Create Custom Agents AI-102 Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21foundation · easy

   In the Microsoft Agent Framework, what is the purpose of a 'tool' or 'function' that you can register with an agent?

   • ATo define the agent's personality
   • BTo allow the agent to perform external actions such as calling APIs or querying databases
   • CTo store the agent's conversation history
   • DTo compile the agent's code into an executable
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2. 22expert · hard

   A software company is building an agent with the Microsoft Agent Framework that must assist developers by reading code repositories, suggesting fixes, and creating pull requests. The agent must respect repository permissions and not modify code without explicit user approval. Which implementation strategy should they use?

   • AHave the agent generate code changes and email them to the user for manual application.
   • BGive the agent write access to the repository so it can directly commit fixes.
   • CUse a tool that reads repository content with read-only permissions, and a separate tool that creates pull requests only after user confirmation.
   • DUse a single tool that can both read and write to the repository, and rely on the agent's judgment.
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4. 23application · medium

   A company has deployed an agent built with the Microsoft Foundry Agent Service. After a week, they notice that the agent sometimes gives outdated information. They want to optimize the agent's responses. Which action should they take first?

   • AIncrease the temperature parameter of the model to encourage more creative responses.
   • BUpdate the data source with the latest documents and re-index the data source.
   • CRemove the grounding data source so the model uses its general knowledge.
   • DChange the agent's system prompt to instruct it to guess if unsure.
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5. 24application · medium

   A government agency wants to build an agent that helps citizens find information about public services. The agent must be accessible via a public website and must not expose any internal data. Which resource configuration should they use?

   • ACreate an agent in Foundry with a data source containing only approved public information, and deploy it behind a public endpoint with authentication.
   • BConnect the agent to the agency's internal document database to provide comprehensive answers.
   • CDeploy the agent on a private network without any public endpoint.
   • DUse a public Azure Blob container with no authentication to host the data source.
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6. 25application · medium

   A legal firm has deployed a custom agent to draft contract clauses. The agent sometimes produces clauses that are too verbose or miss key legal terms. The firm wants to optimize the agent's output quality. What should they do?

   • ASwitch to a smaller model to reduce verbosity.
   • BRemove the system prompt to let the model be more creative.
   • CRefine the system prompt with specific instructions on clause structure and required legal terms, then test with a validation set.
   • DIncrease the model's max tokens to allow longer responses.
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