

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Microsoft 365 Business Basic (Nonprofit)

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Microsoft 365 Business Premium (Nonprofit)

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Microsoft 365 E3 (Nonprofit)

Question 4

A company uses a cloud storage service that automatically increases its storage capacity without any manual intervention as new files are added. This behavior is an example of which cloud computing characteristic?

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Rapid elasticity. The scenario describes storage capacity automatically increasing as new files are added, which is the essence of rapid elasticity. This cloud characteristic allows resources to scale out and in automatically, often to the point where the user perceives unlimited capacity, without requiring manual provisioning or intervention.

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On-demand self-service

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Broad network access

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Resource pooling

Question 5

An administrator needs to monitor and investigate potential data breaches by reviewing detailed records of file access and sharing activities across Microsoft 365. They require a centralized report showing who accessed what, from where, and any unusual patterns. Which tool should they use?

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Microsoft Purview Audit (Standard). Microsoft Purview Audit (Standard) is the correct tool because it provides a centralized, searchable log of all file access and sharing activities across Microsoft 365 services, including who accessed what, from which IP address, and when. This allows administrators to detect and investigate unusual patterns indicative of data breaches by reviewing detailed audit records.

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Microsoft 365 Defender

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Microsoft Purview eDiscovery

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Microsoft Secure Score

Question 6

A team needs to create a shared online document and collaborate in real time with colleagues. They require built-in version history and the ability to access the document from any device. Which Microsoft 365 app should they use?

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Microsoft Word Online. Microsoft Word Online is the correct choice because it is a browser-based version of Word that enables real-time co-authoring, automatic version history, and access from any device with an internet connection. Unlike the desktop app, it does not require installation and syncs changes instantly via OneDrive or SharePoint, meeting all stated requirements.

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Microsoft Word (desktop)

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Microsoft OneNote

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Microsoft Teams

Question 7

A company runs a virtual machine in Azure that hosts a web application. The company is responsible for configuring the operating system, installing web server software, and managing application updates. The cloud provider is responsible for the physical hardware, networking, and data center security. Which cloud service model does this represent?

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Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). This scenario describes Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) because the customer manages the operating system, web server software, and application updates, while the cloud provider handles the physical hardware, networking, and data center security. In IaaS, the provider offers virtualized computing resources over the internet, and the customer retains control over the guest OS and installed software, which matches the responsibilities outlined.

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Software as a Service (SaaS)

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Platform as a Service (PaaS)

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Function as a Service (FaaS)

Question 8

A company currently has Microsoft 365 E5 licenses for all users. They need to perform advanced threat hunting using queries across email, endpoints, and identities to investigate a potential security incident. Which of the following capabilities is already included in their existing license?

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Microsoft 365 Defender (including advanced hunting). Microsoft 365 Defender (formerly Microsoft Threat Protection) includes advanced hunting capabilities that allow security teams to run Kusto Query Language (KQL) queries across email, endpoints, identities, and cloud apps. Since the company already has Microsoft 365 E5 licenses, this capability is included without any additional purchase.

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Microsoft Defender for Microsoft 365 Plan 1

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Microsoft Entra ID Premium P1

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Microsoft Cloud App Security

Question 9

A compliance officer needs to automatically detect documents stored in SharePoint Online that contain sensitive data types (e.g., credit card numbers) and apply a sensitivity label that restricts access to only certain users. The classification should occur without user intervention and the label must be applied to the document. Which Microsoft Purview solution should be configured?

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Sensitivity labels with auto-labeling. Sensitivity labels with auto-labeling are the correct solution because they can automatically classify documents based on sensitive data types (such as credit card numbers) and apply a sensitivity label that enforces protection actions like restricting access to specific users. This occurs without user intervention, meeting the requirement for automatic classification and labeling in SharePoint Online.

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Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

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Retention labels

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Information barriers

Question 10

A company currently uses Microsoft 365 Business Basic licenses for 80 users. They want to add the desktop versions of Office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) without any additional security or compliance features. Which upgrade is the most cost-effective?

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Upgrade to Microsoft 365 Business Standard. Microsoft 365 Business Standard is the most cost-effective upgrade from Business Basic because it includes the desktop versions of Office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) without adding the advanced security and compliance features found in Business Premium or Enterprise plans. Business Standard provides the same core productivity tools at a lower per-user price point, making it the ideal choice when only desktop Office is needed.

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Upgrade to Microsoft 365 Business Premium

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Upgrade to Microsoft 365 E3

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Purchase Office 2019 Professional Plus standalone