PL-900 Describe the business value of Microsoft Power Platform Practice Test 2 — 15 Questions

Question 1

Drag and drop the steps to configure a Power Virtual Agents chatbot in the correct order.

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Step 1: Create a new chatbot, Step 2: Define topics, Step 3: Add nodes to topics, Step 4: Test the chatbot, Step 5: Publish the chatbot. The correct sequence for configuring a Power Virtual Agents chatbot is: first create the bot, then define topics to handle user intents, add nodes to each topic to define the conversation flow, test the bot in the test pane to verify behavior, and finally publish the bot to make it available to users. Publishing before testing risks deploying unresolved issues.

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Step 1: Create a new chatbot, Step 2: Add nodes to topics, Step 3: Define topics, Step 4: Test the chatbot, Step 5: Publish the chatbot

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Step 1: Create a new chatbot, Step 2: Define topics, Step 3: Add nodes to topics, Step 4: Publish the chatbot, Step 5: Test the chatbot

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Step 1: Create a new chatbot, Step 2: Test the chatbot, Step 3: Define topics, Step 4: Add nodes to topics, Step 5: Publish the chatbot

Question 2

Match each Microsoft Dataverse security concept to its definition.

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Role-based security: Controls access based on a user's role membership.. Dataverse uses role-based security as its foundation. Role-based security controls access via user roles, field-level security restricts specific attributes, row-level security governs records, and team-based security applies roles to groups. Common mistakes include confusing field-level with row-level or mixing definition of role-based security.

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Role-based security: Restricts access to specific records in an entity.

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Field-level security: Controls access based on user's role membership.

Question 3

A sales team wants to automate lead assignment based on region without writing code. Which Microsoft Power Platform component should they use?

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Power Automate. Power Automate is the correct choice because it enables users to create automated workflows that can assign leads based on region using conditional logic and data from sources like Dynamics 365 or SharePoint, all without writing code. It provides prebuilt connectors and triggers (e.g., 'When a lead is created') to automate business processes seamlessly.

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Power Apps

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Power BI

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Power Virtual Agents

Question 4

A company wants to build a custom app to track inventory across multiple warehouses. The app must use existing data from a SQL Server database and provide real-time updates. Which Power Platform component should they use to connect the app to the data source?

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Power Apps with a connector. Power Apps connectors provide pre-built integration with SQL Server, enabling the app to read and write data directly from the existing database. This allows real-time updates by using the SQL Server connector, which supports live queries and triggers without requiring data migration.

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Microsoft Dataverse

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Power BI

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Power Automate

Question 5

An organization is deploying Power Apps to external customers for a self-service portal. They need to ensure that customer data is isolated from internal employee data. What is the best approach?

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Create separate environments for internal and external users. Creating separate environments for internal and external users provides full tenant-level isolation of customer data from employee data. Each environment in Power Platform has its own databases, security settings, and data storage, ensuring that external customers cannot access internal resources even if security roles are misconfigured.

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Use Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies in the same environment

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Add external customers as B2B guests in the same environment

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Use the same environment with security role-based access

Question 6

A manager needs to quickly analyze sales data from multiple sources and share interactive dashboards with the team. Which Power Platform tool should they use?

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Power BI. Power BI is the correct tool because it is designed specifically for data analytics and visualization. It can connect to multiple data sources, transform and model the data, and create interactive dashboards that can be shared securely with team members via the Power BI service. This directly meets the manager's need to analyze sales data from multiple sources and share interactive dashboards.

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Power Automate

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Power Apps

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Power Virtual Agents

Question 7

A company has a legacy on-premises SQL Server database and wants to build a Power BI report that refreshes daily. However, the database is behind a firewall. What should they use to securely access the data?

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An on-premises data gateway. An on-premises data gateway is the correct solution because it acts as a secure bridge between on-premises data sources (like SQL Server behind a firewall) and cloud services such as Power BI. The gateway encrypts data in transit and allows scheduled refresh without opening inbound ports in the firewall, using outbound connections to Azure Service Bus.

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Power Automate with SQL connector

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Microsoft Dataverse

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A VPN connection to the database

Question 8

A Power Automate flow fails when it tries to update a row in Dataverse that was modified by another user. The error indicates a 'concurrency conflict'. What is the likely cause and best solution?

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The flow lacks 'Enable Retry' setting; enable it and implement retry logic. Concurrency conflicts occur when multiple users or processes attempt to update the same Dataverse record at the same time. Power Automate flows can handle these conflicts gracefully by enabling the 'Enable Retry' setting on the action and implementing appropriate retry logic. When a conflict is detected, the flow can retry the operation after a brief delay, allowing the conflicting update to complete. Option A is correct because retry logic directly addresses the concurrency conflict. Option B is incorrect because changing triggers from asynchronous to synchronous does not resolve concurrency conflicts. Option C is incorrect because increasing timeout does not prevent or resolve the conflict. Option D is incorrect because Dataverse does not have a 'Concurrency' field that can be set to 'None'; concurrency control is built-in and cannot be disabled.

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The flow uses asynchronous triggers; change to synchronous

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Increase the flow's timeout duration

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The Dataverse table has a 'Concurrency' field; set it to 'None'

Question 9

A non-technical employee wants to create a simple chatbot to answer common HR questions. Which Power Platform component should they use?

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Power Virtual Agents. Power Virtual Agents (C) is the correct choice because it is a no-code, AI-driven chatbot service within Power Platform specifically designed for building conversational agents. It allows non-technical users to create, publish, and analyze chatbots using a graphical interface without writing code, making it ideal for handling common HR questions through predefined topics and natural language understanding.

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Power BI

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Power Apps

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Power Automate

Question 10

A company uses Power Apps for a field service app. They notice that the app loads slowly when users access it on mobile devices. What is the most likely cause?

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The app contains large images that are not optimized. Large, unoptimized images increase the payload size that must be downloaded to the mobile device, directly impacting load times, especially over cellular networks. Power Apps loads all resources, including images, when the app starts, so oversized images cause significant delays. Optimizing images (e.g., compressing, resizing, using modern formats like WebP) reduces bandwidth usage and speeds up app loading.

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The app has too many Power Automate flows

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The Dataverse environment is in a different region

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The app uses Microsoft Entra ID for authentication

Question 11

An organization wants to enforce that all Power Apps in their tenant use only approved connectors and cannot connect to unmanaged data sources. What should they configure?

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Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies in the Power Platform admin center. Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies in the Power Platform admin center are the correct tool to enforce which connectors can be used across Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power Virtual Agents. By classifying connectors as 'Business' or 'Blocked,' administrators can prevent apps from connecting to unmanaged or non-approved data sources, ensuring compliance with organizational data governance requirements.

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Conditional Access policies in Microsoft Entra ID

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Environment security roles in Dataverse

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Connector Governance policy in Microsoft Purview

Question 12

Which THREE components are included in the Microsoft Power Platform? (Select three.)

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Power Apps. The Microsoft Power Platform consists of several core components including Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI. This question asks to select three components from the list. All three are valid components, so the correct answers are Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI. The remaining options, Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft 365, are not part of the Power Platform.

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Microsoft Entra ID

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Microsoft 365

Question 13

Which THREE capabilities are provided by Microsoft Dataverse? (Select three.)

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Data storage with role-based security. Microsoft Dataverse provides secure data storage with role-based security, allowing administrators to control access to tables and records using security roles, teams, and business units. This ensures that users only see and interact with data they are authorized to access, which is fundamental for enterprise compliance and data governance.

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AI model building

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Interactive dashboard creation

Question 14

Which TWO are benefits of using Power BI for business analytics? (Select two.)

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Visualize data through interactive dashboards. Power BI's core value is transforming raw data into interactive, visual dashboards that allow users to explore trends, drill down into details, and share insights across the organization. This capability directly supports business analytics by making data accessible and actionable without requiring technical expertise.

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Automate code deployment

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Connect to a single data source only

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Create chatbots for customer service

Question 15

Refer to the exhibit. A Power BI dashboard is configured with the shown data sources. The dashboard fails to refresh automatically. What is the most likely cause?

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The SQL Server data source requires an on-premises data gateway. The dashboard refreshes automatically but fails. The data sources shown are an Excel file stored on SharePoint (supported, no gateway needed) and an on-premises SQL Server (server name indicates on-premises). For Power BI service to access on-premises data, an on-premises data gateway must be installed and configured. Without it, the SQL Server connection will fail during refresh. Options A and D are incorrect because daily frequency and using two data sources are not issues. Option B is incorrect because SharePoint is a supported location for Excel files. Therefore, the most likely cause is that the SQL Server data source requires an on-premises data gateway.

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The refresh frequency is set to daily, which is too infrequent

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The Excel file is stored in an unsupported location

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The dashboard uses two data sources, but only one is allowed