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Microsoft 365 Fundamentals MS-900The Complete Beginner's Guide

Complete MS-900 study guide — Microsoft 365 cloud services, productivity apps, security, compliance, and licensing.

104 chapters
~43 hours total read
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104 chapters covering every exam objective. Each chapter includes key concepts, exam tips, common traps, comparison tables, and a 5-question quiz at the end.

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Cloud Concepts (10–15%)

9 chapters

Domain overview

Microsoft 365 Apps and Services (30–35%)

39 chapters

Domain overview
3

Microsoft Teams

Objective 2.1 · M365 Productivity

25m
4

Exchange Online

Objective 2.2 · M365 Productivity

25m
5

SharePoint Online and OneDrive

Objective 2.3 · M365 Productivity

25m
6

Microsoft 365 Apps

Objective 2.4 · M365 Productivity

25m
7

Microsoft Intune and Endpoint Manager

Objective 2.5 · M365 Productivity

25m
17

Microsoft Viva Employee Experience Platform

Objective 2.1 · M365 Productivity

25m
18

Microsoft Loop and Collaborative Workspaces

Objective 2.1 · M365 Productivity

25m
19

Microsoft Stream for Video

Objective 2.2 · M365 Productivity

25m
20

Microsoft Forms and Microsoft Planner

Objective 2.4 · M365 Productivity

25m
21

Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365

Objective 2.4 · M365 Productivity

25m
22

Power Apps: Low-Code Application Development

Objective 2.4 · M365 Productivity

25m
23

Power Automate: Workflow Automation

Objective 2.4 · M365 Productivity

25m
24

Power BI in Microsoft 365

Objective 2.5 · M365 Productivity

25m
25

Yammer and Microsoft Viva Engage

Objective 2.1 · M365 Productivity

25m
26

OneDrive for Business

Objective 2.3 · M365 Productivity

25m
36

Hybrid Exchange and Mail Migration

Objective 2.2 · M365 Productivity

25m
38

Microsoft Whiteboard and Collaborative Tools

Objective 2.1 · M365 Productivity

25m
39

Microsoft Bookings for Appointment Scheduling

Objective 2.1 · M365 Productivity

25m
40

Microsoft Lists for Work Tracking

Objective 2.4 · M365 Productivity

25m
41

Microsoft To Do and Task Management

Objective 2.4 · M365 Productivity

25m
42

Microsoft Project for the Web

Objective 2.4 · M365 Productivity

25m
43

Microsoft Sway for Presentations

Objective 2.4 · M365 Productivity

25m
44

Microsoft Access and Power Apps Comparison

Objective 2.4 · M365 Productivity

25m
45

Microsoft Teams Phone and Calling Plans

Objective 2.1 · M365 Productivity

25m
46

Teams Live Events and Webinars

Objective 2.1 · M365 Productivity

25m
47

SharePoint Modern Sites vs Classic Sites

Objective 2.3 · M365 Productivity

25m
48

SharePoint as Intranet: Communication Sites

Objective 2.3 · M365 Productivity

25m
49

OneDrive Sync Client and Known Folder Move

Objective 2.3 · M365 Productivity

25m
50

Microsoft Power Platform Overview

Objective 2.4 · M365 Productivity

25m
51

Power Virtual Agents and Chatbots

Objective 2.4 · M365 Productivity

25m
53

Microsoft Migration Tools: SharePoint and Exchange

Objective 2.2 · M365 Productivity

25m
74

Microsoft 365 Add-ins and App Integrations

Objective 2.4 · M365 Productivity

25m
76

Windows 365 Cloud PC

Objective 2.5 · M365 Productivity

25m
86

Exchange Online Architecture and Mail Flow

Objective 2.2 · M365 Productivity

25m
90

Microsoft Loop Components and Collaboration

Objective 2.1 · M365 Productivity

25m
94

Microsoft Teams Rooms and Meeting Devices

Objective 2.1 · M365 Productivity

25m
95

Shared Mailboxes and Distribution Lists

Objective 2.2 · M365 Productivity

25m
96

Microsoft 365 Connectors and Webhooks

Objective 2.4 · M365 Productivity

25m
103

Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)

Objective 2.5 · M365 Productivity

25m

Security, Compliance, Privacy (30–35%)

40 chapters

Domain overview
8

Microsoft 365 Compliance

Objective 3.2 · M365 Security

25m
9

Data Governance and Retention

Objective 3.4 · M365 Security

25m
13

Microsoft 365 Security Center

Objective 3.1 · M365 Security

25m
14

Identity Protection in M365

Objective 3.3 · M365 Security

25m
27

Exchange Online Protection (EOP)

Objective 3.1 · M365 Security

25m
28

Microsoft Defender for Office 365

Objective 3.1 · M365 Security

25m
29

MFA and Conditional Access in M365

Objective 3.3 · M365 Security

25m
30

Sensitivity Labels and Azure Information Protection

Objective 3.4 · M365 Security

25m
31

Retention Labels and Compliance

Objective 3.4 · M365 Security

25m
32

eDiscovery in Microsoft 365

Objective 3.2 · M365 Security

25m
34

Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) in M365

Objective 3.3 · M365 Security

25m
37

Data Loss Prevention (DLP) in Microsoft 365

Objective 3.4 · M365 Security

25m
57

Microsoft 365 Auditing and Activity Reports

Objective 3.2 · M365 Security

25m
58

Microsoft 365 Alert Policies

Objective 3.1 · M365 Security

25m
59

Microsoft Defender for Business

Objective 3.1 · M365 Security

25m
60

Intune Device Compliance and Configuration Policies

Objective 3.3 · M365 Security

25m
61

Azure AD Join vs Hybrid Azure AD Join vs Workplace Join

Objective 3.3 · M365 Security

25m
62

Microsoft Entra External Identities (B2B)

Objective 3.3 · M365 Security

25m
63

Privileged Identity Management (PIM) in M365

Objective 3.3 · M365 Security

25m
64

Entra ID Access Reviews

Objective 3.3 · M365 Security

25m
65

Identity Governance and Entitlement Management

Objective 3.3 · M365 Security

25m
66

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint in M365

Objective 3.1 · M365 Security

25m
67

Microsoft Sentinel Integration with M365

Objective 3.1 · M365 Security

25m
68

Microsoft Compliance Manager and Score

Objective 3.2 · M365 Security

25m
69

Microsoft Purview Information Protection

Objective 3.4 · M365 Security

25m
70

Records Management in Microsoft 365

Objective 3.4 · M365 Security

25m
71

Communication Compliance in Microsoft 365

Objective 3.4 · M365 Security

25m
72

Insider Risk Management in Microsoft 365

Objective 3.4 · M365 Security

25m
73

Microsoft 365 Privacy Features and Trust Centre

Objective 3.2 · M365 Security

25m
82

Microsoft 365 Governance Policies and Controls

Objective 3.2 · M365 Security

25m
83

Cross-Tenant Access Policies in Entra ID

Objective 3.3 · M365 Security

25m
85

External Sharing in SharePoint and OneDrive

Objective 3.4 · M365 Security

25m
87

Zero Trust Security Principles in Microsoft 365

Objective 3.3 · M365 Security

25m
88

Attack Simulator in Microsoft Defender

Objective 3.1 · M365 Security

25m
89

Anti-Phishing Policies in Microsoft 365

Objective 3.1 · M365 Security

25m
91

Archiving and In-Place Archive in Exchange

Objective 3.4 · M365 Security

25m
93

Securing Microsoft 365 Apps: OAuth and App Consent

Objective 3.3 · M365 Security

25m
101

M365 Data Portability and Export

Objective 3.4 · M365 Security

25m
102

Microsoft 365 Compliance Certifications (ISO, SOC)

Objective 3.2 · M365 Security

25m
104

Azure Information Protection (AIP) Labels

Objective 3.4 · M365 Security

25m

Microsoft 365 Pricing and Support (20–25%)

15 chapters

Domain overview

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