MS-900 Practice Test 8 — 10 Questions

Question 1

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?

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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 2

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 3

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?

Accepted Answer

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 4

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)?

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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 5

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 6

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

Question 7

A small business with 50 users currently has Microsoft 365 Business Basic subscriptions. They need the desktop versions of Office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) for each user, in addition to the web and mobile versions they already have. What should they purchase for each user?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft 365 Business Standard license. Microsoft 365 Business Standard includes the desktop versions of Office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) plus web and mobile access, making it the correct upgrade from Business Basic. The customer already has web and mobile apps via Business Basic, so adding Business Standard provides the missing desktop apps without over-provisioning.

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Microsoft 365 F3 license

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Office 365 E1 license

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Microsoft 365 Business Voice add-on

Question 8

A compliance officer needs to automatically encrypt any outgoing email that contains a customer's credit card number. The solution should work without requiring the sender to take any manual action. Which Microsoft Purview feature should be configured?

Accepted Answer

Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy. A Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy in Microsoft Purview can be configured to automatically detect sensitive information types, such as credit card numbers, in outgoing email. When a match is found, the policy can enforce an action like 'Encrypt the message' without requiring any manual action from the sender, fulfilling the compliance officer's requirement for automatic, sender-transparent encryption.

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Microsoft Purview Message Encryption

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Sensitivity labels

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Retention policies

Question 9

A legal team needs to preserve all data belonging to a former employee who is involved in litigation. The preservation must cover Exchange Online email, SharePoint sites, Teams messages, and OneDrive files. Which Microsoft Purview solution should they use to enforce the preservation?

Accepted Answer

eDiscovery (Standard) case hold. eDiscovery (Standard) case hold is the correct solution because it allows legal teams to place a legal hold on all data sources associated with a specific user, including Exchange Online mailboxes, SharePoint sites, OneDrive accounts, and Teams messages. This preserves the data in its current state, preventing modification or deletion, which is essential for litigation. Unlike other options, eDiscovery holds are designed specifically for legal preservation scenarios and can target multiple workloads simultaneously.

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Data Lifecycle Management retention policy

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Sensitivity label with retention marking

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Audit log search

Question 10

A small business with 10 users needs Microsoft 365 desktop versions of Office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), business-grade email, and 1 TB of cloud storage per user. They do not need advanced security or compliance features. Which Microsoft 365 plan is the most cost-effective choice?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft 365 Business Standard. Microsoft 365 Business Standard is the most cost-effective plan that includes desktop versions of Office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), business-grade email (Exchange Online), and 1 TB of OneDrive cloud storage per user. Business Basic only provides web and mobile apps, not desktop versions. Business Premium adds advanced security and compliance features (e.g., Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Azure Information Protection) that the customer explicitly does not need. E3 is an enterprise plan with similar features but at a higher per-user cost, making it overkill for a 10-user small business.

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Microsoft 365 Business Basic

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Microsoft 365 Business Premium

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Microsoft 365 E3