AZ-104 exam format: domains, weightings and length
Microsoft Azure Administrator AZ-104 is examined across 5 domains. The weightings below decide how much of the exam each domain is worth — and therefore where preparation time pays off.
Domains and weightings
| Domain | Exam weight | Our questions |
|---|---|---|
| Manage Azure identities and governance | 22.5% | 213 |
| Deploy and manage Azure compute resources | 22.5% | 196 |
| Implement and manage storage | 17.5% | 164 |
| Implement and manage virtual networking | 17.5% | 149 |
| Monitor and maintain Azure resources | 12.5% | 112 |
The weightings add up to 92.5%, not 100% — the vendor publishes ranges and these are the midpoints. We show them as published rather than rounding them up.
Length and number of questions
- Time: 100 minutes
- Questions: about 50 according to the vendor — the vendor gives a range rather than a fixed count, so treat this as approximate.
- Passing score: 700 on a scale of 1–1000 — what AZ-104 needs to pass →
Question formats in our AZ-104 bank
These are the formats among the 834 AZ-104 questions we publish. They describe our bank, not the vendor's blueprint.
- single choice: 722 questions
- multi choice: 112 questions
All 834 AZ-104 practice questions, every option explained →
Know which domain is costing you marks
The weightings tell you what the exam rewards. A readiness check tells you where you stand in each one.
Test your AZ-104 readiness — freeMore on AZ-104
- AZ-104 certification: requirements, cost and exam format →
- AZ-104 passing score →
- AZ-104 exam cost →
- AZ-104 practice questions by domain →
Domain weightings as published by the exam vendor · Question counts are from the Certsqill AZ-104 bank (834 questions).
