D1 · AI Concepts and Azure AI Capabilities
Exam weight 40–45%
The larger domain — covers what AI and ML are, the responsible AI principles Microsoft applies to Azure services, and the portfolio of pre-built Azure AI cognitive services.
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Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals Study Hub
AI workloads, machine learning, computer vision, NLP, generative AI, and responsible AI on Azure. 60-question timed exam, 150 flashcards, per-domain objective drills, 12-week study plan.
Exam Domains
The 2 domains on the AI-901 exam, with their weight on the test. Each has its own objectives page, flashcard deck, and drill in the hub.
D2 · Implementing AI Solutions with Azure AI Foundry
Exam weight 55–60%
The dominant domain — focuses on Azure AI Foundry as the unified development platform for generative AI.
What's Inside This Hub
Everything is free and built from the official exam outline.
Domain Breakdowns
Every AI-901 domain decomposed into objectives with weights, key terms, and exam-day focus areas.
148 Flashcards
Flip, tag as known or review, shuffle, and track progress. Your session survives a refresh.
60-Question Practice Exam
Timed, with a question navigator, flags, auto-save resume, and per-question explanations with a domain breakdown of your score.
Objective Drills
Per-domain timed drills to isolate weak domains, plus an AI-generated targeted drill for members.
12-Week Study Plan
Checkable weekly milestones, daily hour targets, and a final-week sprint. Copy-to-clipboard export.
Cheat Sheet & Resources
Printable one-page reference for the final week, plus vetted books, courses, labs, and practice-exam vendors.
Sample Flashcards
Five of the 148 cards in the hub. Tap a card to see the answer.
What are the six Microsoft Responsible AI principles?
Fairness, Reliability & Safety, Privacy & Security, Inclusiveness, Transparency, Accountability. Every responsible AI exam question maps to one of these six.
What does 'Fairness' mean as a Responsible AI principle?
AI systems should treat all individuals equitably and avoid outcomes that discriminate based on protected characteristics. Bias in training data can cause unfair outcomes even without intent.
What is Microsoft Foundry (ai.azure.com)?
The unified portal and platform for building AI solutions on Azure. Provides model catalog, deployment management, playground for testing, agent builder, and access to Azure AI services including Content Understanding.
What are the steps to deploy a model in the Foundry portal?
1. Go to ai.azure.com. 2. Navigate to Model Catalog. 3. Select a model (e.g., GPT-4o). 4. Click Deploy. 5. Configure deployment name, version, deployment type, and rate limits. 6. Test in the Playground.
Sample Practice Questions
Two of the 60 questions in the timed practice exam. Every question has an explanation like these.
A healthcare company is building an AI model to recommend treatments. A senior data scientist discovers the model recommends expensive treatments more frequently for patients from lower-income zip codes. Which Responsible AI principle is most directly violated?
A) Transparency B) Reliability and Safety C) Fairness D) Accountability Correct answer: C. Fairness requires AI systems to treat all individuals equitably regardless of demographic characteristics. Recommending different (and potentially inferior) treatments based on zip code as a socioeconomic proxy is a fairness violation.
You are writing a Python application to chat with a GPT-4o model deployed in Microsoft Foundry. Which Python package should you install?
A) azure-cognitiveservices-speech B) azure-ai-vision-imageanalysis C) azure-ai-inference D) azure-ai-formrecognizer Correct answer: C. azure-ai-inference is the Foundry SDK package for chat completions. It provides ChatCompletionsClient for sending messages to models deployed in Foundry. Speech SDK handles audio, vision-imageanalysis handles images, and form recognizer (deprecated) handled document extraction.
How to Use This Hub
The path most learners follow. Move at your own pace.
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Domains
Read the domain breakdowns and note the exam weights.
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Flashcards
Work each deck until every card is tagged known.
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Practice
Take the timed exam, review explanations, then drill weak domains.
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Final Week
Follow the sprint in the study plan and print the cheat sheet.
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