MS-900 Timed Practice Test 4 — 10 Questions

Question 1

A security administrator needs to automatically restrict access to documents that contain 'PII' (personally identifiable information) so that only employees in the 'Data Privacy' security group can view them. Additionally, editing and printing of these documents must be disabled. Which combination of Microsoft Purview features should be used?

Accepted Answer

Sensitivity labels with auto-labeling and encryption that restricts permissions to the 'Data Privacy' group. Option A is correct because sensitivity labels in Microsoft Purview can be configured with auto-labeling to automatically detect and classify documents containing PII, and then apply encryption that restricts access to only the 'Data Privacy' security group. Additionally, the label can enforce usage rights such as 'View Only' to disable editing and printing, meeting all requirements.

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Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy with a block action

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Retention policy with a restrict action

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Privileged Identity Management (PIM)

Question 2

A business stakeholder asks how Microsoft 365 can help them use hosted email without managing mail servers. Cloud concept or benefit best matches this requirement?

Accepted Answer

Software as a Service (SaaS). Microsoft 365 delivers hosted email (Exchange Online) as a Software as a Service (SaaS) offering, where Microsoft manages the mail servers, patches, and infrastructure. The stakeholder simply uses the service via a web browser or client without any server administration. This aligns with the SaaS model, which provides ready-to-use applications over the internet.

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Platform as a Service (PaaS)

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Community cloud

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Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Question 3

An organization wants to automatically detect when a user attempts to share a document containing a customer's credit card number via email. The system should block the sharing and display a warning to the user. Which Microsoft Purview solution should they configure?

Accepted Answer

Data Loss Prevention (DLP). Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) is designed to identify, monitor, and automatically protect sensitive information—such as credit card numbers—across Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams. When a user attempts to share a document containing a credit card number via email, DLP can inspect the content using built-in sensitive information types (e.g., Credit Card Number), block the email, and display a policy tip warning to the user. This matches the requirement exactly.

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Sensitivity labels

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Retention policies

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eDiscovery

Question 4

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?

Accepted Answer

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 5

A charitable organization with 50 employees wants to use Microsoft 365 for email and collaboration but has a very limited budget. What should they do first to obtain licenses at a reduced cost?

Accepted Answer

Apply for Microsoft 365 Nonprofit eligibility. Microsoft offers discounted and donated Microsoft 365 plans for eligible nonprofit organizations. The first step is to apply for nonprofit eligibility through the Microsoft nonprofit portal. Once approved, the organization can purchase Microsoft 365 Nonprofit plans at a significantly reduced cost or even receive donations. Simply purchasing Business Basic or other plans without nonprofit status would not provide the discount.

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Purchase Microsoft 365 Business Basic licenses

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Use the free web versions of Office apps

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Purchase Microsoft 365 E3 licenses

Question 6

A 500-user organization is licensed with Microsoft 365 E3. They need to comply with a regulation that requires retaining all Exchange Online mailbox content for 10 years and providing unlimited archive storage for users. Which add-on license or service should they acquire to meet this requirement most cost-effectively?

Accepted Answer

Exchange Online Archiving for Exchange Online Plan 2. Option B is correct because Exchange Online Archiving for Exchange Online Plan 2 provides unlimited archive storage and retention policies that can enforce a 10-year hold on mailbox content. This add-on is the most cost-effective way to meet the regulatory requirements without upgrading to E5, as it directly extends the archiving and retention capabilities of the existing E3 license.

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Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance add-on

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Microsoft Purview eDiscovery add-on

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Microsoft 365 E5 Security add-on

Question 7

A company uses a cloud service where they pay only for the compute hours their virtual machines run. They can increase or decrease the number of VMs instantly based on demand. Which two cloud computing characteristics are demonstrated? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

Rapid elasticity. B is correct because rapid elasticity allows the company to instantly increase or decrease the number of virtual machines based on demand, scaling resources up or down automatically. C is correct because measured service ensures that the company pays only for the compute hours their VMs run, with usage metered and billed accordingly.

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On-demand self-service

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Resource pooling

Question 8

A business stakeholder asks how Microsoft 365 can help them check known incidents affecting Microsoft 365 services. Microsoft 365 licensing, admin, or support concept is most relevant?

Accepted Answer

Service health. Service health in the Microsoft 365 admin center provides real-time status and incident information for all Microsoft 365 services. It allows administrators and stakeholders to check known incidents, advisories, and historical uptime data, directly addressing the need to monitor service availability.

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Microsoft Forms

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Microsoft Whiteboard

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Microsoft Stream

Question 9

A company has 150 users with Microsoft 365 Business Basic licenses. They need to add Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 and Microsoft Intune for device management, but they want to retain their existing Basic subscriptions to minimize costs. What is the most cost-effective licensing strategy to meet these requirements?

Accepted Answer

Purchase add-on subscriptions for Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 and Microsoft Intune for all users.. Microsoft 365 Business Basic supports purchasing add-on licenses such as Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 and Microsoft Intune. Upgrading all users to Business Premium would include these features but at a higher per-user cost if only these two add-ons are needed. Business Standard does not include Intune or Defender. Purchasing add-ons for all 150 users is the most cost-effective way to add the specific capabilities without changing the base license.

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Upgrade all users to Microsoft 365 Business Premium.

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Upgrade all users to Microsoft 365 Business Standard.

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Purchase Microsoft 365 E3 licenses for all users.

Question 10

A company has 10 users who need only Exchange Online mailboxes and Microsoft Teams. They do not need desktop versions of Office apps. What is the most cost-effective Microsoft 365 plan for this requirement?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft 365 Business Basic. Microsoft 365 Business Basic provides Exchange Online mailboxes and Microsoft Teams, along with web and mobile versions of Office apps, without including desktop Office installations. This makes it the most cost-effective plan for the 10 users who need only email and Teams, as it offers the required services at the lowest per-user price among the options.

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Microsoft 365 Apps for Business

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Microsoft 365 Business Standard

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Office 365 E1