This Azure exam questions analysis counts every live question in the AzurePrep bank: 10,758 questions across 36 Microsoft exams, as the bank stood on 15 September 2026. It splits the bank by format, difficulty and topic, and compares the Fundamentals, Associate, Expert and Specialty levels.
A script reads the bank directly and produces every figure on this page. When the bank changes, the script is run again and the page regenerated, so no number here is typed by hand.
What was counted
The analysis covers every active question for the exams the site offers today, leaving out retired exams and questions withdrawn from the bank. The script reads four things from each question:
- Format: single answer, multiple answers, a Yes/No statement series, or drag and drop.
- Difficulty: easy, medium or hard, as labelled by the question's author.
- Primary topic: one of 26 topic areas, such as security, networking or identity.
- Question text: its length in words, and whether it mentions an organisation, company or team.
Question formats
67% of questions are single answer. The other 33% ask for more than one selection, a verdict on each statement in a series, or items placed in order or matched to targets.
| Format | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Single | 7,242 | 67% |
| Multiple | 1,725 | 16% |
| Yes/No | 1,132 | 11% |
| Drag-drop | 659 | 6% |
| Level | N | Single | Multiple | Yes/No | Drag-drop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundamentals | 2,032 | 67% | 13% | 13% | 7% |
| Associate | 6,915 | 67% | 17% | 10% | 6% |
| Expert | 891 | 63% | 18% | 10% | 8% |
| Specialty | 920 | 73% | 14% | 8% | 4% |
Some exams use other formats more than the average. In MS-102, 50% of questions are not single answer.
| Exam | Not single answer | N | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS-102 | 112 | 223 | 50% |
| AZ-305 | 149 | 297 | 50% |
| AZ-802 | 153 | 308 | 50% |
| AB-900 | 126 | 255 | 49% |
| AI-901 | 131 | 270 | 49% |
Difficulty
Across the bank, 58% of questions are labelled medium, 27% hard and 15% easy. The split changes with certification level:
| Level | N | Easy | Medium | Hard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundamentals | 2,032 | 28% | 59% | 13% |
| Associate | 6,915 | 14% | 59% | 27% |
| Expert | 891 | 1% | 46% | 53% |
| Specialty | 920 | 11% | 59% | 30% |
| Exam | Hard | N | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZ-400 | 210 | 288 | 73% |
| SC-100 | 155 | 306 | 51% |
| SC-401 | 166 | 339 | 49% |
| AI-300 | 113 | 311 | 36% |
| AZ-305 | 104 | 297 | 35% |
Topics
Each question has one primary topic.
| Primary topic | Questions | Share | Exams it appears in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security | 1,497 | 14% | 17 |
| GitHub | 1,333 | 12% | 6 |
| Identity and Access | 965 | 9% | 13 |
| Data Engineering | 696 | 6% | 7 |
| Databases | 687 | 6% | 5 |
| Power Platform | 574 | 5% | 4 |
| Networking | 427 | 4% | 7 |
| Compliance and Data Protection | 426 | 4% | 7 |
| Azure AI Services | 419 | 4% | 3 |
| AI and Machine Learning | 413 | 4% | 6 |
Security appears in more exams than any other topic: it is the primary topic of questions in 17 different exams. The "Exams it appears in" column shows how far each topic reaches beyond its home certification. A topic that appears in many exams is worth learning thoroughly once, because it comes up again in later exams.
Question length and scenarios
The median question is 33 words long, not counting the answer options. 27% of questions mention an organisation, company or team (for example Contoso, Fabrikam, Litware, Tailspin, Tailwind Traders, Northwind) and ask what it should do.
| Level | N | Median words | Mentions an organisation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fundamentals | 2,032 | 32 | 37% |
| Associate | 6,915 | 33 | 24% |
| Expert | 891 | 38 | 40% |
| Specialty | 920 | 35 | 22% |
How to use this
- Find your exam in the tables above and see how far its format mix and hard share are from the average.
- If your exam has a high share of multiple-answer or drag-and-drop questions, set aside practice time for those formats.
- Learn topics that span several exams, such as security and identity, thoroughly the first time.
To try these formats, start a free practice session or choose your exam from the exam list.