PL-900 Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Apps Practice Question
Which TWO are types of apps you can create with Microsoft Power Apps?
⚠ Common exam trap
PL-900 often tests the confusion between Power Platform products — candidates mix up Power Apps (canvas/model-driven), Power Automate (flows), Copilot Studio (bots), and Power BI (reports), picking a non-Power-Apps artifact as an app type.
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
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Model-driven app
A model-driven app (A) is correct because Power Apps supports building model-driven apps that are component-focused and data-driven, based on the Common Data Service (now Microsoft Dataverse), where the UI is largely generated from the data model, relationships, and business logic. A canvas app (C) is also correct because Power Apps lets makers design canvas apps with a drag-and-drop designer, starting from a blank canvas or template, and bind controls to data sources using Power Fx formulas. Copilot Studio bot (B) is not a Power Apps app type; it is a separate conversational AI authoring tool for building copilots/bots. Flow app (D) is not a Power Apps app type; automation flows are built in Power Automate, not Power Apps. Power BI report (E) is not a Power Apps app type; reports and dashboards are created in Power BI.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Model-driven app
Why this is correct
Model-driven apps assemble components from Microsoft Dataverse, generating responsive UI automatically from the data model, relationships and business logic. This satisfies the stem's requirement for a Power Apps app type, alongside canvas apps, without requiring manual pixel-level screen design.
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Copilot Studio bot
Why it's wrong here
Copilot Studio builds conversational bots, which are published to channels such as Teams or websites rather than being a Power Apps app type. It is tempting because Copilot Studio shares the Power Platform environment and connector model, and would be right when the requirement is a chat agent, not an app.
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Canvas app
Why this is correct
Canvas apps let makers design a pixel-perfect interface by dragging controls onto a blank canvas and binding them to data sources, satisfying the stem's requirement for a Power Apps app type. Unlike model-driven apps, which derive layout from the Dataverse data model, canvas apps give complete control over layout and navigation.
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Flow app
Why it's wrong here
Flow app is not a Power Apps app type; Power Automate flows are separate automation artefacts that can be called from apps but are not authored as apps. It is tempting because flows and apps share connectors and the maker portal, and would be right when the requirement is background automation rather than a user interface.
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Power BI report
Why it's wrong here
Power BI reports are visualisation artefacts rendered in the Power BI service, not an app type authored in Power Apps. It tempts because Power BI integrates with Power Apps through the Power BI tile control, but that embeds a report inside a canvas app rather than constituting a creatable app type.
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