AZ-104 Azure Administrator Renewal Exam Actual Exam
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Section 1: Azure Identity & Governance
Q1: An organization needs to ensure that only users with MFA-enabled devices can
access Azure resources when connecting from untrusted locations. Which Azure
feature should be configured?
A. Azure AD Password Protection
B. Azure AD Conditional Access
C. Azure AD Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
D. Azure AD Application Proxy
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Conditional Access policies evaluate signals (location, device, risk) and
enforce access controls (MFA, compliant device, block). Password Protection (A)
prevents weak passwords, PIM (C) manages privileged role activation, and Application
Proxy (D) publishes on-premises apps.
Q2: A company has multiple Azure subscriptions and wants to apply governance
policies across all of them. The most efficient approach is to:
A. Create individual policies in each subscription
B. Use Azure Management Groups to organize subscriptions and apply policies at the
management group level
C. Apply policies only at the resource group level
D. Use Azure AD tenant-level policies only
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Management Groups provide a hierarchy above subscriptions, allowing
policies, RBAC, and budgets to be applied to multiple subscriptions simultaneously. This
is more efficient than per-subscription (A) or resource group-level (C) management.
,Q3: An administrator needs to grant a user the ability to manage virtual machines in a
specific resource group without access to other resource groups. The appropriate
action is to:
A. Assign the user as Global Administrator
B. Assign the Virtual Machine Contributor role at the resource group scope
C. Assign the Owner role at the subscription level
D. Add the user to the Azure AD Administrators group
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: RBAC follows least privilege principle. Assigning Virtual Machine Contributor
at the resource group scope limits permissions to VMs within that specific group.
Global Administrator (A) and Owner at subscription (C) provide excessive access,
violating security best practices.
Q4: A company wants to ensure that all virtual machines in a subscription are deployed
only to specific Azure regions. Which Azure feature should be used?
A. Azure Blueprints
B. Azure Policy
C. Azure Resource Locks
D. Azure Tags
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Azure Policy enforces organizational standards and assesses compliance. A
built-in or custom policy can restrict resource deployment to allowed locations.
Blueprints (A) deploy packaged resources, locks (C) prevent deletion, and tags (D) are
for metadata only.
Q5: An organization uses Azure AD Connect to synchronize on-premises Active
Directory with Azure AD. The synchronization method that does not store password
hashes in the cloud is:
A. Password Hash Synchronization
B. Pass-through Authentication
C. Federation with AD FS
D. Both B and C
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Pass-through Authentication validates passwords against on-premises AD
without storing hashes in Azure AD. Federation (AD FS) also authenticates on-premises.
, Password Hash Synchronization (A) stores hashed passwords in Azure AD for
authentication.
Q6: A developer needs an Azure AD identity for an application that will access Azure Key
Vault secrets. The recommended approach is to use:
A. A service principal with client secret
B. A system-assigned managed identity
C. A shared access signature (SAS) token
D. An Azure AD user account
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: System-assigned managed identities are automatically created and managed
by Azure, eliminating credential management (no secrets/certificates to rotate). They
provide secure, credential-free access to Azure resources like Key Vault. Service
principals (A) require manual secret management.
Q7: An administrator needs to temporarily grant a user the Global Administrator role for
8 hours to perform emergency maintenance. The appropriate tool is:
A. Azure AD Conditional Access
B. Azure AD Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
C. Azure AD Access Reviews
D. Azure AD Self-Service Password Reset
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: PIM enables just-in-time privileged access with time-bound activation,
approval workflows, and audit trails. It reduces standing administrative access and
associated risks. Conditional Access (A) manages authentication, not role activation.
Q8: A company wants to enforce that all new storage accounts use HTTPS-only traffic.
Which Azure Policy effect should be used?
A. Append
B. Deny
C. Audit
D. DeployIfNotExists
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The Deny effect prevents non-compliant resource creation. Audit (C) only logs
violations, Append (A) adds properties without blocking, and DeployIfNotExists (D)
2026/2027 – Comprehensive Certification Assessment with
Detailed Rationales | 100% Verified | Pass Guaranteed – A+
Graded
Section 1: Azure Identity & Governance
Q1: An organization needs to ensure that only users with MFA-enabled devices can
access Azure resources when connecting from untrusted locations. Which Azure
feature should be configured?
A. Azure AD Password Protection
B. Azure AD Conditional Access
C. Azure AD Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
D. Azure AD Application Proxy
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Conditional Access policies evaluate signals (location, device, risk) and
enforce access controls (MFA, compliant device, block). Password Protection (A)
prevents weak passwords, PIM (C) manages privileged role activation, and Application
Proxy (D) publishes on-premises apps.
Q2: A company has multiple Azure subscriptions and wants to apply governance
policies across all of them. The most efficient approach is to:
A. Create individual policies in each subscription
B. Use Azure Management Groups to organize subscriptions and apply policies at the
management group level
C. Apply policies only at the resource group level
D. Use Azure AD tenant-level policies only
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Management Groups provide a hierarchy above subscriptions, allowing
policies, RBAC, and budgets to be applied to multiple subscriptions simultaneously. This
is more efficient than per-subscription (A) or resource group-level (C) management.
,Q3: An administrator needs to grant a user the ability to manage virtual machines in a
specific resource group without access to other resource groups. The appropriate
action is to:
A. Assign the user as Global Administrator
B. Assign the Virtual Machine Contributor role at the resource group scope
C. Assign the Owner role at the subscription level
D. Add the user to the Azure AD Administrators group
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: RBAC follows least privilege principle. Assigning Virtual Machine Contributor
at the resource group scope limits permissions to VMs within that specific group.
Global Administrator (A) and Owner at subscription (C) provide excessive access,
violating security best practices.
Q4: A company wants to ensure that all virtual machines in a subscription are deployed
only to specific Azure regions. Which Azure feature should be used?
A. Azure Blueprints
B. Azure Policy
C. Azure Resource Locks
D. Azure Tags
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Azure Policy enforces organizational standards and assesses compliance. A
built-in or custom policy can restrict resource deployment to allowed locations.
Blueprints (A) deploy packaged resources, locks (C) prevent deletion, and tags (D) are
for metadata only.
Q5: An organization uses Azure AD Connect to synchronize on-premises Active
Directory with Azure AD. The synchronization method that does not store password
hashes in the cloud is:
A. Password Hash Synchronization
B. Pass-through Authentication
C. Federation with AD FS
D. Both B and C
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Pass-through Authentication validates passwords against on-premises AD
without storing hashes in Azure AD. Federation (AD FS) also authenticates on-premises.
, Password Hash Synchronization (A) stores hashed passwords in Azure AD for
authentication.
Q6: A developer needs an Azure AD identity for an application that will access Azure Key
Vault secrets. The recommended approach is to use:
A. A service principal with client secret
B. A system-assigned managed identity
C. A shared access signature (SAS) token
D. An Azure AD user account
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: System-assigned managed identities are automatically created and managed
by Azure, eliminating credential management (no secrets/certificates to rotate). They
provide secure, credential-free access to Azure resources like Key Vault. Service
principals (A) require manual secret management.
Q7: An administrator needs to temporarily grant a user the Global Administrator role for
8 hours to perform emergency maintenance. The appropriate tool is:
A. Azure AD Conditional Access
B. Azure AD Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
C. Azure AD Access Reviews
D. Azure AD Self-Service Password Reset
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: PIM enables just-in-time privileged access with time-bound activation,
approval workflows, and audit trails. It reduces standing administrative access and
associated risks. Conditional Access (A) manages authentication, not role activation.
Q8: A company wants to enforce that all new storage accounts use HTTPS-only traffic.
Which Azure Policy effect should be used?
A. Append
B. Deny
C. Audit
D. DeployIfNotExists
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The Deny effect prevents non-compliant resource creation. Audit (C) only logs
violations, Append (A) adds properties without blocking, and DeployIfNotExists (D)
