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Microsoft Power Platform FundamentalsThe Complete Beginner's Guide

A structured learning curriculum that maps to the official PL-900 exam objectives, covering Power Apps, Power Automate, Copilot Studio, the Power Platform environment, and business value.

16 chapters
~3 hours total read
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By Johnson Ajibi · Senior Network & Security Engineer · MSc IT Security

How to use this guide

This guide works best as a loop: read a chapter, test yourself with practice questions, look up unfamiliar terms in the glossary, then move to the next chapter.

① Read a chapter② Answer practice questions③ Review missed answers④ Repeat
Study Chapters

16 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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Glossary

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Exam Overview

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Chapters — PL-900

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Understanding the Core Components of Power Platform

Objective 1.2 · Identify the core components of Microsoft Power Platform

12m
3

Microsoft Dataverse: The Data Foundation

Objective 2.1 · Describe Microsoft Dataverse

12m
4

Managing Environments and Data Policies

Objective 2.2 · Describe differences between types of environments and data policies

12m
5

Connectors and Integrations in Power Platform

Objective 2.3 · Describe how to bring data into the Power Platform

12m
6

Overview of Power Apps and App Types

Objective 3.1 · Describe the different types of Power Apps

12m
7

Building Canvas Apps with Power Apps

Objective 3.2 · Describe the capabilities of canvas apps

12m
8

Building Model-Driven Apps with Power Apps

Objective 3.3 · Describe the capabilities of model-driven apps

12m
9

Power Apps Portals for External Users

Objective 3.4 · Describe the capabilities of Power Apps portals

12m
10

Introduction to Power Automate

Objective 4.1 · Describe the different types of Power Automate flows

12m
11

Creating Automated Cloud Flows

Objective 4.2 · Describe how to build automated cloud flows

12m
12

Approvals and Business Process Flows

Objective 4.3 · Describe how to use approvals and business process flows

12m
13

Introduction to Copilot Studio

Objective 5.1 · Describe the capabilities of Microsoft Copilot Studio

12m
14

Creating and Managing Topics in Copilot Studio

Objective 5.2 · Describe how to create topics in Copilot Studio

12m
15

Working with Entities and Actions in Copilot Studio

Objective 5.3 · Describe how to use entities and actions in Copilot Studio

12m
16

Real-World Business Value of Power Platform

Objective 1.3 · Describe the business value of the Power Platform

12m
17

Power Platform Administration and Governance

Objective 2.4 · Describe Power Platform administration and governance

12m

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