Azure Data Fundamentals Study Guide
A study path for Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals — what to know before you start, and the order worth doing things in.
Exam at a glance
DP-900: exam domains
Key areas covered in the exam, weighted by how much of the exam they make up.
Where this exam fits
Prerequisites
None — DP-900 is an entry-level exam. General familiarity with core data concepts (what a database is, structured vs unstructured data) is helpful but not assumed.
Recommended background
- Core data concepts — structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data
- Relational vs non-relational database basics
- General awareness of analytics workloads (batch vs streaming)
Step-by-step study plan
Open Microsoft's official skills-measured breakdown and use it as your checklist — it's updated whenever the exam changes.
Official DP-900 study guidePick a date through the official Microsoft certification page and plan your study time backwards from it. Give yourself 2–4 weeks if you already use the tech weekly, 4–8 weeks if you're newer to it.
Exam & scheduling pageComplete Microsoft's free, self-paced modules for this exam. Take notes on anything you can't explain simply — that's what to revisit.
Official documentationDP-900 rewards recognizing real scenarios and trade-offs, not memorization. Spin up a free-tier environment and actually try the concepts — resource provisioning, networking, access controls — rather than just reading about them.
Use FabricPrep's DP-900 practice questions to find weak spots, and sit the timed Shield exam to build comfort with exam-day pacing.
Practice DP-900 now — 72 free questionsThe day before: review only your weak topics, don't cram new material. On exam day: read each question carefully, eliminate wrong answers first, and watch for wording that implies a constraint (least privilege, cost, performance).
Additional resources
72 realistic DP-900 practice questions with instant feedback and detailed explanations.
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