AZ-900 exam format: domains, weightings and length
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 is examined across 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Describe Azure architecture and services | 37.5% | 456 |
| Describe Azure management and governance | 32.5% | 408 |
| Describe cloud concepts | 27.5% | 336 |
The weightings add up to 97.5%, 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: 45 minutes
- Questions: about 45 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-900 needs to pass →
Question formats in our AZ-900 bank
These are the formats among the 1,200 AZ-900 questions we publish. They describe our bank, not the vendor's blueprint.
- single choice: 1,080 questions
- multi choice: 120 questions
All 1,200 AZ-900 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-900 readiness — freeMore on AZ-900
- AZ-900 certification: requirements, cost and exam format →
- AZ-900 passing score →
- AZ-900 exam cost →
- AZ-900 practice questions by domain →
Domain weightings as published by the exam vendor · Question counts are from the Certsqill AZ-900 bank (1,200 questions).
