Microsoft 365 Administrator Expert Practice Exams

MS-102

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Validates the expert-level skills to deploy and configure a Microsoft 365 tenant, manage identity and access in Microsoft Entra ID, manage roles and delegated administration, manage security and threats with Microsoft Defender XDR, and manage compliance with Microsoft Purview.

120

minutes

70%

passing score

$165

exam fee

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5 flashcard sets · 5 learning tests · 2 timed exams · 60-question bank

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Overview

What this certification is and how the exam works.

The Microsoft Certified: Microsoft 365 Administrator Expert (MS-102) credential validates the expert-level skills required to plan, deploy, configure, and manage a Microsoft 365 tenant. The exam covers deploying and configuring Microsoft 365 (tenant setup, custom domains, and service health monitoring), implementing identity and access within Microsoft Entra ID (users, groups, hybrid identity, and authentication), managing roles and delegated administration (Microsoft Entra roles, administrative units, and Privileged Identity Management), managing security and threats using Microsoft Defender XDR, and managing compliance using Microsoft Purview (data classification, retention, and information protection). The exam has 40-60 questions in 120 minutes, and Microsoft recommends hands-on experience administering Microsoft 365 tenants before attempting it.

Why should I take the exam?

What this credential does for your career.

1The core expert-level credential for Microsoft 365 tenant administrators
2Covers the full administrative surface area: tenant deployment, identity, security, and compliance in one exam
3In high demand as organizations rely on Microsoft 365 as their core productivity and collaboration platform
4A natural culmination for administrators building on fundamentals like MS-900 and role-specific associate credentials

Skills measured

What you need to know to pass this exam.

✓Configure a Microsoft 365 tenant, including custom domains, organizational settings, and subscriptions
✓Manage Microsoft 365 service health, network connectivity, and tenant health monitoring
✓Manage users, groups, and licenses in Microsoft Entra ID, including bulk operations and license assignment
✓Configure hybrid identity with Microsoft Entra Connect, and implement authentication methods including MFA
✓Manage Microsoft Entra roles, administrative units, and Privileged Identity Management for delegated administration
✓Configure Microsoft Defender XDR components to manage security incidents and threats across the tenant
✓Implement data loss prevention (DLP) policies and sensitivity labels using Microsoft Purview
✓Configure retention labels, retention policies, and data lifecycle management
✓Manage insider risk, eDiscovery, and audit capabilities within Microsoft Purview

Prerequisites

Credentials required before you can earn this certification.

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Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals

Recommended (not required) — foundational Microsoft 365 concepts this exam builds on

MS-900

About our MS-102 practice exams

Our Microsoft 365 Administrator Expert MS-102 question bank holds 60 exam-style questions with a written explanation on every answer, mapped to the five exam domains published for MS-102, covering Deploy and Configure Microsoft 365 Tenant, Manage Identity and Access in Microsoft Entra ID, Manage Roles and Delegated Administration, Manage Security and Threats with Microsoft Defender XDR and Manage Compliance with Microsoft Purview.

Alongside the bank there are two full-length timed exams at the real 120-minute limit and 70% pass mark, plus five topic-based learning tests for working a single domain at a time. Randomised mock exams are dealt on demand from the full 60-question pool, so you never run out of fresh papers.

Questions: 60
Exam domains: 5
Timed exams: 2
Pass mark: 70%

How our practice content is created

Practice questions are independently developed using the official Microsoft MS-102 exam guide and Microsoft documentation. Each question is checked for alignment with the current exam objectives and reviewed for technical accuracy before publication.

The MS-102 bank cites 56 distinct Microsoft documentation pages, and every question links the source it was written against — so you can check any answer at first hand.

Official MS-102 exam guide

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