Certification

Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals

Demonstrate understanding of Microsoft 365, to deliver industry-leading productivity apps along with intelligent cloud services, and world-class security.

At a glance

Level

Beginner
Product

Office 365
Role

Administrator
Last Updated

04/15/2024

Overview

This exam is designed for you, if you’re looking to demonstrate foundational-level knowledge of cloud-based solutions to facilitate productivity and collaboration among on-site, remote, and hybrid workers. As a candidate, you may:

Have knowledge of cloud-based solutions.
Be new to Microsoft 365.
You can use this exam to prepare for other Microsoft certifications, but it’s not a prerequisite for the related ones.

As a candidate, you should be able to recommend Microsoft 365 solutions that address common organizational IT challenges. You should understand how Microsoft 365 solutions:

Improve productivity
Facilitate collaboration
Optimize communications
Help secure data
Identity and facilitate compliance

You should be able to recommend solutions for:

Endpoint and application management
Desktop virtualization
Automated operating system deployment
Reporting and analytics

You should be familiar with Microsoft 365 licensing, deployment and migration assistance, and support options for organizations looking to maximize their investment in the cloud.

Important

The English language version of this certification will be updated on April 30, 2025. Review the study guide linked in the Certification resources section for details about upcoming changes.

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Practice assessments provide you with an overview of the style, wording, and difficulty of the questions you're likely to experience on the exam. Through these assessments, you're able to assess your readiness, determine where additional preparation is needed, and fill knowledge gaps bringing you one step closer to the likelihood of passing your exam.

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You will have 45 minutes to complete this assessment.

Exam policy

This exam will be proctored, and is not open book. You may have interactive components to complete as part of this exam. To learn more about exam duration and experience, visit: Exam duration and exam experience.

If you fail a certification exam, don’t worry. You can retake it 24 hours after the first attempt. For subsequent retakes, the amount of time varies. For full details, visit: Exam retake policy.

Assessed on this exam

Describe cloud concepts
Describe Microsoft 365 apps and services
Describe security, compliance, privacy, and trust in Microsoft 365
Describe Microsoft 365 pricing, licensing, and support

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This exam is offered in the following languages:

English, Japanese, Spanish, German, Chinese (Simplified), French, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Arabic (Saudi Arabia), Russian, Chinese (Traditional), Italian

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