Exam DP-420: Building AI Applications with Azure Cosmos DB — Information & Free Practice
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Exam DP-420: Building AI Applications with Azure Cosmos DB
- Provider
- Pearson VUE
- Format
- Proctored technical certification examination; interactive components may occur.
- Time limit
- 100 minutes
- Passing score
- 700 or greater on Microsoft's 1–1,000 scaled technical-exam scale; this is not 70% correct.
Examination outline
The authority publishes percentage ranges for each content area. The practice percentages below use the midpoint of each range, normalized to 100%; they are not exact percentages published by the authority. Practice question counts may differ slightly because of rounding.
Design and develop database solutions — Official range: 40–45% (Practice allocation: 43.59%)
- Evaluate resource models and SDK solutions
- Implement database operations
- Design and implement data models and partitioning strategies
- Implement change feed
- Design and implement Azure Cosmos DB solutions by using AI-assisted tools
Secure, optimize, and deploy database solutions — Official range: 30–35% (Practice allocation: 33.33%)
- Implement database security controls
- Implement availability and recovery solutions
- Optimize and remediate database performance
- Implement Fleet management and monitoring across multiple accounts and subscriptions
Implement AI and analytics capabilities in database solutions — Official range: 20–25% (Practice allocation: 23.08%)
- Design and implement AI retrieval
- Design and implement agent memory stores
- Design and implement operational analytics on Azure Cosmos DB
Examination sources
- Microsoft DP-420 study guide
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