Craig Zacker - Exam Ref Pl-900 Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals

T he Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals certification is the initial entry point into a hierarchy of Microsoft Power Platform certifications. The PL-900: Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals exam tests the candidates knowledge of the components and capabilities of the four Microsoft Power Platform products: Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power Virtual Agents, without delving deeply into specific programming and administration procedures.

With the Power Platform Fundamentals certification in place, candidates can then move on to the Microsoft Certified: Power Platform App Maker Associate certification (Exam PL-100: Microsoft Power Platform App Maker) and the Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate certification (Exam DA-100: Analyzing Data with Microsoft Power BI). These two are specialist certifications covering more advanced areas of the Power Apps and Power BI products, respectively.

This book covers all the skills measured by the PL-900 exam, with each of the main areas covered in a separate chapter. Each chapter is broken down into individual skill sections, which cover all the suggested topics for each skill. It is recommended that you access trial versions of the Power Platform tools as you work your way through this book. Nothing can replace actual hands-on experience, and Microsoft provides fully functional evaluation platforms of Power Platform tools, all the components of which are accessible in the cloud and require no hardware other than a computer with internet access. Microsoft also provides a wealth of documentation for all the Power Platform tools at docs.microsoft.com. With these tools, as well as some time and dedication, you can prepare yourself for the PL-900 exam and the first step toward your certification path.

This book is organized by the Skills measured list published for the exam. The Skills measured list is available for each exam on the Microsoft Learn website: http://microsoft.com/learn. Each chapter in this book corresponds to a major topic area in the list, and the technical tasks in each topic area determine a chapters organization. If an exam covers six major topic areas, for example, as this one does, the book will contain six chapters.

Microsoft certification exams are a great way to build your resume and let the world know about your level of expertise. Certification exams validate your on-the-job experience and product knowledge. Although there is no substitute for on-the-job experience, preparation through study and hands-on practice can help you prepare for the exam. This book is not designed to teach you new skills.

We recommend that you augment your exam preparation plan by using a combination of available study materials and courses. For example, you might use the Exam Ref and another study guide for your at home preparation and take a Microsoft Official Curriculum course for the classroom experience. Choose the combination that you think works best for you. Learn more about available classroom training and find free online courses and live events at http://microsoft.com/learn. Microsoft Official Practice Tests are available for many exams at http://aka.ms/practicetests.

Note that this Exam Ref is based on publicly available information about the exam and the authors experience. To safeguard the integrity of the exam, authors do not have access to the live exam.

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