Exam Ref PL-900 Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals

by Craig Zacker

Prepare for Microsoft Exam Demonstrate your real-world knowledge of the fundamentals of Microsoft Power Platform, including its business value, core components, and the capabilities and advantages of Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power Virtual Agents. Designed for business users, functional consultants, and other professionals, this Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals level. Focus on the expertise measured by these This Microsoft Exam About the Exam Exam PL-900 focuses on knowledge needed to describe the value of Power Platform services and of extending solutions; describe Power Platform administration and security; describe Common Data Service, Connectors, and AI Builder; identify common Power BI components; connect to and consume data; build basic dashboards with Power BI; identify common Power Apps components; build basic canvas and model-driven apps; describe Power Apps portals; identify common Power Automate components; build basic flows; describe Power Virtual Agents capabilities; and build and publish basic chatbots. About Microsoft Certification Passing this exam fulfills your requirements for the Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals certification, demonstrating your understanding of Power Platform’s core capabilities–from business value and core product capabilities to building simple apps, connecting data sources, automating basic business processes, creating dashboards, and creating chatbots. With this certification, you can move on to earn specialist certifications covering more advanced aspects of Power Apps and Power BI, including Microsoft Power Platform App Maker Associate and Power Platform Data Analyst Associate. See full details microsoft.com/learn

272 pages, Paperback

Published December 15, 2020

About the author

Craig Zacker is a writer, editor, and educator who has written or contributed to dozens of books on operating systems, networking, and PC hardware, as well as several college texts and online training courses. Craig is the author of the Windows Small Business Server 2008 Administrator's Pocket Consultant, and co-authored the MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-686): Windows 7 Desktop Administrator.

Reviews

[Mikhail Filatov · Rating 2 out of 5]

Power BI overview was ok, others too dry and schematic.

[Alan Ho · Rating 3 out of 5]

The questions in the PL-900 exam was tougher than what's being covered in the book. Nonetheless, it's a good primer for folks who are new to the Power Platform.