SC-900 Describe the capabilities of Microsoft Entra Practice Question
This SC-900 practice question tests your understanding of describe the capabilities of microsoft entra. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
Refer to the exhibit. The JSON shows a conditional access policy in Microsoft Entra ID. A user signs in from a trusted location using a browser. Which controls will be enforced?
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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MFA, terms of use acceptance, sign-in frequency every 1 hour, and Cloud App Security monitoring.
Option B is correct because the conditional access policy in the exhibit grants access only when all specified conditions are met: the user is at a trusted location, the client app is a browser, and the grant controls include 'Require multi-factor authentication', 'Require terms of use acceptance', 'Sign-in frequency (every 1 hour)', and 'Use Cloud App Security for monitoring'. Since the user signs in from a trusted location using a browser, all grant controls are enforced simultaneously.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
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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MFA, terms of use acceptance, and application enforced restrictions.
Why it's wrong here
Application enforced restrictions are null in the policy.
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MFA, terms of use acceptance, sign-in frequency every 1 hour, and Cloud App Security monitoring.
Why this is correct
All configured grant and session controls are applied.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Only MFA and terms of use acceptance.
Why it's wrong here
The session controls are also enforced.
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Only sign-in frequency and Cloud App Security monitoring.
Why it's wrong here
The grant controls are also enforced.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often assume that a 'trusted location' bypasses all controls except MFA, but in reality, conditional access policies enforce every configured grant and session control regardless of the location condition being met.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Conditional access policies in Microsoft Entra ID evaluate conditions (e.g., location, client app) and then enforce all grant controls that are configured, unless a session control like 'Sign-in frequency' is set to a specific value (here, 1 hour) which is also enforced. The 'Use Cloud App Security for monitoring' control redirects session traffic to Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps for real-time session monitoring, even when the user is trusted. This policy demonstrates that multiple grant and session controls can be combined, and all are applied when the condition set matches.
KKey Concepts to Remember
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
TExam Day Tips
→Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
→Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A company's IT admin needs to give a contractor read-only access to production logs without sharing account credentials. Using role-based access control (RBAC) and temporary scoped permissions — not a permanent shared password — is the correct pattern. Questions like this test whether you can apply least-privilege access across cloud identity services.
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Describe the capabilities of Microsoft Entra — This question tests Describe the capabilities of Microsoft Entra — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: MFA, terms of use acceptance, sign-in frequency every 1 hour, and Cloud App Security monitoring. — Option B is correct because the conditional access policy in the exhibit grants access only when all specified conditions are met: the user is at a trusted location, the client app is a browser, and the grant controls include 'Require multi-factor authentication', 'Require terms of use acceptance', 'Sign-in frequency (every 1 hour)', and 'Use Cloud App Security for monitoring'. Since the user signs in from a trusted location using a browser, all grant controls are enforced simultaneously.
What should I do if I get this SC-900 question wrong?
Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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