Knowledge Check

1.

Your organization uses Copilot Chat, agents, and Cowork. Which description best matches Cowork?

A conversational tool for fast, single-step tasks like drafting, summarizing, and answering questions.

A specialized AI invoked for a repeatable, scoped job within a defined domain.

You describe a multi-step goal and Cowork plans, works across your apps, and pauses for your approval on sensitive actions.

2.

Which Cowork request is most likely to produce useful results?

"Help me with the product launch."

"Draft a launch plan with milestones, suggested owners from my team, a competitive comparison in Excel, and a customer pitch deck I can review."

"Organize everything for me."

3.

Cowork has drafted an email to a customer and proposed scheduling a follow-up meeting. What happens next?

Cowork sends the email and schedules the meeting automatically, then logs the actions for audit.

Cowork pauses and asks for your approval before sending the email or scheduling the meeting. You can approve or reject each action.

Cowork sends the email but waits for your approval before scheduling the meeting.

4.

What is a known limitation of Cowork that you should keep in mind?

Cowork can't access files stored on your local device — it works with files in OneDrive, SharePoint, and other connected cloud services.

Cowork can delete files and folders in OneDrive and SharePoint to keep your workspace organized.

AI-generated documents and emails are reviewed and validated by Microsoft before Cowork presents them to you.

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