You can see it againUnder pressure people bring back shapes and positions long after the wording has gone.
Picture superiority · Shepard 1967, Standing 1973
MICROSOFTMicrosoft Certified:Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
The Microsoft Certified: Microsoft 365 Fundamentals certification validates foundational knowledge of Microsoft 365 cloud-based solutions. It is ideal for individuals new to Microsoft 365, aiming to demonstrate their understanding of productivity, collaboration, and security solutions. This certification is a stepping stone for further Microsoft certifications.
Exam formatMultiple choice and multiple response
Duration45 minutes
DeliveryPearson VUE
Passing score700
Free questions520
Content last reviewed 30 April 2025 · Up to date
The certification
What MS-900 proves, and what it asks of you
What this certification covers, who it is written for, and what the exam itself looks like on the day.
4domains
12objectives
103concepts
US $99exam fee
What it is
What this certification is
What it validates, who it is written for, and the experience it assumes.
About this certification
The Microsoft Certified: Microsoft 365 Fundamentals certification demonstrates your understanding of Microsoft 365 solutions, including productivity apps, intelligent cloud services, and security features. It is designed for those looking to validate their foundational knowledge of cloud-based solutions to enhance productivity and collaboration.
This certification is suitable for candidates who can recommend Microsoft 365 solutions to address common IT challenges, improve productivity, facilitate collaboration, and secure data. It is a valuable credential for those new to Microsoft 365, providing a solid foundation for further certifications.
Who it’s for
This certification is intended for individuals who are new to Microsoft 365 and wish to demonstrate foundational-level knowledge of cloud-based solutions. It is ideal for those who can recommend Microsoft 365 solutions to improve productivity, facilitate collaboration, and secure data. Candidates should be familiar with Microsoft 365 licensing, deployment, migration assistance, and support options. This certification is a great starting point for those looking to advance their careers with Microsoft certifications.
The syllabus
What you’ll learn
Every domain and objective Microsoft measures, with the weight they carry on the exam.
The official Microsoft exam outline · checked 30 April 2025 · See the source
Describe cloud concepts
- Describe the different types of cloud services available
- Describe the benefits of and considerations for using cloud, hybrid, or on-premises services
Describe Microsoft 365 apps and services
- Describe productivity solutions of Microsoft 365
- Describe collaboration solutions of Microsoft 365
- Describe device and cloud endpoint management concepts and deployment options in Microsoft 365
- Describe Microsoft 365 administration capabilities
Describe security, compliance, privacy, and trust in Microsoft 365
- Describe identity and access management solutions of Microsoft 365
- Describe threat protection solutions of Microsoft 365
- Describe trust, privacy, risk, and compliance solutions of Microsoft 365
Describe Microsoft 365 pricing, licensing, and support
- Identify Microsoft 365 pricing and billing management options
- Identify licensing options available in Microsoft 365
- Identify support options for Microsoft 365 services
On the day
The exam itself
Everything Microsoft publishes about sitting it, and nothing we inferred.
Prerequisites
No mandatory prerequisites — this certification has no required predecessor exam or credential.
Exam codeMS-900
CertificationMicrosoft 365 Fundamentals
Exam formatMultiple choice and multiple response
Duration45 minutes
Passing score700
DeliveryPearson VUE
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese, Spanish, German, Chinese (Simplified), French, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Arabic (Saudi Arabia), Russian, Chinese (Traditional), Italian
PricingUS $99
Certification levelFundamentals
After you pass
Where this credential goes next
The path Microsoft lays out, how the credential is kept, and where to book.
Step-by-step path to Microsoft Certified: Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
Credential earnedMicrosoft Certified: Microsoft 365 Fundamentals Fundamentals level certification Renewal and maintenance
Renew eligible Certifications annually at no cost by completing a short online assessment. Stay current with the latest technologies and maintain your certification.
Learn more about renewal requirements Lifecycle status
This certification is currently active and available. Microsoft maintains this certification to validate current skills and industry relevance.
Exam status: ActiveMaintained by Microsoft
Exam registration
Register for the exam through Pearson VUE, Microsoft’s authorized testing partner.
Schedule your examVisit the official Microsoft certification page for exam policies and requirements.
View the official pageYour coach
And when you are serious, your coach Pip takes over
Your coach in the app reads what you have answered with the book closed and tells you one thing to do tonight. It will not count an answer you gave with the page open, and it will tell you when you are not ready.
See how the coach worksBefore you book
Questions people ask
What job roles does the Microsoft 365 Fundamentals credential map to?
It aligns with roles such as IT administrator, business analyst, and support specialist, focusing on foundational cloud and Microsoft 365 knowledge.
If I fail MS-900, when can I retake it?
You must wait 24 hours after a first failed attempt, and 14 days before each subsequent attempt. There is no annual cap on attempts.
Is any part of the MS-900 exam hands-on or lab-based?
No, MS-900 is a knowledge-based exam with multiple-choice and multiple-response questions.
Can I recertify by passing a different Microsoft exam?
No, you must complete the online renewal assessment to maintain your certification.
Information freshness · Content last reviewed on 2025-04-30 Up to date
Practice free questions 520 questions, free, no account needed.
The curriculum
The whole exam, mapped and written
Every domain, every objective, and every concept Microsoft measures — each one written out.
4domains
12objectives
103concepts
111free pages
The domains, and what sits inside them
Every objective below is a page you can open and practise now, without an account.
The official Microsoft exam outline · checked 30 April 2025 · See the source
1Describe cloud concepts89 questions
2Describe Microsoft 365 apps and services173 questions
Describe productivity solutions of Microsoft 36513 concepts · 10 pagesOpen →Describe collaboration solutions of Microsoft 36511 concepts · 10 pagesOpen →Describe device and cloud endpoint management concepts and deployment options in Microsoft 3658 concepts · 9 pagesOpen →Describe Microsoft 365 administration capabilities8 concepts · 8 pagesOpen →
3Describe security, compliance, privacy, and trust in Microsoft 365145 questions
4Describe Microsoft 365 pricing, licensing, and support113 questions
Not a table of contents
Every line on this map already opens
In front of every objective the practice pages are already there, free and without an account. This is one objective, opened.
Describe the different types of cloud services available7 pagesOpen →
Free in front of it
32 questions on this objective, five to a page. Every range above is a real page, open now, with no account.
Reading the map is not the same as knowing the ground
The curriculum tells you what is on the exam. Proving you know it is a different job — and it is the one the closed-book run does.
Free questions
520 questions. No account, no card.
The whole bank is open. 5 questions to a page, every answer explained, and a discussion thread on each one.
520questions
111pages
12objectives
Freealways
Browse by domain
Every objective, and every page range, is a link — so you can pick up exactly where you left off.
1Describe cloud concepts89 questions
2Describe Microsoft 365 apps and services173 questions
3Describe security, compliance, privacy, and trust in Microsoft 365145 questions
4Describe Microsoft 365 pricing, licensing, and support113 questions
What a practice page gives you
1Five to a page
Short enough to finish, long enough to matter.
2Every answer explained
Not only which one is right — why the others are wrong.
3A discussion on each
Ask, answer, and vote. Every question has its own thread.
A question, and the idea behind it
Every question comes from a concept
These are not trivia. Each one is written against a concept in the book, so when you get one wrong there is somewhere to go and find out why.
The visual book
See it once. Carry it into the exam.
The pages shown here come from our AI-900 book — an example of how each concept is written in plain language and, where the idea needs one, drawn as a full page you can take in at a glance.
103concepts
520free questions
Why a picture, and not another paragraph
Three reasons, and each one is a real finding rather than a slogan.
You can see it againThe whole idea at onceWhere it starts, what happens in the middle, what comes out, and the mistake to avoid.
Multimedia principle · MayerThe look-alikes sit togetherThe pairs the exam tests are drawn side by side, so the difference is seen, not told.
Dual coding · PaivioWhat one page is made of
You are never asked to read a poster here — only to see how one is built. After that, every other page is legible at a glance.
1A numbered strip on top
The idea as a sequence, followed with a finger before a word is read.
2Panels for the parts
What it is, how the machine learns it, when it is the right tool.
3The trap, framed
The distinction the exam tests, given its own box instead of buried in prose.
4One line at the bottom
The sentence to carry into the exam room.
Open book, on purpose
Answer it with the picture beside you
This is the part that teaches. The illustration and the written explanation stay where they are while you work, so a scenario stops being a memory test and becomes something you can simply look at.
It teaches · it does not count
A smartphone uses AI to unlock when the owner looks at the camera. Which AI capability is being used?
AImage classification
BFacial recognition
COptical character recognition
DObject detection
Look at the five steps. Detect finds a face, align straightens it, encode turns it into numbers, search compares it with a stored face, and decide answers one question: is this the same person? Classification would only say “a face”. Detection would only draw a box. Neither decides whose.
Then the page shuts, and it starts counting
The same questions come back with the book closed — that run is the one that counts. After it, your coach picks one thing for tonight, sized to the time you have, and brings pages back before you lose them.
Testing effect · Roediger & Karpicke 2006 · spacing effect · Cepeda et al. 2006
Official resources
Straight from Microsoft
Where the exam is defined, scheduled and scored.
1official link
103concepts mapped
The source
Microsoft’s own pages
We link to them rather than repeat them, so nothing here goes stale behind them.
Checked against the source
Every objective on the official Microsoft outline already has questions here
We build from the official skills outline, not from a summary of it — 12 objectives, 103 concepts written under them, and free questions against every one. When Microsoft changes the outline, this page changes with it.
12objectives on the outline→103concepts written→520free questions
An official page tells you what will be asked. It cannot tell you what you will get right.
That is the only question worth answering the night before, and no link answers it. You answer it by taking the questions with the book closed, and seeing what comes back.