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% | 186 |
| Deploy and manage Azure compute resources | 22.5% | 169 |
| Implement and manage storage | 17.5% | 141 |
| Implement and manage virtual networking | 17.5% | 130 |
| Monitor and maintain Azure resources | 12.5% | 96 |
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 →
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The weightings tell you what the exam rewards. A readiness check tells you where you stand in each one.
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Domain weightings as published by the exam vendor · Question counts are from the Certsqill AZ-104 bank (722 questions).
