AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate Exam : 2026

This course is designed for individuals who want to prepare for the Microsoft Azure 104 (AZ-104) Exam. The course provides practice tests in a multiple-choice format with detailed explanations. The focus of the course is solely on practicing for the exam and no other material is provided.

The Microsoft Azure 104 Exam is designed for individuals who have a good understanding of Microsoft Azure services, including networking, storage, and security. This exam is intended for individuals who want to become certified as an Azure Administrator Associate.

The practice tests provided in this course will help learners gauge their level of understanding of the topics covered in the exam. They will be able to identify areas where they need to improve and focus their study efforts accordingly. The practice tests will also help learners familiarize themselves with the exam format, difficulty level, and time management.

The practice tests are designed to simulate the actual exam by providing multiple-choice questions. Each question has a detailed explanation that helps learners understand the answer and the reasoning behind it. This will help learners not only memorize the answers but also understand the concepts behind them.

Manage Azure identities and governance (15–20%)

Manage Azure AD objects

• Create users and groups

• Manage licenses in Azure AD

• Create administrative units

• Manage user and group properties

• Manage device settings and device identity

• Perform bulk updates

• Manage guest accounts

• Configure self-service password reset

Manage access control

• Create custom role-based access control (RBAC) and Azure AD roles

• Provide access to Azure resources by assigning roles at different scopes

• Interpret access assignments

Manage Azure subscriptions and governance

• Configure and manage Azure Policy

• Configure resource locks

• Apply and manage tags on resources

• Manage resource groups

• Manage subscriptions

• Manage costs by using alerts, budgets, and recommendations

• Configure management groups

Implement and manage storage (15–20%)

Configure access to storage

• Configure network access to storage accounts

• Create and configure storage accounts

• Generate shared access signature tokens

• Configure stored access policies

• Manage access keys

• Configure Azure AD authentication for a storage account

• Configure storage encryption

Manage data in Azure storage accounts

• Create import and export jobs

• Manage data by using Azure Storage Explorer and AzCopy

• Implement Azure Storage redundancy

• Configure object replication

Configure Azure Files and Azure Blob Storage

• Create an Azure file share

• Configure Azure Blob Storage

• Configure storage tiers

• Configure blob lifecycle management

Deploy and manage Azure compute resources (20–25%)

Automate deployment of resources by using templates

• Modify an ARM template

• Deploy a template

• Save a deployment as an ARM template

• Deploy virtual machine (VM) extensions

Create and configure VMs

• Create a VM

• Manage images by using the Azure Compute Gallery

• Configure Azure Disk Encryption

• Move VMs from one resource group to another

• Manage VM sizes

• Add data disks

• Configure VM network settings

• Configure VM availability options

• Deploy and configure VM scale sets

Create and configure containers

• Configure sizing and scaling for Azure Container Instances

• Configure container groups for Azure Container Instances

• Create and configure Azure Container Apps

• Configure storage for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

• Configure scaling for AKS

• Configure network connections for AKS

• Upgrade an AKS cluster

Create and configure an Azure App Service

• Create an App Service plan

• Configure scaling settings in an App Service plan

• Create an App Service

• Secure an App Service

• Configure custom domain names

• Configure backup for an App Service

• Configure networking settings

• Configure deployment settings

Configure and manage virtual networking (20–25%)

Configure virtual networks

• Create and configure virtual networks and subnets

• Create and configure virtual network peering

• Configure private and public IP addresses

• Configure user-defined network routes

• Configure Azure DNS

Configure secure access to virtual networks

• Create and configure network security groups (NSGs) and application security groups (ASGs)

• Evaluate effective security rules

• Implement Azure Bastion

• Configure service endpoints

• Configure private endpoints

Configure load balancing

• Configure Azure Application Gateway

• Configure an internal or public load balancer

• Troubleshoot load balancing

Monitor virtual networking

• Monitor on-premises connectivity

• Configure and use Azure Monitor for networks

• Use Azure Network Watcher

• Troubleshoot external networking

• Troubleshoot virtual network connectivity

Monitor and maintain Azure resources (10–15%)

Monitor resources by using Azure Monitor

• Configure and interpret metrics

• Configure Azure Monitor Logs

• Query and analyze logs

• Set up alerts and actions

• Configure monitoring of VMs, storage accounts, and networks by using VM insights

Implement backup and recovery

• Create an Azure Recovery Services vault

• Create an Azure Backup vault

• Create and configure backup policy

• Perform backup and restore operations by using Azure Backup

• Configure Azure Site Recovery for Azure resources

• Perform failover to a secondary region by using Azure Site Recovery

• Configure and review backup reports

  
  

Overall, this course is an excellent resource for individuals who want to become certified as an Azure Administrator Associate and want to pass the AZ-104 exam with flying colors. The practice tests with detailed explanations will help learners identify their strengths and weaknesses and focus their study efforts accordingly.