PL-900 Describe the business value of Microsoft Power Platform Practice Test 8 — 15 Questions

Question 1

A company wants to reduce manual data entry by automatically extracting information from invoices and updating a SharePoint list. Which combination of Power Platform components should they use?

Accepted Answer

Power Automate and AI Builder. AI Builder provides prebuilt invoice processing models that can extract key fields (e.g., invoice number, date, total) from documents, and Power Automate can trigger a flow to write that extracted data directly into a SharePoint list. This combination eliminates manual data entry by automating the extraction and storage pipeline.

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Power BI and Power Virtual Agents

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Power Apps and Power Automate

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Power Apps and Power BI

Question 2

A non-profit organization needs to generate weekly donation reports from multiple data sources and share them with stakeholders via email. Which Power Platform tool should they use to create the report?

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Power BI. Power BI is the correct tool because it is designed specifically for data visualization and reporting. It can connect to multiple data sources, transform and model the data, and create interactive reports. These reports can then be scheduled to refresh and be shared with stakeholders via email using Power BI's subscription feature or by integrating with Power Automate.

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Power Automate

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Power Apps

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Power Virtual Agents

Question 3

A company uses Power Automate to process purchase orders. After a recent update, the flow fails intermittently with a '429 Too Many Requests' error. What is the most likely cause?

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The flow is exceeding Power Platform service protection limits.. The '429 Too Many Requests' error is an HTTP status code indicating rate limiting. In Power Automate, this occurs when a flow exceeds the Power Platform service protection limits, which are designed to prevent resource overconsumption. These limits include API request caps (e.g., 30 requests per 60 seconds per connection) and daily invocation quotas (e.g., 5,000 requests per day for a per-user plan). The error is not related to authentication expiry, outdated flow versions, or data source availability.

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The flow uses an expired connector authentication.

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The flow is running an outdated version.

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The data source is temporarily unavailable.

Question 4

Refer to the exhibit. A Power Automate flow uses the 'Microsoft Forms' connector with this output. Which AI Builder model should be used to categorize this feedback as 'AppFeedback'?

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Category classification. The 'Category classification' AI Builder model is designed to assign predefined categories to text, such as classifying feedback as 'AppFeedback'. This model uses a custom trained classifier to map input text to specific labels, making it the correct choice for categorizing form responses into distinct categories like 'AppFeedback'.

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Language detection

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Sentiment analysis

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Entity extraction

Question 5

A user wants to build a chatbot to answer common IT support questions, such as password reset and software installation steps. Which Power Platform tool should they use?

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Power Virtual Agents. Power Virtual Agents (D) is the correct tool because it is specifically designed to create conversational AI chatbots without requiring coding. It enables users to build a bot that can handle common IT support queries like password resets and software installation steps by defining topics, trigger phrases, and dialog flows, integrating with backend systems via Power Automate or connectors.

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Power Apps

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Power Automate

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Power BI

Question 6

A large enterprise needs to enforce that data from a Power App connected to Salesforce cannot be shared with a connector that connects to a non-approved cloud service. What should they configure?

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Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy in Power Platform admin center. Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies in the Power Platform admin center allow administrators to classify connectors as Business or Non-Business, and block data sharing between them. By placing the Salesforce connector in the Business group and the non-approved cloud service connector in the Non-Business group, the enterprise prevents data flow between the two, enforcing the required restriction.

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Data policies in Microsoft 365 compliance center

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Azure Active Directory Conditional Access

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Connector sharing settings in Power Apps

Question 7

Which TWO of the following are benefits of using Microsoft Power Platform for business users?

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Reduced dependency on IT for simple solutions.. Option A is correct because Power Platform's low-code/no-code tools (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Virtual Agents) let business users create simple apps, flows, and reports themselves, reducing the backlog and dependency on IT for routine solutions. Option B is correct because citizen developers can use drag-and-drop designers, prebuilt connectors, and templates to build apps and automations without writing traditional code. Option C is not a benefit specific to Power Platform for business users; custom code (e.g., plug-ins, Azure Functions, PCF controls) is typically a pro-dev capability and is not the primary advantage for citizen developers. Option D is incorrect because Power Platform is a development and automation tool, not a mechanism that automatically generates revenue from builds.

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Ability to use custom code in production environments.

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Automatic generation of revenue from builds.

Question 8

Which FOUR of the following are core components of Microsoft Power Platform?

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Power BI. Power BI (A) is a core Power Platform component because it provides the business analytics and interactive dashboard/reporting layer of the platform. Power Virtual Agents (B) is also a core component, offering a no-code/low-code way to build conversational chatbots. Power Apps (D) is a core component that enables rapid building of custom canvas, model-driven, and portal applications. Power Automate (E) is a core component that provides workflow and robotic process automation across services and systems. Microsoft 365 (C) is not a Power Platform component; it is a separate productivity suite (Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, etc.) that Power Platform frequently integrates with, but it is not one of the platform's core components.

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Microsoft 365

Question 9

Which TWO of the following scenarios are best suited for Power Automate's cloud flows?

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Automating approval processes in SharePoint.. Option A is correct because SharePoint is a first-class cloud connector in Power Automate, and approval processes are a canonical cloud flow scenario: a flow can trigger on an item being created or modified in a SharePoint list or library and use the Approvals connector to route the request to approvers, all without any on-premises infrastructure. Option B is correct because Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) exposes a native cloud connector, so a flow can trigger on events such as 'When a new user is created' and immediately send a welcome email via Outlook/Office 365 Outlook — a purely cloud-to-cloud integration with no gateway required. Option C is not the best fit because moving files from an on-premises server requires the on-premises data gateway (or a desktop flow), which is a hybrid scenario rather than a native cloud flow. Option D is not the best fit because automating data entry in a legacy desktop application requires UI automation, which is the domain of Power Automate desktop flows (RPA), not cloud flows.

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Moving files from an on-premises server to a cloud storage.

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Automating data entry from a legacy desktop application.

Question 10

Which THREE of the following are capabilities of Microsoft Copilot in Power Platform?

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Create a Power App from a description.. Option B is correct because Microsoft Copilot in Power Apps allows makers to describe an app in natural language and have Copilot generate the app's structure, including screens, controls, and data connections. Option D is correct because Copilot in Power Automate can suggest the steps and actions needed to build a flow from a natural-language description of the desired automation. Option E is correct because Copilot can generate Power Fx formulas from natural-language prompts, helping makers write expressions for controls and logic. Option A is not a Copilot capability, since designing complex custom code components requires professional developer tools such as the Power Apps Component Framework (PCF) CLI, not Copilot. Option C is not a Copilot capability, because deployment to production environments is handled through solutions, pipelines, and Power Platform administration rather than Copilot automation.

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Design complex custom code components.

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Automatically deploy apps to production environments.

Question 11

Refer to the exhibit. A Power Automate environment has two flows. Flow1 triggers on item creation and sends an email then updates the item. Flow2 triggers on email arrival, creates an item, and sends an approval. If an email arrives that triggers Flow2, and Flow2's first action creates an item, will Flow1 also trigger?

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Yes, because the item creation will trigger Flow1.. Flow1 triggers on item creation, so when Flow2's first action creates an item, that creation event fires the trigger for Flow1. Power Automate allows multiple flows to respond to the same event independently, so Flow1 will execute as a separate instance. This is why option C is correct.

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No, because Flow2 runs in a separate context.

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Yes, but only if both flows are in the same solution.

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No, because triggers are disabled during flow runs.

Question 12

A company wants to empower its field service technicians to report issues and submit photos from their mobile devices without writing any code. Which Microsoft Power Platform capability should they use?

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Power Apps. Power Apps is the correct choice because it enables the creation of custom mobile apps with minimal code, allowing field service technicians to report issues and submit photos through a tailored interface. With Power Apps, you can build a canvas app that connects to data sources like SharePoint or Dataverse, providing a no-code solution for mobile data entry and image capture.

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Power Virtual Agents

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Power Automate

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Power BI

Question 13

A retail company uses Power BI to monitor sales performance. They notice that the report data refreshes only once daily, but business users need near-real-time insights. What should they recommend?

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Configure a streaming dataset in Power BI.. Streaming datasets in Power BI are designed for real-time or near-real-time data ingestion, allowing dashboards to update continuously as new data arrives. This directly addresses the requirement for near-real-time insights without relying on scheduled refreshes.

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Export the data to Excel for manual updates.

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Create a Power Automate flow to refresh the dataset every minute.

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Increase the scheduled refresh frequency to every 15 minutes.

Question 14

A non-profit organization wants to automate the process of sending thank-you emails to donors after a donation is recorded in a SharePoint list. Which Power Platform tool should they use?

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Power Automate. Power Automate is the correct tool because it is designed to create automated workflows that trigger actions based on events, such as a new item being added to a SharePoint list. In this scenario, a Power Automate flow can be configured to run automatically when a donation is recorded, then send a thank-you email via an email connector (e.g., Outlook or SMTP). This directly addresses the need for process automation without manual intervention.

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Power Apps

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Power Virtual Agents

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Power BI

Question 15

A sales team needs a dashboard showing real-time sales data from multiple sources to identify trends. Which Power Platform component is best suited for this?

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Power BI. Power BI is the correct choice because it is designed specifically for data visualization and business intelligence, enabling users to create interactive dashboards that combine real-time data from multiple sources. Its ability to connect to various data streams (e.g., SQL databases, Excel, cloud services) and update visuals automatically makes it ideal for identifying sales trends as they happen.

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Power Apps

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Power Pages

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Power Automate