Exam guide · AZ-401
Microsoft doesn’t give an exact number of questions for AZ-401: most of its exams have 40 to 60 questions. You get 100 or 120 minutes. You need 700 out of 1000 to pass. It costs $165 (in the United States; set by country). Microsoft hasn’t announced a retirement date.
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Microsoft hasn’t announced a retirement date for AZ-401. We check Microsoft’s site every week, and this page changes the day it does.
Exam domains
Each domain’s share of the exam, as Microsoft publishes it. Spend your study time in the same proportion.
1Design and implement processes and communications
15–20%
2Design and implement a source control strategy
10–15%
3Design and implement build and release pipelines
35–40%
4Design and implement a security and compliance plan
15–20%
5Implement an instrumentation strategy
15–20%
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Microsoft doesn’t give an exact number for AZ-401: most of its exams have 40 to 60 questions. You get 100 or 120 minutes.
You need 700 out of 1000: the same for every Microsoft technical exam.
$165 (in the United States; set by country). Check Microsoft’s site for the price in your country.
Microsoft hasn’t announced one yet. We check Microsoft’s site every week, and this page changes the day it does.
None: Microsoft sets no prerequisites for AZ-401. Knowing the exam’s domains well is what counts.
Weight your time like the exam: Design and implement build and release pipelines carries the most (35–40%). Take the free practice test to find your weakest domains, make a study plan around them, and before you book, sit full-length timed practice exams until you pass them comfortably.
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