Question Bank Blueprint

This is the build target for the question bank. It prevents a large count of easy questions from being mistaken for exam readiness. A question belongs to the domain whose decision it primarily tests; tag secondary concepts in related.

Target mix

Course/domain	Current	Target	Why
AZ-104 · identity and governance	23	23	20–25% of current blueprint
AZ-104 · storage	17	17	15–20%
AZ-104 · compute	23	23	20–25%
AZ-104 · networking	18	18	15–20%
AZ-104 · monitor and maintain	14	14	10–15%
AZ-104 · integrated case scenarios	5	5	Apply several domains together
AZ-104 total	100	100
AZ-400 · processes and communications	18	18	10–15%
AZ-400 · source control	18	18	10–15%
AZ-400 · build and release pipelines	82	82	50–55%
AZ-400 · security and compliance	20	20	10–15%
AZ-400 · instrumentation	12	12	5–10%
AZ-400 total	150	150
Combined total	250	250

Current counts are verified from front matter on 2026-08-21. “Build and release” includes the existing CI, release, dependency-management, and IaC questions because the current AZ-400 blueprint places package, deployment, IaC, and maintenance under that domain.

Required shape for each objective

For each explicit objective, write at least three questions before calling it adequately practised:

1. Choose or configure — select the service, setting, or design.
2. Diagnose — interpret a failure or unexpected result.
3. Distinguish — reject a plausible but wrong alternative and explain why.

Use multi-concept case scenarios after basic coverage exists. Do not copy Microsoft exam questions or use product trivia without an operational decision.

Release gate for a question

Before adding a question, check that it has:

• a concrete scenario and one unambiguous best answer;
• a correct explanation for every distractor;
• links to the concepts required to reason about it;
• a current-blueprint domain; and
• no claim about pricing, limits, or product behavior that has not been checked against an authoritative source.

Related

Coverage audit · Readiness standard · Labs