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Azure Data Engineer Associate
The Microsoft Azure Data Engineer Associate certification validates expertise in designing, implementing, and managing data solutions on Microsoft Azure
- 100 min
- 70% to pass
- 55 bank questions
- 3 domains
Exam syllabus, organized by domain
The official Microsoft blueprint, with the real weight each domain carries on test day.
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Sample Azure Data Engineer Associate exam question
Answer this question the same way you would on exam day. No sign-up needed — one random question, three tries to swap it out.
The Cosmos DB container indexing policy is set to the configuration shown in the code block. What is most likely true?
{"indexingMode":"none","paths":[]}Exam facts at a glance
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- Time limit
- 100 minutes
- Passing score
- 70%
- Domains
- 3
- Questions in our bank
- 55
- Level
- ASSOCIATE
- Measured complexity
- 2.1 / 10
- Question mix
- 20 single · 18 multi · 17 interactive
Where the hard questions actually are
We score every question in the bank 1-10 on a reproducible formula. Below is the per-domain breakdown.
- Design and implement data storage11 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
36% multi-select · 0% scenario · 27% interactive
- Develop data processing22 questions · complexity 2.2/10 · Gentle
32% multi-select · 9% scenario · 32% interactive
- Secure, monitor, and optimize data storage and data processing22 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
32% multi-select · 5% scenario · 32% interactive
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The question bank with the correct answer and a written explanation for every item.
Frequently asked questions
What you need to know before attempting the Azure Data Engineer Associate certification.