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Question 1mediummultiple choice

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A sales team uses a Canvas app to track leads. Users report that the app loads slowly when accessing on mobile devices. Which component should be optimized to improve performance?

Trap 1: Update the app version number

Version number does not affect performance.

Trap 2: Increase the app icon size

Unrelated to performance.

Trap 3: Change the app's background color

Cosmetic change, no performance impact.

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A
Update the app version number
Why wrong: Version number does not affect performance.
B
Optimize data source connections and queries
Reduces data transfer and speeds up app.
C
Increase the app icon size
Why wrong: Unrelated to performance.
D
Change the app's background color
Why wrong: Cosmetic change, no performance impact.

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Question 2easymultiple choice

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A company wants to automate a business process that requires approval from a manager before an expense report is submitted. Which Microsoft Power Platform component should be used?

Trap 1: Power BI

Business analytics tool, not for workflow.

Trap 2: Power Apps

App building tool, not for automated workflows.

Trap 3: Power Virtual Agents

Chatbot service, not for process automation.

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A
Power BI
Why wrong: Business analytics tool, not for workflow.
B
Power Apps
Why wrong: App building tool, not for automated workflows.
C
Power Automate
Automates workflows with approvals.
D
Power Virtual Agents
Why wrong: Chatbot service, not for process automation.

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Question 3hardmultiple choice

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An organization uses Dataverse as a data source for multiple Power Apps. They notice that records created in one app do not appear in another app until the page is refreshed. Which concept explains this behavior?

Trap 1: Different Dataverse environments used

If same environment, data should be shared.

Trap 2: Delegation limitations of the data source

Delegation affects what data can be processed server-side, not refresh behavior.

Trap 3: Use of Patch mode instead of SubmitForm

Patch mode still writes to Dataverse immediately.

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A
Caching of data by Power Apps
Power Apps caches data to improve performance, leading to delays in seeing updates.
B
Different Dataverse environments used
Why wrong: If same environment, data should be shared.
C
Delegation limitations of the data source
Why wrong: Delegation affects what data can be processed server-side, not refresh behavior.
D
Use of Patch mode instead of SubmitForm
Why wrong: Patch mode still writes to Dataverse immediately.

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Question 4easymultiple choice

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A company needs to create a dashboard that shows real-time sales data from a SQL database. Which Microsoft Power Platform tool should be used?

Trap 1: Power Apps

App development, not dedicated dashboard.

Trap 2: Power Automate

Workflow automation.

Trap 3: AI Builder

AI model integration.

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A
Power Apps
Why wrong: App development, not dedicated dashboard.
B
Power Automate
Why wrong: Workflow automation.
C
Power BI
Business analytics and dashboarding.
D
AI Builder
Why wrong: AI model integration.

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Question 5mediummultiple choice

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A company uses Microsoft Power Platform to manage customer support tickets. The support team wants to automatically categorize incoming emails as 'Complaint', 'Request', or 'Other' before creating a ticket. Which component should be used?

Trap 1: Power Automate with a trigger

Can start the process but lacks AI classification.

Trap 2: Power Apps with a dropdown

Requires manual selection.

Trap 3: Power BI with a report

Analytics, not classification.

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A
Power Automate with a trigger
Why wrong: Can start the process but lacks AI classification.
B
Power Apps with a dropdown
Why wrong: Requires manual selection.
C
Power BI with a report
Why wrong: Analytics, not classification.
D
AI Builder
Provides prebuilt or custom AI models for classification.

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Question 6mediummulti select

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Which TWO components are part of the Microsoft Power Platform? (Choose two.)

Trap 1: Azure DevOps

DevOps tool, not Power Platform component.

Trap 2: Microsoft 365

Productivity suite, not a component.

Trap 3: Dynamics 365

Dynamics 365 is built on Power Platform but not a component.

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A
Power Virtual Agents
Core component for chatbots.
B
Azure DevOps
Why wrong: DevOps tool, not Power Platform component.
C
Power Apps
Core component for building apps.
D
Microsoft 365
Why wrong: Productivity suite, not a component.
E
Dynamics 365
Why wrong: Dynamics 365 is built on Power Platform but not a component.

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Question 7hardmulti select

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Which THREE are common uses of connectors in Power Automate? (Choose three.)

Trap 1: Build a custom user interface

Power Apps function.

Trap 2: Create a real-time dashboard

Power BI capability, not connector.

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A
Build a custom user interface
Why wrong: Power Apps function.
B
Create a record in Dataverse
Common data operation.
C
Post a message to Microsoft Teams
Common Teams connector.
D
Create a real-time dashboard
Why wrong: Power BI capability, not connector.
E
Send an email when a new record is created
Common email connector use.

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Question 8hardmultiple choice

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A Power Automate flow uses the trigger shown. Users report that the flow does not trigger for emails with attachments. What is the most likely cause?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.
JSON:
{
  "triggers": {
    "When_a_new_email_arrives": {
      "type": "ApiConnection",
      "inputs": {
        "host": {
          "connectionName": "shared_office365"
        },
        "method": "get",
        "path": "/v1.0/mail/me/Inbox/recent"
      }
    }
  }
}

Trap 1: The path should include '/attachments'

Path is for inbox, not attachments.

Trap 2: The connection name is incorrect

Connection name is valid.

Trap 3: The method should be 'post' instead of 'get'

'get' is appropriate for reading.

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A
The path should include '/attachments'
Why wrong: Path is for inbox, not attachments.
B
The connection name is incorrect
Why wrong: Connection name is valid.
C
The trigger does not check for attachments by default
Need to add condition to filter emails with attachments.
D
The method should be 'post' instead of 'get'
Why wrong: 'get' is appropriate for reading.

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Question 9hardmultiple choice

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You are the Power Platform administrator for Contoso Ltd., a retail company with 500 employees. The company uses Microsoft 365 and has recently adopted Power Platform. The IT department manages a Power Apps canvas app used by the sales team to track customer interactions. The app connects to a Microsoft Dataverse table named 'Customer Interactions' with columns: CustomerID (text), InteractionDate (date), Notes (text), and SalesPerson (text). The app was working fine for three months, but starting last week, users report that the app loads slowly, sometimes timing out, and the 'Customer Interactions' table shows duplicate records. Upon investigation, you find that the app uses a 'Patch' function to create records, and the 'OnStart' property loads all records from the table using 'Filter(Customer Interactions, SalesPerson = User().FullName)' to show only the current user's records. The Dataverse table has grown to 50,000 rows. Additionally, some users have accidentally created multiple submissions by double-clicking the submit button. You need to resolve the performance and duplicate issues with minimal disruption. What should you do?

Trap 1: Replace the 'Patch' function with 'Collect' in the app and use the…

Using 'Collect' does not prevent duplicates at submission time; a nightly cleanup is reactive and does not resolve the performance issue.

Trap 2: Increase the 'Data row limit' for the 'Customer Interactions' table…

Increasing the row limit may help load more records but does not prevent duplicate submissions; the 'Remove duplicates' step would be client-side and inefficient for 50,000 rows.

Trap 3: Remove the 'Filter' from 'OnStart' and load all records into a…

Loading all 50,000 records into a collection would cause performance issues and timeouts, and does not address duplicates.

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A
Replace the 'Patch' function with 'Collect' in the app and use the 'Distinct' function to remove duplicates from the table every night via a Power Automate flow.
Why wrong: Using 'Collect' does not prevent duplicates at submission time; a nightly cleanup is reactive and does not resolve the performance issue.
B
Increase the 'Data row limit' for the 'Customer Interactions' table in the app settings to 500 and add a 'Remove duplicates' step in the app's 'OnStart'.
Why wrong: Increasing the row limit may help load more records but does not prevent duplicate submissions; the 'Remove duplicates' step would be client-side and inefficient for 50,000 rows.
C
Remove the 'Filter' from 'OnStart' and load all records into a collection, then use 'Filter' on the collection to show current user's records.
Why wrong: Loading all 50,000 records into a collection would cause performance issues and timeouts, and does not address duplicates.
D
Modify the 'Submit' button to set its 'DisplayMode' to 'Disabled' after the first click to prevent double submission, and change the 'OnStart' filter to delegate by ensuring the 'SalesPerson' column is indexed in Dataverse and using 'Filter(Customer Interactions, SalesPerson = User().FullName)' with delegation enabled.
This directly addresses both issues: disabling the button prevents duplicates, and delegated filtering improves performance by only loading relevant records.

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Question 10mediummultiple choice

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A company wants to use Power Automate to automate a business process that involves manual data entry from emails into a SharePoint list. Which component of Power Platform should be used to extract the relevant data from the email body?

Trap 1: Power Apps

Power Apps is used for building custom apps, not for data extraction.

Trap 2: Power BI

Power BI is used for data visualization and analytics, not for extracting data from emails.

Trap 3: Power Virtual Agents

Power Virtual Agents is used for creating chatbots, not for extracting data from emails.

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A
Power Apps
Why wrong: Power Apps is used for building custom apps, not for data extraction.
B
Power BI
Why wrong: Power BI is used for data visualization and analytics, not for extracting data from emails.
C
AI Builder
AI Builder can be used to extract information from emails using AI models.
D
Power Virtual Agents
Why wrong: Power Virtual Agents is used for creating chatbots, not for extracting data from emails.

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Question 11hardmulti select

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Which TWO components of Microsoft Power Platform are primarily used to create and deploy custom business applications without writing code?

Trap 1: Power BI

Power BI is for data visualization, not for building applications.

Trap 2: AI Builder

AI Builder is for adding AI capabilities, not for building applications.

Trap 3: Power Pages

Power Pages is for building external-facing websites, not primarily for custom business apps.

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A
Power BI
Why wrong: Power BI is for data visualization, not for building applications.
B
AI Builder
Why wrong: AI Builder is for adding AI capabilities, not for building applications.
C
Power Apps
Power Apps allows you to create custom apps with low-code.
D
Power Automate
Power Automate enables you to automate workflows and integrate apps.
E
Power Pages
Why wrong: Power Pages is for building external-facing websites, not primarily for custom business apps.

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Question 12easymultiple choice

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You work for a retail company that uses Microsoft Power Platform to manage inventory. The company has a Power Apps canvas app that allows store managers to update stock levels. Recently, the app has been slow to load and sometimes times out when multiple managers use it simultaneously. You need to recommend a solution to improve performance. What should you do?

Trap 1: Reduce the number of fields in the SharePoint list.

This may not solve the load issue and could remove needed functionality.

Trap 2: Instruct managers to use a wired network connection instead of…

This does not address the server-side performance issue.

Trap 3: Implement a custom API to handle updates.

This adds complexity and is not necessary; Power Platform provides built-in solutions.

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A
Reduce the number of fields in the SharePoint list.
Why wrong: This may not solve the load issue and could remove needed functionality.
B
Instruct managers to use a wired network connection instead of Wi-Fi.
Why wrong: This does not address the server-side performance issue.
C
Implement a custom API to handle updates.
Why wrong: This adds complexity and is not necessary; Power Platform provides built-in solutions.
D
Migrate the app to use a Microsoft Dataverse database.
Dataverse is optimized for Power Platform and can handle concurrent users better.

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Question 13mediumdrag order

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Drag and drop the steps to set up a Microsoft Dataverse environment in the correct order.

Drag steps to the numbered slots on the right, or tap a step then tap a slot.

Steps

Order

1Step 1

2Step 2

3Step 3

4Step 4

5Step 5

Question 14mediummatching

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Match each Power BI component to its description.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts

Matches

Single page of visualizations from one or more reports

Multi-page collection of visualizations

Collection of data used to create visuals

Single visualization pinned to a dashboard

Container for dashboards, reports, and datasets

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A sales team uses a Canvas app to track leads. Users report that the app loads slowly when accessing on mobile devices. Which component should be optimized to improve performance?

A company wants to automate a business process that requires approval from a manager before an expense report is submitted. Which Microsoft Power Platform component should be used?

An organization uses Dataverse as a data source for multiple Power Apps. They notice that records created in one app do not appear in another app until the page is refreshed. Which concept explains this behavior?

A company needs to create a dashboard that shows real-time sales data from a SQL database. Which Microsoft Power Platform tool should be used?

A company uses Microsoft Power Platform to manage customer support tickets. The support team wants to automatically categorize incoming emails as 'Complaint', 'Request', or 'Other' before creating a ticket. Which component should be used?

Which TWO components are part of the Microsoft Power Platform? (Choose two.)

Which THREE are common uses of connectors in Power Automate? (Choose three.)

A Power Automate flow uses the trigger shown. Users report that the flow does not trigger for emails with attachments. What is the most likely cause?

Exhibit

A company wants to use Power Automate to automate a business process that involves manual data entry from emails into a SharePoint list. Which component of Power Platform should be used to extract the relevant data from the email body?

Which TWO components of Microsoft Power Platform are primarily used to create and deploy custom business applications without writing code?

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