MS-203 Microsoft 365 Groups and Collaboration 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which type of Microsoft 365 Group provides a shared workspace that includes a mailbox, calendar, SharePoint site, and Teams channel?
- Distribution Group
- Mail-enabled Security Group
- Microsoft 365 Group (Correct answer)
- Dynamic Distribution Group
Correct answer: Microsoft 365 Group
A Microsoft 365 Group provides an integrated collaboration workspace including a shared mailbox, calendar, SharePoint document library, OneNote notebook, Planner, and optional Teams channel.
Question 2: An administrator wants to prevent users from creating Microsoft 365 Groups unless they belong to a specific security group. Which PowerShell cmdlet should be used?
- Set-MsolCompanySettings
- Set-OrganizationConfig -DefaultGroupAccessType
- Set-AzureADDirectorySetting (Correct answer)
- Set-UnifiedGroup -AccessType Private
Correct answer: Set-AzureADDirectorySetting
Set-AzureADDirectorySetting (or its Microsoft Graph equivalent) is used to configure the GroupCreationAllowedGroupId setting that restricts Microsoft 365 Group creation to members of a specified security group.
Question 3: What is the default behavior when a Microsoft 365 Group owner leaves the organization and no other owners remain?
- The group is automatically deleted after 30 days
- The group becomes ownerless and Microsoft 365 notifies remaining members
- Microsoft 365 automatically assigns the next most active member as owner (Correct answer)
- The group is converted to a distribution group
Correct answer: Microsoft 365 automatically assigns the next most active member as owner
Microsoft 365 uses activity-based heuristics to automatically assign ownership to the most active member when a group becomes ownerless to prevent orphaned groups.
Question 4: Which Exchange Online PowerShell cmdlet is used to view all Microsoft 365 Groups in an organization?
- Get-DistributionGroup -RecipientTypeDetails GroupMailbox
- Get-UnifiedGroup (Correct answer)
- Get-MsolGroup -GroupType Security
- Get-AzureADGroup -Filter "groupTypes/any(c:c eq 'Unified')"
Correct answer: Get-UnifiedGroup
Get-UnifiedGroup is the Exchange Online PowerShell cmdlet specifically designed to retrieve Microsoft 365 Groups (formerly Office 365 Groups) and their properties.
Question 5: A company wants to ensure Microsoft 365 Groups are deleted if they are inactive for 180 days. Which feature should be configured?
- Mailbox Retention Policy
- Microsoft 365 Groups Expiration Policy (Correct answer)
- Azure AD Access Reviews
- Exchange Online Retention Tags
Correct answer: Microsoft 365 Groups Expiration Policy
The Microsoft 365 Groups Expiration Policy in Azure AD allows administrators to set a lifetime for groups, after which group owners must renew the group or it will be automatically deleted.
Question 6: How can an administrator configure a Microsoft 365 Group so that external users can be invited to collaborate?
- Set-UnifiedGroup -AllowExternalSenders $true
- Set-UnifiedGroup -RequireSenderAuthenticationEnabled $false and configure Azure AD B2B settings (Correct answer)
- Set-OrganizationConfig -ExternalGroupMembershipEnabled $true
- Set-MailboxFolderPermission -AccessRights PublishingEditor
Correct answer: Set-UnifiedGroup -RequireSenderAuthenticationEnabled $false and configure Azure AD B2B settings
Allowing external collaboration requires setting RequireSenderAuthenticationEnabled to $false on the group AND ensuring Azure AD external collaboration (B2B) settings allow guest invitations.
Question 7: What happens to a Microsoft 365 Group's mailbox, SharePoint site, and Teams channel when the group is deleted?
- They are permanently deleted immediately
- They are retained for 30 days in a soft-delete state and can be restored (Correct answer)
- Only the mailbox is retained; SharePoint and Teams data is deleted immediately
- They are archived to Azure Blob Storage automatically
Correct answer: They are retained for 30 days in a soft-delete state and can be restored
Deleted Microsoft 365 Groups enter a soft-delete state for 30 days during which they can be fully restored with all associated resources including mailbox, SharePoint site, and Teams channel.
MS-203 Microsoft 365 Groups and Collaboration 1
Which type of Microsoft 365 Group provides a shared workspace that includes a mailbox, calendar, SharePoint site, and Teams channel?