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This course is part of Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 Exam Prep Specialization
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You should be familiar with the general technology concepts such as networking, storage, compute, application support, and application development.
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Beginner level
You should be familiar with the general technology concepts such as networking, storage, compute, application support, and application development.
How to prepare for the AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals exam.
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Microsoft certifications give you a professional advantage by providing globally recognized and industry-endorsed evidence of mastering skills in digital and cloud businesses. In this course, you will prepare for the AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals exam.
You will refresh your knowledge of cloud concepts, Microsoft Azure services, Microsoft Azure workloads, and security and privacy in Microsoft Azure. In short, you will recap the core concepts and skills that are measured by the exam. You will test your knowledge with a practice exam mapped to topics covered in the AZ-900 exam, ensuring you’re well-prepared for certification success. By taking practice tests with similar formats and content, you will prepare to pass the certification exam. You will also get a more detailed overview of the Microsoft certification program and where you can go next in your career. You’ll also get tips and tricks, testing strategies, useful resources, and information on how to sign up for the AZ-900 proctored exam. By the end of this course, you will be ready to sign up for and take the AZ-900 exam. This beginner course is suitable for IT personnel who are just beginning to work with Microsoft Azure and want to demonstrate foundational-level knowledge of cloud services and how those services are provided with Microsoft Azure platforms. This course can help you prepare for the AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals exam. This is the final course in a four-course program that prepares you to take the AZ-900 certification exam. This course gives you opportunities to hone your exam technique and refresh your knowledge of all the key areas assessed in the certification exam. To be successful in this course, you need to have basic computer literacy and proficiency in the English language. You should be familiar with basic computing concepts and terminology and general technology concepts, including concepts of networking, storage, compute, application support, and application development.
In this module, you’ll also have access to resources that will help you to prepare for the Microsoft Exam AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals.
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You can expect to spend at least six hours over five weeks to complete all aspects of this course. Much of the content of this course involves practice exams that assess your knowledge of the previous courses in the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 Exam Prep specialization. You are required to achieve a grade of over 80% in each exam to progress to the next stage in this course.
If you want to switch careers or find a job in cloud computing, this course is for you.
If you are looking for ways to advance in your career field and upskill in a competitive work environment, this course is for you.
If you are just beginning to work with cloud-based solutions and services or are new to Microsoft Azure, this course is for you.
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