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PL-900 Practice Question: Create a public-facing website for citizens to…
A company wants to create a public-facing website for citizens to submit permit applications and track their status. The site must allow anonymous access and integrate with Dataverse for backend storage. Which Power Platform component should the company use?
⚠ Common exam trap
PL-900 often tests the distinction between Power Apps and Power Pages, as both can create user interfaces, but only Power Pages is designed for external, anonymous-facing websites with Dataverse integration.
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Power Pages
Power Pages is the Power Platform component specifically designed for building secure, public-facing, data-driven websites that can be accessed anonymously. It integrates natively with Dataverse, allowing citizen users to submit permit applications and track their status through forms and lists without requiring authentication. This makes it the only option that satisfies both the anonymous public access and Dataverse backend requirements.
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For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Power Automate
Why it's wrong here
Power Automate orchestrates workflows and cannot host a public-facing website or serve pages to anonymous visitors. It is tempting because it integrates with Dataverse for backend processes, but it is chosen to automate actions triggered by the site, not to provide the site itself.
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Power Pages
Why this is correct
Power Pages supports anonymous access and authenticated citizen registration, storing submissions directly in Dataverse. This satisfies the public-facing, anonymous and Dataverse integration requirements, whereas Power Apps and Power Automate are not designed to host external websites.
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Power BI
Why it's wrong here
Power BI renders interactive reports and dashboards from data; it cannot host forms or accept anonymous user submissions. It is tempting because it also connects to Dataverse, but it would be the right choice for visualising permit metrics, not for capturing applications.
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Power Apps
Why it's wrong here
Power Apps builds internal or authenticated apps; anonymous public access with Dataverse integration is delivered by Power Pages. Power Apps would be the correct choice for employees submitting permits through a signed-in canvas or model-driven interface, not for unauthenticated citizens.
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