About This Flashcard Deck
This flashcard deck contains 5 cards covering key Identity & Governance concepts for the AZ-900 exam. Practice questions on Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, Azure Policy, and compliance. Use active recall by attempting to answer each question before revealing the answer. Research shows that flashcard-based active recall is one of the most effective study techniques for certification exams.
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What is Microsoft Entra ID?
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Answer
Cloud-based identity and access management service (formerly Azure Active Directory) for authentication, SSO, and identity governance.
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All Identity & Governance Flashcards
Q: What is Microsoft Entra ID?
A: Cloud-based identity and access management service (formerly Azure Active Directory) for authentication, SSO, and identity governance.
Q: What does RBAC stand for and what does it do?
A: Role-Based Access Control. It assigns permissions to users, groups, or service principals at a specific scope.
Q: What is the purpose of Azure Policy?
A: To create, assign, and manage policies that enforce rules and effects over Azure resources to maintain compliance.
Q: What is a resource lock?
A: A setting that prevents accidental deletion or modification of Azure resources. Types: Delete and ReadOnly.
Q: What is Conditional Access?
A: Policies that control access to resources based on signals like user identity, location, device state, and risk level.
Effective Azure Flashcard Study Method
For Azure certifications, we recommend the spaced repetition approach: review these flashcards daily for the first week, then every other day for two weeks, then weekly until your exam date. Focus extra time on cards related to Azure service comparisons — understanding when to choose between similar services (e.g., App Service vs. AKS vs. Container Instances) is a common exam pattern.