Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) Exam Prep

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1. Level 1: Exam Facts, Cloud Computing and Shared ResponsibilityFree
   [Describe cloud concepts] Sets out how the exam works (45 minutes, scaled pass score of 700, price set by country, mostly generally available features) and that this course is independent of Microsoft and follows the 20 July 2026 skills outline with no promise of a pass, then defines cloud computing and the shared responsibility model.
2. Level 2: Cloud Models: Public, Private and HybridFree
   [Describe cloud concepts] Defines the public, private and hybrid cloud models and identifies the appropriate use cases for each.
3. Level 3: Consumption-Based Model, Pricing Models and Serverless
   [Describe cloud concepts] Explains the consumption-based model, compares cloud pricing models and capital with operational expenditure, and describes serverless.
4. Level 4: Benefits of Using Cloud Services
   [Describe cloud concepts] Covers the benefits the exam names: high availability and scalability, reliability and predictability, security and governance, and manageability.
5. Level 5: Cloud Service Types: IaaS, PaaS and SaaS
   [Describe cloud concepts] Describes infrastructure as a service, platform as a service and software as a service, and how shared responsibility shifts across them.
6. Level 6: Core Architecture: Regions, Zones and the Resource Hierarchy
   [Describe Azure architecture and services] Covers Azure's physical layout (datacenters, regions, region pairs, sovereign regions, availability zones) and its organising hierarchy of resources, resource groups, subscriptions and management groups.
7. Level 7: Azure Compute and Application Hosting
   [Describe Azure architecture and services] Compares virtual machines, containers and functions, the virtual machine options (Azure virtual machines, Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets, availability sets, Azure Virtual Desktop), the resources a virtual machine requires, and application hosting options.
8. Level 8: Azure Virtual Networking and Endpoints
   [Describe Azure architecture and services] Explains the purpose of Azure virtual networks, subnets, peering, Azure DNS, Azure VPN Gateway and ExpressRoute, and defines public and private endpoints.
9. Level 9: Azure Storage Services, Tiers and Redundancy
   [Describe Azure architecture and services] Compares the Azure Storage services, storage tiers, redundancy options, and storage account options and storage types.
10. Level 10: Moving Files and Migrating to Azure
    [Describe Azure architecture and services] Covers the options for moving files (AzCopy, Azure Storage Explorer, Azure File Sync) and for migration (Azure Migrate and Azure Data Box).
11. Level 11: Identity, Access and Security in Azure
    [Describe Azure architecture and services] Covers Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Entra Domain Services, authentication methods (single sign-on, multifactor authentication, passwordless), external identities, Microsoft Entra Conditional Access, Azure role-based access control, Zero Trust, the defense-in-depth model and Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
12. Level 12: Cost Management in Azure
    [Describe Azure management and governance] Covers the factors that affect costs in Azure, the pricing calculator, cost management capabilities and the purpose of tags.
13. Level 13: Governance and Compliance: Purview, Policy and Locks
    [Describe Azure management and governance] Describes the purpose of Microsoft Purview in Azure, Azure Policy and resource locks, and how they differ from the access controls covered earlier.
14. Level 14: Management Tools: Portal, Cloud Shell, CLI, PowerShell, Arc
    [Describe Azure management and governance] Describes the Azure portal, Azure Cloud Shell, Azure CLI and Azure PowerShell as ways to interact with Azure, and the purpose of Azure Arc for resources outside Azure.
15. Level 15: Infrastructure as Code, Azure Resource Manager and ARM Templates
    [Describe Azure management and governance] Explains infrastructure as code (IaC), Azure Resource Manager (ARM) as the deployment and management layer, and ARM templates as declarative definitions of resources.
16. Level 16: Monitoring: Advisor, Service Health and Azure Monitor
    [Describe Azure management and governance] Describes the purpose of Azure Advisor, Azure Service Health, and Azure Monitor including Log Analytics, Azure Monitor alerts and Azure Monitor Application Insights.
17. Level 17: Timed Mock Exam (45 Questions, 45 Minutes) Timed mock
    A timed mock exam of 45 original questions in 45 minutes that tests all three exam sections (cloud concepts, Azure architecture and services, Azure management and governance) in proportion to their weightings, with a 70% pass mark.

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