MS-900 Knowledge 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What distinguishes Microsoft 365 Business Premium from Microsoft 365 Business Standard?
- Business Premium includes Teams while Standard does not
- Business Premium adds advanced security features like Defender for Business and Azure AD P1 (Correct answer)
- Business Standard includes unlimited cloud storage while Premium does not
- Business Premium is limited to 100 users while Standard supports unlimited users
Correct answer: Business Premium adds advanced security features like Defender for Business and Azure AD P1
Microsoft 365 Business Premium layers advanced security capabilities—including Microsoft Defender for Business, Azure AD Premium P1, and Intune—on top of the Business Standard productivity features.
Question 2: What is the purpose of Microsoft Purview Information Protection (formerly Azure Information Protection)?
- Backing up data stored in SharePoint Online
- Classifying, labeling, and protecting sensitive data across Microsoft 365 and on-premises environments (Correct answer)
- Monitoring application performance across cloud services
- Providing email encryption for external recipients only
Correct answer: Classifying, labeling, and protecting sensitive data across Microsoft 365 and on-premises environments
Microsoft Purview Information Protection enables organizations to discover, classify, label, and protect sensitive information wherever it lives—on-premises or in the cloud.
Question 3: Which Microsoft 365 component provides a centralized hub for employees to access corporate news, resources, and communities?
- Microsoft Stream
- Microsoft Viva Connections
- SharePoint Communication Sites
- Yammer (Microsoft Viva Engage) (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Yammer (Microsoft Viva Engage)
Yammer, rebranded as Microsoft Viva Engage, is the enterprise social networking platform for company-wide communities, announcements, and open discussions.
Question 4: What is the maximum number of users supported under Microsoft 365 Business plans (Basic, Standard, Premium)?
- 100 users
- 300 users (Correct answer)
- 500 users
- Unlimited users
Correct answer: 300 users
Microsoft 365 Business plans are designed for small and medium businesses and support a maximum of 300 users, after which Enterprise plans are recommended.
Question 5: Which Microsoft 365 feature enables organizations to retain, delete, or archive content in Exchange, SharePoint, and Teams based on defined policies?
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
- Microsoft Purview Retention Policies (Correct answer)
- Azure AD Access Reviews
- Microsoft Endpoint Manager Compliance Policies
Correct answer: Microsoft Purview Retention Policies
Retention Policies in Microsoft Purview automatically keep or delete content across Microsoft 365 services based on time-based or content-based rules.
Question 6: In Microsoft 365, what is 'Modern Authentication' and why is it important?
- A legacy protocol that supports basic username/password login
- An authentication framework based on OAuth 2.0 and OIDC that enables MFA and Conditional Access (Correct answer)
- A feature that replaces passwords with biometric login only
- A method to synchronize on-premises Active Directory with the cloud
Correct answer: An authentication framework based on OAuth 2.0 and OIDC that enables MFA and Conditional Access
Modern Authentication uses OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect standards, enabling MFA, token-based sign-in, and Conditional Access policies for Microsoft 365 apps.
Question 7: What role does Microsoft Power Apps play in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem?
- It provides enterprise email and calendar services
- It enables users to build custom business applications with low-code or no-code tools (Correct answer)
- It manages endpoint security and device compliance
- It offers AI-powered data visualization dashboards
Correct answer: It enables users to build custom business applications with low-code or no-code tools
Power Apps is a low-code development platform that allows users to build custom business apps that connect to Microsoft 365 data and other data sources without extensive coding.
What distinguishes Microsoft 365 Business Premium from Microsoft 365 Business Standard?