1500 Questions | Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204) [2026]

Detailed Exam Domain Coverage

• Implement an Azure Developer (50%)

  • Develop cloud solutions by using Microsoft Azure

  • Implement security controls by using Azure features

  • Design and implement a cloud infrastructure by using Azure compute services

  • Develop and deploy cloud solutions by using Azure storage services

  • Monitor and troubleshoot Azure applications

• Implement Azure Development Solutions (21%)

  • Developing cloud solutions using Azure API Management

  • Implementing DevOps practices by using Azure features

  • Developing cloud solutions by using Azure Machine Learning

  • Implementing security controls by using Azure Active Directory

• Implement Security and Business Continuity Features (29%)

  • Designing and implementing Azure Security Center

  • Implementing security controls by using Azure Policy

  • Configuring Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery

  • Designing and implementing Azure Active Directory

Course Description

Passing the Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate exam takes more than just memorizing documentation. It requires hands-on familiarity with cloud environments, troubleshooting application performance, and understanding how to securely deploy resources. I created this extensive practice test course to bridge the gap between theoretical study and the actual certification exam.

To help you validate your skills in developing cloud solutions and deploying cloud-based applications, I have assembled a massive bank of 1,500 unique, scenario-based practice questions. This curriculum is designed to accurately reflect the difficulty, format, and weighting of the real Azure Developer Associate certification. Every single question includes a comprehensive explanation breaking down exactly why the correct answer is right and why the incorrect options fall short, allowing you to learn from every mistake.

Whether you are designing a cloud infrastructure by using Azure compute services, implementing DevOps practices by using Azure features, or configuring Azure Backup and Site Recovery, these mock exams cover every inch of the blueprint. By working through this question bank, you will build the endurance and technical reasoning required to walk into your exam with complete confidence.

Practice Questions Preview

Below is a small sample of the type of questions you will find inside the course.

Question 1: You are developing a microservice architecture and need a fully managed serverless compute service. This service must automatically scale based on demand and allow you to run event-driven code without provisioning or maintaining the underlying infrastructure. Which Azure service should you implement?

• Option A: Azure App Service

• Option B: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

• Option C: Azure Functions

• Option D: Azure Virtual Machines

• Option E: Azure Container Registry

• Option F: Azure Logic Apps

• Correct Answer: Option C

• Explanations:

  • Option A is incorrect: While Azure App Service is a fully managed PaaS for hosting web apps and APIs, it is not primarily an event-driven, serverless function execution environment.

  • Option B is incorrect: AKS is a managed container orchestration service. It requires managing clusters and nodes, which does not fit the requirement of running event-driven code without provisioning infrastructure.

  • Option C is correct: Azure Functions is a serverless compute service that lets you run event-triggered code without having to explicitly provision or manage infrastructure. It scales automatically based on workload.

  • Option D is incorrect: Azure Virtual Machines is an IaaS offering. It requires you to manage the OS, updates, and scaling manually, which contradicts the serverless requirement.

  • Option E is incorrect: Azure Container Registry is a managed, private Docker registry service used to store and manage container images, not a compute service for executing code.

  • Option F is incorrect: Logic Apps is a serverless workflow integration service. While event-driven, it is designed for visual orchestration of business processes rather than running custom compute code.

Question 2: You are tasked with implementing security controls for a new cloud application. You need a centralized solution to securely store cryptographic keys, API tokens, and database connection strings. The solution must also support Hardware Security Modules (HSMs). Which service should you use?

• Option A: Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)

• Option B: Azure Security Center

• Option C: Azure Policy

• Option D: Azure Key Vault

• Option E: Azure Storage Service Encryption

• Option F: Azure Dedicated Host

• Correct Answer: Option D

• Explanations:

  • Option A is incorrect: Azure AD is an identity and access management service. While it controls access to resources, it is not a secure store for application secrets or cryptographic keys.

  • Option B is incorrect: Azure Security Center is an infrastructure security management system that strengthens the security posture of your data centers. It does not act as a secret store.

  • Option C is incorrect: Azure Policy helps enforce organizational standards and assess compliance at scale; it does not store application secrets.

  • Option D is correct: Azure Key Vault is designed specifically to safeguard cryptographic keys and other secrets (like connection strings and tokens) used by cloud applications, and it supports FIPS 140-2 Level 2 validated HSMs.

  • Option E is incorrect: Storage Service Encryption automatically encrypts your data at rest in Azure Storage, but it is not a centralized repository for application secrets or API tokens.

  • Option F is incorrect: Azure Dedicated Host provides physical servers that host one or more Azure VMs dedicated to a single Azure subscription. It provides isolation, not secret management.

Question 3: Your organization has developed a cloud solution using Microsoft Azure. The application is live, but users are reporting intermittent slow response times. You need to automatically detect performance anomalies, diagnose issues in real-time, and track user navigation paths through your app. What should you configure?

• Option A: Azure Monitor Logs

• Option B: Azure Traffic Manager

• Option C: Application Insights

• Option D: Azure Advisor

• Option E: Azure Log Analytics Workspace

• Option F: Azure Network Watcher

• Correct Answer: Option C

• Explanations:

  • Option A is incorrect: Azure Monitor Logs collects and organizes log and performance data from monitored resources, but it doesn't natively provide out-of-the-box real-time application profiling and user navigation tracking without custom queries.

  • Option B is incorrect: Traffic Manager is a DNS-based traffic load balancer. It routes user traffic to optimal endpoints but does not perform application-level code diagnostics or performance anomaly detection.

  • Option C is correct: Application Insights, a feature of Azure Monitor, is an extensible Application Performance Management (APM) service. It is designed specifically to monitor live web applications, automatically detect performance anomalies, and provide analytics on user behavior and navigation paths.

  • Option D is incorrect: Azure Advisor provides personalized best practices for cost, security, reliability, and performance at the resource level, but it is not a real-time application diagnostics tool.

  • Option E is incorrect: While a Log Analytics Workspace stores the data collected by Azure Monitor, it is just the storage and query environment. Application Insights is the actual feature built to analyze application performance and user telemetry.

  • Option F is incorrect: Network Watcher provides tools to monitor, diagnose, and view metrics for resources in an Azure virtual network. It monitors network health, not application-level code performance or user navigation.

Welcome to the Mock Exam Practice Tests Academy to help you prepare for your Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate certification.

• You can retake the exams as many times as you want

• This is a huge original question bank

• You get support from instructors if you have questions

• Each question has a detailed explanation

• Mobile-compatible with the Udemy app

I hope that by now you're convinced! And there are a lot more questions inside the course.