A marketing manager needs to create a modern intranet site that publishes news, important announcements, and upcoming events. The site must be responsive on mobile devices and allow employees to like, comment, and share articles. Which Microsoft 365 service should they use?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Good practice is not just finding the correct option. The wrong answers often show the exact trap the exam wants you to fall into.
Distractor review
Microsoft Teams
Teams is a collaboration hub for chat, meetings, and files, not designed as a broadcasting intranet site.
Best answer
SharePoint Communication site
Communication sites are ideal for publishing news, events, and announcements with engagement features and mobile responsiveness.
Distractor review
Microsoft Viva Engage
Microsoft Viva Engage is an enterprise social network focused on conversations, not structured news publishing.
Distractor review
Microsoft Viva Connections
Viva Connections aggregates content from various sources into a Teams dashboard, but it is not the primary tool for creating and managing a news site.
Common exam trap
Common exam trap: usable hosts are not the same as total addresses
Subnetting questions often tempt you into counting all addresses. In normal IPv4 subnets, the network and broadcast addresses are not usable host addresses.
Technical deep dive
How to think about this question
Subnetting questions test whether you can identify the network, broadcast address, usable range, mask and correct subnet. Slow down enough to calculate the block size correctly.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- CIDR notation defines the prefix length.
- Block size helps identify subnet boundaries.
- Network and broadcast addresses are not usable hosts in normal IPv4 subnets.
- The required host count determines the smallest suitable subnet.
TExam Day Tips
- Write the block size before choosing the subnet.
- Check whether the question asks for hosts, subnets or a specific address range.
- Do not confuse /24, /25, /26 and /27 host counts.
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FAQ
Questions learners often ask
What does this MS-900 question test?
CIDR notation defines the prefix length.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: SharePoint Communication site — SharePoint Communication sites are designed to broadcast information to a broad audience with built-in engagement features like comments and likes. They are mobile-responsive and can include news, events, and document libraries. Microsoft Teams is for team collaboration and chat, not for broadcasting. Microsoft Viva Engage is a social network but lacks the structured news publishing of Communication sites. Viva Connections is a dashboard within Teams that surfaces aggregated content but is not a standalone publishing site.
What should I do if I get this MS-900 question wrong?
Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.
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