Certification
Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
Demonstrate foundational knowledge of core data concepts related to Microsoft Azure data services.
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02/01/2024
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Overview
This certification is an opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge of core data concepts and related Microsoft Azure data services. As a candidate for this certification, you should have familiarity with Exam DP-900’s self-paced or instructor-led learning material.
This certification is intended for you, if you’re a candidate beginning to work with data in the cloud.
You should be familiar with:
- The concepts of relational and non-relational data.
- Different types of data workloads such as transactional or analytical.
You can use Azure Data Fundamentals to prepare for other Azure role-based certifications like Azure Database Administrator Associate or Azure Data Engineer Associate, but it is not a prerequisite for any of them.
You may be eligible for ACE college credit if you pass this certification. See ACE college credit for certification exams for details.
Skills measured
- Describe core data concepts
- Identify considerations for relational data on Azure
- Describe considerations for working with non-relational data on Azure
- Describe an analytics workload on Azure
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Practice Assessment
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Practice assessments provide you with an overview of the style, wording, and difficulty of the questions you're likely to experience on the exam. Through these assessments, you're able to assess your readiness, determine where additional preparation is needed, and fill knowledge gaps bringing you one step closer to the likelihood of passing your exam.
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Exam Sandbox
Experience demo
Experience the look and feel of the exam before taking it. You'll be able to interact with different question types in the same user interface you'll use during the exam.
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You will have 45 minutes to complete this assessment.
Exam policy
This exam will be proctored, and is not open book. You may have interactive components to complete as part of this exam. To learn more about exam duration and experience, visit: Exam duration and exam experience.
If you fail a certification exam, don’t worry. You can retake it 24 hours after the first attempt. For subsequent retakes, the amount of time varies. For full details, visit: Exam retake policy.
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We offer a variety of accommodations to support you.
This exam is offered in the following languages:
English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Korean, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Indonesian (Indonesia), Arabic (Saudi Arabia), Chinese (Traditional), Italian
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Certification resources
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