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Azure AZ-104 Practice Questions

Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)Work through a free az-104 practice test with realistic Microsoft Azure Administrator scenarios. These questions cover identity and governance, storage, compute, networking, backup, and monitoring, with explanations that show why the right answer fits the job.

60
Total Questions
100 minutes
Time Limit
700/1000
Passing Score
$165 USD (varies by region)
Registration Fee

Free Sample Questions

Here are 5 free sample questions from our full bank of 600+ Azure AZ-104practice questions. Try them out below — click "Show Answer" to reveal the correct response and explanation.

1

A help desk group needs to reset passwords for users in one department. The group should not be able to manage subscriptions, virtual machines, or other Azure resources. What should you assign?

AThe Password Administrator role in Microsoft Entra ID scoped as narrowly as possible
BThe Owner role on the subscription
CThe User Access Administrator role on the management group
DThe Contributor role on the department's resource group
2

You need to store monthly database exports in an Azure Storage account. The exports are read frequently for the first 30 days, rarely read after that, and must be retained for seven years at the lowest practical storage cost. What should you configure?

AA file share quota and soft delete
BA lifecycle management policy that moves blobs from hot to cool and then to archive tiers
CA private endpoint for the storage account
DA shared access signature that expires after seven years
3

A virtual machine in Azure cannot connect to another VM on TCP port 443. Both VMs are in the same virtual network but different subnets. You need to identify whether a network security group rule is blocking the traffic. Which tool should you use first?

AAzure Advisor
BMicrosoft Defender for Cloud secure score
CIP flow verify in Azure Network Watcher
DAzure Service Health
4

You plan to deploy three Azure virtual machines for a web application. The application must remain available during planned maintenance events and hardware failures within a region. Which deployment option should you use?

AOne virtual machine scale set instance in a single fault domain
BThree VMs in the same availability set update domain
CThree VMs in one resource group with managed disks
DThree VMs distributed across availability zones
5

An operations team wants alerts when CPU usage on production VMs stays above 85% for 10 minutes. The alert should notify an email distribution list and create a webhook call to an incident system. What should you create?

AAn Azure Monitor metric alert with an action group that includes email and webhook receivers
BAn Azure Policy assignment with a deny effect
CA recovery services vault backup policy
DA Microsoft Entra access review

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About the Azure AZ-104

Format & Structure

Total Questions
60
Time Limit
100 minutes
Format
Multiple choice, multiple response, case studies, and interactive tasks

Scoring & Cost

Passing Score
700/1000
Registration Fee
$165 USD (varies by region)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Microsoft AZ-104 certification?

AZ-104 is the assessment for Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate. It validates that you can implement, manage, secure, and monitor Azure environments. The work is practical: identity, governance, storage, compute, virtual networking, backup, and monitoring all show up in the objectives.

Who should use an az-104 practice test?

An az-104 practice test is best for people preparing for an Azure administrator role or anyone moving beyond Azure Fundamentals. If you have touched the Azure portal, Microsoft Entra ID, storage accounts, virtual machines, and VNets, practice questions help you find the places where your hands-on knowledge is still a little thin.

How many questions are on AZ-104?

Microsoft does not promise one fixed question count for every delivery, but candidates commonly see about 40 to 60 questions. The format can include multiple choice, multiple response, case studies, drag-and-drop style tasks, and other interactive question types. Read every prompt carefully because some items ask for more than one answer.

How long is the AZ-104 assessment?

Microsoft lists 100 minutes to complete the AZ-104 assessment. Plan your pacing before you start: case studies and scenario-heavy questions can take longer than quick knowledge checks, so it helps to answer the straightforward items cleanly and leave time for the dense ones.

What score do I need to pass AZ-104?

You need a scaled score of 700 out of 1000 to pass. That is not the same as getting exactly 70% of the questions right because Microsoft uses scaled scoring. A good azure administrator practice test should push you to explain why an option works, not just recognize a familiar service name.

What topics should I study for AZ-104?

Focus on the five official skill areas: manage Azure identities and governance, implement and manage storage, deploy and manage compute resources, implement and manage virtual networking, and monitor and maintain Azure resources. In plain English, you should be comfortable with Entra ID, RBAC, subscriptions, storage tiers, VMs, backup, VNets, NSGs, routing, Azure Monitor, and Log Analytics.

Is AZ-104 harder than AZ-900?

Yes. AZ-900 checks whether you understand Azure and cloud concepts at a high level. AZ-104 expects administrator-level decisions: choosing the right scope for RBAC, troubleshooting network flow, configuring backup, sizing storage options, and reading monitoring signals. If AZ-900 is vocabulary plus concepts, AZ-104 is closer to doing the job.

How should I prepare for the Azure Administrator practice test and real assessment?

Mix reading with hands-on work. Build a small lab subscription, create users and groups, assign RBAC roles, deploy a VM, connect subnets, test NSG rules, configure backup, and create alerts in Azure Monitor. Then use az-104 practice test questions to pressure-test your choices. The goal is to recognize real administration patterns, not memorize isolated facts.

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