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Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals AI-900 Exam Prep Study Guide

AI-900 exam preparation covering responsible AI, machine learning, computer vision, natural-language processing, generative AI, and Azure AI service selection.

Microsoft owns the official credential and may change its blueprint, eligibility rules, fees, or delivery process. This guide keeps those boundaries visible while organizing original 101PD instruction around ai workloads, machine learning, and responsible principles, computer vision and document-intelligence concepts, natural-language processing and generative ai, azure ai services and ai-900 readiness.

Skills you will practice

  • AI workloads, machine learning, and responsible principles
  • Computer vision and document-intelligence concepts
  • Natural-language processing and generative AI
  • Azure AI services and AI-900 readiness

Prerequisites

  • Review Microsoft's current AI-900 skills-measured page, retirement notices, and exam policies before registering.
  • Review the current Microsoft eligibility rules and candidate materials before registering for the official examination.

Designed for

AI beginners and Microsoft AI-900 candidates · Candidates who want a structured objective-by-objective study plan · Professionals using diagnostic results to target weak domains

What a learner should be able to do

  1. Outcome 1

    Explain the core rules and concepts within ai workloads, machine learning, and responsible principles.

  2. Outcome 2

    Apply computer vision and document-intelligence concepts to realistic exam-style decisions.

  3. Outcome 3

    Analyze natural-language processing and generative ai using a repeatable problem-solving process.

  4. Outcome 4

    Use azure ai services and ai-900 readiness to identify readiness gaps before the official examination.

Original curriculum architecture

Each course is organized around these modules, original explanations, realistic cases, practice questions, and documented source review.

Module 1

AI workloads, machine learning, and responsible principles

Build exam-ready understanding of ai workloads, machine learning, and responsible principles through source-grounded explanations, worked examples, and original scenario practice.

Module 2

Computer vision and document-intelligence concepts

Build exam-ready understanding of computer vision and document-intelligence concepts through source-grounded explanations, worked examples, and original scenario practice.

Module 3

Natural-language processing and generative AI

Build exam-ready understanding of natural-language processing and generative ai through source-grounded explanations, worked examples, and original scenario practice.

Module 4

Azure AI services and AI-900 readiness

Build exam-ready understanding of azure ai services and ai-900 readiness through source-grounded explanations, worked examples, and original scenario practice.

Official exam relationship

Independent preparation for Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals examination

Exam owner
Microsoft
Exam or series code
AI-900

101PD provides independent preparation and a training-completion record. Microsoft controls eligibility, registration, the official examination, scoring, and the resulting license or certification.

Review the official exam information

Applied portfolio exercise

Azure AI workload and responsibility map

Complete an applied readiness file that connects the official objective areas to realistic work decisions and a documented study plan.

  • Workload classification matrix
  • Responsible-AI risk review
  • Azure service and readiness worksheet

Sources and boundaries

Sources establish current requirements and standards. They do not supply 101PD’s lesson text, scenarios, assessments, or project work.

Source set reviewed August 21, 2026.

Exam-prep questions

Who issues the Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals examination?

Microsoft controls the official Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals examination, including current eligibility, registration, delivery, scoring, and the resulting license or certification.

Does a 101PD completion certificate prove that I passed the official exam?

No. A 101PD certificate documents completion of independent training only. It is not an exam score, occupational license, authority approval, or third-party certification.

Are official exam registration and fees included?

No. Candidates register with Microsoft or its designated testing provider and pay any official fees separately. Always confirm the current candidate rules before registering.