Hello Readers! I hope you are all doing well. I am glad you chose AZ-900 certification. This is the perfect time to build your career and take advantage cloud innovation. Microsoft introduced role-based certifications that can help you prepare for your career by learning specific skills. There are three levels of role-based certifications: expert, associate, and fundamental. AZ-900 is the foundational level of Azure certification.
TABLE OF CONTENT1. What can you expect from this article? Prerequisites3. About the certification Exam Pattern5. Percentage of questions for all Modules6. Study Materials and References7. Tips and Tricks8. Get Certified NowWhat can you expect from this article?
This comprehensive study guide will assist you in your AZ-900 exam preparation. This article will cover the core concepts of Microsoft Azure and the exam pattern, as well as the % of questions for each module. It also contains tips and tricks that can help you pass the exam. The sections that follow contain sample questions and links to self-learning portals. These sections will help you pass the exam in your first attempt.
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Prerequisites: Who should attempt this certification?
Cloud services are an important topic for any software developer, system administrator, sales and marketing personnel, or procurement professionals.
AZ-900 is open to all technical backgrounds and technical wizards, regardless of their technical skills. It is designed for anyone who wants to learn basic knowledge about Azure cloud services. This exam is open to all graduates, so even fresh graduates can pass it and become proficient in Azure fundamentals.
About the certification
The AZ-900 exam is rated as easy compared to other Microsoft-based exams. You can expect questions from the following 4 modules in this exam. Before you can appear for the exam, you must have a good understanding of these 4 modules.
Module 1: Cloud Concepts (15-20%)
Module 2: Core Azure Services (30-35%)
Module 3: Security and Privacy, Compliance, Trust (25-30%)
Module 4: Azure Pricing and Service Level Agreements and Lifecycles (20-25%)
Let’s take a look at the exam pattern of AZ-900.
Percentage of questions from all 4 modules: Topic Breakage
Module 1: Describe cloud concepts (15-20%)
From this module, there will be questions related to the basic cloud concepts such as Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). It is important to understand the differences between these services as the questions will ask you what type of service it is WebApp or Office 365. The cloud models, i.e. Public, Private, or Hybrid, are another important concept. Understanding the keywords High Availability, Scalability and Elasticity, Agility, Fault tolerance, and examples that relate to them is important.
Module 2: Describe core Azure services (30-35%)
This module will cover core Azure components, core Azure services, and solutions. It also covers management tools. To answer questions based upon these, it is important to understand how Azure service guarantees work, the redundancy system, and the network of secure datacentres used to deploy services. There will be more questions about virtual machines and containers. We also have to deal with Networking services such as Virtual Network, Azure Load Balancer and VPN Gateway. A few questions will be about SQL Data Warehouse, HDInsight and Azure Data Lake Analytics. In the management section, there will be questions about Portal, PowerShell, and other topics.
