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PL-900 Practice Question: Manage the Microsoft Power Platform environment

Exhibit

Exhibit (ARM/Bicep template snippet):
resource environment 'Microsoft.PowerApps/environments@2023-06-01' = {
  name: 'ContosoDev'
  location: 'unitedstates'
  properties: {
    displayName: 'Contoso Development'
    description: 'Development environment'
    environmentSku: 'Sandbox'
  }
}

Refer to the exhibit. An administrator deploys this ARM/Bicep template to create a new Power Platform environment. What type of environment will be created?

⚠ Common exam trap

A common mix-up: candidates confuse 'Sandbox' with 'Developer' or 'Trial' environments, as all three are non-production types, but the ARM/Bicep template's explicit 'environmentSku' value of 'Sandbox' uniquely identifies the environment type, and the exam tests the ability to distinguish between these SKUs based on the template syntax.

Answer choices

Why each option matters

Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.

Correct answer & explanation

✓

Sandbox environment

The ARM/Bicep template sets the 'environmentSku' property to 'Sandbox', which directly specifies the environment type as a Sandbox environment. Sandbox environments are non-production instances used for development, testing, and training, isolated from production data and workloads.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

✗
Developer environment
Why it's wrong here
Developer is not a valid SKU; Sandbox is correct.
✗
Trial environment
Why it's wrong here
The SKU is Sandbox, not Trial.
✗
Production environment
Why it's wrong here
The SKU is Sandbox, not Production.
✓
Sandbox environment
Why this is correct
The environmentSku is set to 'Sandbox'.

Go deeper

1 more way this is tested on PL-900

These questions test the same concept from different angles. Work through them to make sure you can recognise it however the exam phrases it.

Variation 1. An administrator is reviewing an ARM template for deploying a Power Platform environment. Based on the exhibit, what type of environment will be created?

easy

A.Trial environment
✓ B.Developer environment
C.Production environment
D.Sandbox environment

Why B: The ARM template sets 'environmentSku' to 'Developer', which creates a Developer environment. Option A (Trial) is wrong because 'Developer' is not a Trial SKU. Option C (Production) is wrong because 'Developer' is not a Production SKU. Option D (Sandbox) is wrong because 'Developer' is not a Sandbox SKU.

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Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva

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PL-900 Practice Question: Manage the Microsoft Power Platform environment

Exhibit

Why each option matters

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