Microsoft AZ-104 CERTIFICATION PAPER
2026 FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
● You have a Kusto query that returns 1,000 events from the
SecurityEvent table in Azure Monitor.
You need to configure the query to aggregate the results by the Account
column.
Which operator should you use?. Answer: summarize
● You have 100 virtual machines deployed to Azure. You have Azure
Monitor alerts configured for CPU and memory utilization for the virtual
machines.
You open Azure Monitor alerts and discover 50 closed alerts for the
virtual machines.
What can cause the alert state to be Closed?. Answer: An administrator
manually changed the state of the alerts.
● You have multiple Azure virtual machines and an Azure recovery
services vault. Virtual machines are configured with the default backup
policy.
,What is the retention period of virtual machine backups in the default
backup policy?. Answer: 30 days
● You have an Azure virtual machine named Server1 that runs Windows
Server.
You need to configure Azure Backup to back up files and folders.
What should you install on Server1?. Answer: Microsoft Azure
Recovery Services (MARS) agent
● You plan to create an alert in Azure Monitor that will have an action
group to send SMS messages.
What is the maximum number of SMS messages that will be sent every
hour if the alert gets triggered every minute?. Answer: 12
A maximum of one SMS message can be sent every five minutes.
● You have an Azure subscription that contains a resource group named
RG1. RG1 contains an Azure virtual machine named VM1.
, You need to use VM1 as a template to create a new Azure virtual
machine.
Which three methods can you use to complete the task?. Answer: From
RG1, select Export template, select Download, and then, from Azure
Cloud Shell, run the New-AzResourceGroupDeployment cmdlet.
From Azure Cloud Shell, run the Save-AzDeploymentTemplate and
New-AzResourceGroupDeployment cmdlets.
From VM1, select Export template, and then select Deploy.
● You have an Azure subscription that contains a resource group named
RG1.
You have an Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template for an Azure
virtual machine.
You need to use PowerShell to provision a virtual machine in RG1 by
using the template.
Which PowerShell cmdlet should you run?. Answer: New-
AzResourceGroupDeployment
2026 FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
● You have a Kusto query that returns 1,000 events from the
SecurityEvent table in Azure Monitor.
You need to configure the query to aggregate the results by the Account
column.
Which operator should you use?. Answer: summarize
● You have 100 virtual machines deployed to Azure. You have Azure
Monitor alerts configured for CPU and memory utilization for the virtual
machines.
You open Azure Monitor alerts and discover 50 closed alerts for the
virtual machines.
What can cause the alert state to be Closed?. Answer: An administrator
manually changed the state of the alerts.
● You have multiple Azure virtual machines and an Azure recovery
services vault. Virtual machines are configured with the default backup
policy.
,What is the retention period of virtual machine backups in the default
backup policy?. Answer: 30 days
● You have an Azure virtual machine named Server1 that runs Windows
Server.
You need to configure Azure Backup to back up files and folders.
What should you install on Server1?. Answer: Microsoft Azure
Recovery Services (MARS) agent
● You plan to create an alert in Azure Monitor that will have an action
group to send SMS messages.
What is the maximum number of SMS messages that will be sent every
hour if the alert gets triggered every minute?. Answer: 12
A maximum of one SMS message can be sent every five minutes.
● You have an Azure subscription that contains a resource group named
RG1. RG1 contains an Azure virtual machine named VM1.
, You need to use VM1 as a template to create a new Azure virtual
machine.
Which three methods can you use to complete the task?. Answer: From
RG1, select Export template, select Download, and then, from Azure
Cloud Shell, run the New-AzResourceGroupDeployment cmdlet.
From Azure Cloud Shell, run the Save-AzDeploymentTemplate and
New-AzResourceGroupDeployment cmdlets.
From VM1, select Export template, and then select Deploy.
● You have an Azure subscription that contains a resource group named
RG1.
You have an Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template for an Azure
virtual machine.
You need to use PowerShell to provision a virtual machine in RG1 by
using the template.
Which PowerShell cmdlet should you run?. Answer: New-
AzResourceGroupDeployment
