Microsoft Certification Self-Assessment Tool

Tips for use:

1. Go to the "Self Assessment" sheet, and mark each "Task / Topic" with your level of confidence.
2. Review the different exam sub-domains to see your level of confidence in each area
3. Review the different exam objective domains to see your level of confidence in each area
4. Study each "Task / Topic" that's not set to "Know Well" and highlighted green, then update your confidence level
5. Once your self-assessment is at a high Overall Confidence Level, then you are ready to take the exam with confide
Happy studying, and good luck on the exam!

You can see an overview of you Overall Confidence Level for the Exam Objective Domains below:

Exam AZ-900: Azure Fundamentals

https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/certifications/exams/az-900

Objective Domains Your Confidence Level

Understand cloud concepts (15-20%) 41.67%
Understand core Azure services (30-35%) 0.00%
Understand security, privacy, compliance, and trust (25 0.00%
Understand Azure pricing and support (25-30%) 0.00%
Your Overall Confidence Level 10.42%
This self-assessment tool was created by:
Chris Pietschmann, Founder, Build5Nines.com & Solution Architect at Solliance & Microsoft MVP - Azure
Dan Patrick, General Manager DevOps and Chief Intrastructure Architect at Solliance & Microsoft MVP - Azu

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Keep in mind that all exam Objective Domain info/text is copyright by Microsoft.

Self Assessment last updated November 15, 2019

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Objective Domain Sub-Domain
Understand cloud concepts (15-20%)
Describe the benefits and considerations of using cloud services

Describe the differences between Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-a

(PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)

Describe the differences between Public, Private and Hybrid cloud models

Understand core Azure services (30-35%)

Understand the core Azure architectural components

Describe some of the core products available in Azure

Describe some of the solutions available on Azure

Understand Azure management tools

Understand security, privacy, compliance, and trust (25-30%)
Understand securing network connectivity in Azure

Describe core Azure Identity services

Describe security tools and features of Azure

Describe Azure governance methodologies

Understand monitoring and reporting options in Azure

Understand privacy, compliance and data protection standards in Azure

Understand Azure pricing and support (20-25%)

Understand Azure subscriptions

Understand planning and management of costs

Understand the support options available with Azure

Describe Azure Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

Understand service lifecycle in Azure

 Task / Topic Confidence Level
41.67%
benefits and considerations
understand terms suchof
asusing cloud services
High Availability, 87.50%
Scalability, Elasticity, Agility, Fault Tolerance,
and Disaster Recovery Know a Little
understand the principles of economies of scale Know
understand the differences between Capital Expenditure (CapEx) andWell
Operational
Expenditure (OpEx) Know Well
understand
differences between theInfrastructure-as-a-Service
consumption-based model (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service
Know Well
oftware-as-a-Service (SaaS) 12.50%
describe Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) No Idea
describe Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) No Idea
describe Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Know a Little
compare and contrast the three different service types No Idea
differences between Public, Private and Hybrid cloud models 25.00%
describe Public cloud No Idea
describe Private cloud No Idea
describe Hybrid cloud Know Well
compare and contrast the three different cloud models No Idea
es (30-35%) 0.00%
the core Azure architectural components 0.00%
describe Regions No Idea
describe Availability Zones No Idea
describe Resource Groups No Idea
describe Azure Resource manager No Idea
describe the benefits and usage of core Azure architectural c No Idea
me of the core products available in Azure 0.00%
describe products available for Compute such as Virtual MachinNo Idea
describe products available for Networking such as Virtual N No Idea
describe products
Azure Database foravailable
MySQL, for Storage
Azure suchfor
Database as Blob Storage,and
PostgreSQL, DiNAzure
o Idea Database
Migration service No Idea
describe the Azure Marketplace and its usage scenarios No Idea
me of the solutions available on Azure 0.00%
describe Internet of Things (IoT) and products that are availabl No Idea
describe Big Data and Analytics and products that are availabl No Idea
describe Artificial Intelligence (AI) and products that are avai No Idea
describe Serverless computing and Azure products that are avaiNo Idea
describe DevOps solutions available on Azure, such as Azure No Idea
describe the benefits and outcomes of using Azure solutions No Idea
Azure management tools 0.00%
understand Azure tools such as Azure Portal, Azure PowerShell,No Idea
understand Azure Advisor No Idea
 compliance, and trust (25-30%) 0.00%
securing network connectivity in Azure 0.00%
describe Network Security Groups (NSG) No Idea
describe Application Security Groups (ASG) No Idea
describe User Defined Rules (UDR) No Idea
describe Azure Firewall No Idea
describe Azure DDoS Protection No Idea
choose an appropriate Azure security solution No Idea
e Azure Identity services 0.00%
understand the difference between authentication and authoriNo Idea
describe Azure Active Directory No Idea
describe Azure Multi-Factor Authentication No Idea
urity tools and features of Azure 0.00%
describe Azure Security Center No Idea
understand Azure Security Center usage scenarios No Idea
describe Key Vault No Idea
describe Azure Information Protection (AIP) No Idea
describe Azure Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) No Idea
re governance methodologies 0.00%
describe policies and initiatives with Azure Policy No Idea
describe Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) No Idea
describe Locks No Idea
describe Azure Advisor security assistance No Idea
describe Azure Blueprints No Idea
monitoring and reporting options in Azure 0.00%
describe Azure Monitor No Idea
describe Azure Service Health No Idea
understand the use cases and benefits of Azure MonitNo Idea
privacy, compliance and data protection standards in Azure 0.00%
understand industry compliance terms such as GDPR, No Idea
understand the Microsoft Privacy Statement No Idea
describe the Trust center No Idea
describe the Service Trust Portal No Idea
 describe Compliance Manager No Idea
determine if Azure is compliant for a business need No Idea
understand Azure Government cloud services No Idea
describe Azure China cloud services No Idea
d support (20-25%) 0.00%
Azure subscriptions 0.00%
describe an Azure subscription No Idea
understand the uses and options with Azure subscriptions, suchNo Idea
understand subscription management using Management grouNo Idea
planning and management of costs 0.00%
understand options for purchasing Azure products andNo Idea
understand options around Azure Free account No Idea
understand the factors affecting costs such as resource
No Idea
understand Zones for billing purposes No Idea
understand the Pricing calculator No Idea
understand the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculaNo Idea
understand best practices for minimizing Azure costs No Idea
describe Azure Cost Management No Idea
the support options available with Azure 0.00%
understand support plans that are available such as Dev, StandNo Idea
understand how to open a support ticket No Idea
understand available support channels outside of support plan No Idea
describe the Knowledge Center No Idea
re Service Level Agreements (SLAs) 0.00%
describe a Service Level Agreement (SLA) No Idea
understand Composite SLAs No Idea
understand how to determine an appropriate SLA for an applicNo Idea
service lifecycle in Azure 0.00%
understand Public and Private Preview features No Idea
understand the term General Availability (GA) No Idea
understand how to monitor feature updates and product chan No Idea
Self-Assessment Categories
Know Well
Know a Little
No Idea