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A complete course for the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) exam, built on the study guide's skills measured as of July 20, 2026. It follows the three exam domains in a teaching order: cloud concepts, the shared responsibility model and service types, and the benefits of the cloud. Then the Azure architecture and services domain: regions, availability zones, resource groups, subscriptions and management groups, compute, networking, storage, and identity, access and security. Then management and governance: cost management, Azure Policy, Purview and resource locks, the portal, Cloud Shell, Arc and Azure Resource Manager, and the monitoring tools. Cards are weighted to the official domain ranges, not spread evenly, and the last unit drills the look-alike services that candidates mix up. The cards are recall practice for the exam's definitions and service matchups: they are not a lab, so you will not build anything in Azure here. This course is unofficial and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft. Microsoft and Azure are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.
| Exam code | AZ-900 |
|---|---|
| Exam time | 45 minutes |
| Passing score | 700 on a scale of 1 to 1,000 |
| Cloud concepts | 25-30% |
| Azure architecture and services | 35-40% |
| Azure management and governance | 30-35% |
| Renewal | Fundamentals certifications do not expire |
Source: Microsoft Learn, Exam AZ-900 study guide (skills measured as of July 20, 2026) and exam page, read November 4, 2026.
Copied straight from the course. In the app, each wrong option also gets its own explanation.
Card 1Who is responsible for network controls in PaaS?
Shared. In PaaS, Microsoft gives baseline network security and you configure application-level controls.
Card 2An organization wants to apply one policy to 40 subscriptions. Where should it assign the policy?
A management group. Assigning at the management group applies it to every subscription beneath.
Card 3A team wants the cheapest option that survives the loss of an availability zone while keeping all copies inside a single region. Which fits?
ZRS. ZRS spreads copies across zones in the primary region only.
Card 4Which blob access tier is the only offline one?
Archive. Archive data must be rehydrated to an online tier before it can be read.
Card 5A user enters a password and then approves a prompt on their phone. What is this?
Multifactor authentication. Two factor categories (know and have) are required.
Card 6A company wants deployments allowed only in two approved regions. Which service enforces this?
Azure Policy. The built-in Allowed locations policy denies resources outside the approved regions.
Card 7A company has servers in its own datacenter and in AWS. It wants one place to apply Azure Policy and monitoring. Which service fits?
Azure Arc. Arc brings the servers under Azure management where they are.
Card 8Which tool recommends resizing or shutting down underused VMs to cut cost?
Azure Advisor. Cost recommendations in Advisor flag savings opportunities.
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Yes. Create a free Encodr account and all 13 units and 1,172 cards are yours to study, with spaced repetition scheduling your reviews. The exam itself has a fee paid to Microsoft.
The three AZ-900 domains: Describe cloud concepts (25-30%), Describe Azure architecture and services (35-40%) and Describe Azure management and governance (30-35%). The cards are weighted to match those ranges.
No. The cards are recall practice for definitions, service matchups and exam scenarios. They are not a lab and do not use the Azure portal, so pair them with a free account or Microsoft Learn sandboxes if you want hands-on experience.
No. The course is unofficial and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft. Microsoft and Azure are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. Each card lists the public Microsoft documentation it draws on.