Test Duration
25 mins
Difficulty Level
Moderate
Questions
- 12 Azure MCQs
Availability
Ready to use
Microsoft Azure Online Test
About the test:
The Azure Online Test evaluates a candidate's ability to create and scale virtual machines, storage options and virtual networks with Azure. The test uses scenario-based MCQ questions to screen for the understanding of Azure compute (Virtual machines, App services, Functions), Azure Storage (SQL, Blob, SQL), Azure Networking (Virtual networks, Gateway, NSG) and Azure security.
Covered skills:
- Basics of Cloud Computing (IaaS; PaaS)
- Hosting and developing Web and Mobile Apps
- Azure Virtual Machines (Scaling; Backup Strategy)
- Networking in Azure (Virtual Networks; Subnet; Network Security Group; DNS)
See all covered skills
9 reasons why
9 reasons why
Adaface Microsoft Azure Online Test is the most accurate way to shortlist Azure Developers
Reason #1
Tests for on-the-job skills
The Microsoft Azure assessment test helps recruiters and hiring managers identify qualified candidates from a pool of resumes. The test screens candidates for the typical Azure skills hiring managers look for:
- Deploying and scaling Azure Virtual Machines, scale sets, and backup strategy
- Work with different storage services and policies (BloB, Disk, File, Table, Backup, Data lake)
- Storing data and connecting to Azure databases (SQL database, NoSQL database, Cosmos DB, Data warehouse)
- Managing application traffic with networking services like DNS, Firewall, Traffic Manager, ExpressRoute, Virtual WAN, Vnet (Virtual Network), NSG ( Network Security Group)
- Efficient use of Application gateway (Routing traffic to backend services, Securing with SSL)
- Managing Azure containers at scale (Kubernetes, Container Registry, AKS, Container Instance, Service Fabric Cluster)
- Understanding of Azure Security and Monitoring (Azure Monitor)
- Understanding of Azure pricing & Costing
Reason #2
No trick questions
Traditional assessment tools use trick questions and puzzles for the screening, which creates a lot of frustration among candidates about having to go through irrelevant screening assessments.
The main reason we started Adaface is that traditional pre-employment assessment platforms are not a fair way for companies to evaluate candidates. At Adaface, our mission is to help companies find great candidates by assessing on-the-job skills required for a role.
Why we started Adaface ->Reason #3
Non-googleable questions
We have a very high focus on the quality of questions that test for on-the-job skills. Every question is non-googleable and we have a very high bar for the level of subject matter experts we onboard to create these questions. We have crawlers to check if any of the questions are leaked online. If/ when a question gets leaked, we get an alert. We change the question for you & let you know.
These are just a small sample from our library of 10,000+ questions. The actual questions on this Microsoft Azure Online Test will be non-googleable.
| 🧐 Question | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medium Backup and Restore Strategy | Solve | ||||
Medium Resolving Connection Issues | Solve | ||||
Medium Resolving NSG Configuration Issues | Solve | ||||
| 🧐 Question | 🔧 Skill | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Medium Backup and Restore Strategy | 2 mins Azure | Solve | |
Medium Resolving Connection Issues | 2 mins Azure | Solve | |
Medium Resolving NSG Configuration Issues | 2 mins Azure | Solve |
| 🧐 Question | 🔧 Skill | 💪 Difficulty | ⌛ Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Backup and Restore Strategy | Azure | Medium | 2 mins | Solve | |
Resolving Connection Issues | Azure | Medium | 2 mins | Solve | |
Resolving NSG Configuration Issues | Azure | Medium | 2 mins | Solve |
Reason #4
1200+ customers in 75 countries
With Adaface, we were able to optimise our initial screening process by upwards of 75%, freeing up precious time for both hiring managers and our talent acquisition team alike!
Brandon Lee, Head of People, Love, Bonito
Reason #5
Designed for elimination, not selection
The most important thing while implementing the pre-employment Microsoft Azure Online Test in your hiring process is that it is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. In other words: you want to use the test to eliminate the candidates who do poorly on the test, not to select the candidates who come out at the top. While they are super valuable, pre-employment tests do not paint the entire picture of a candidate’s abilities, knowledge, and motivations. Multiple easy questions are more predictive of a candidate's ability than fewer hard questions. Harder questions are often "trick" based questions, which do not provide any meaningful signal about the candidate's skillset.
Reason #6
1 click candidate invites
Email invites: You can send candidates an email invite to the Microsoft Azure Online Test from your dashboard by entering their email address.
Public link: You can create a public link for each test that you can share with candidates.
API or integrations: You can invite candidates directly from your ATS by using our pre-built integrations with popular ATS systems or building a custom integration with your in-house ATS.
Reason #8
High completion rate
Adaface tests are conversational, low-stress, and take just 25-40 mins to complete.
This is why Adaface has the highest test-completion rate (86%), which is more than 2x better than traditional assessments.
Reason #9
Advanced Proctoring
User authentication
Plagiarism detection
IP proctoring
Web proctoring
Webcam proctoring
Copy paste protection
The hiring managers felt that through the technical questions that they asked during the panel interviews, they were able to tell which candidates had better scores, and differentiated with those who did not score as well. They are highly satisfied with the quality of candidates shortlisted with the Adaface screening.
85%
reduction in screening time
Azure Online Test FAQs
How is the test customized for Senior Azure Data Engineers?
Azure Data Engineers are primarily assessed on three verticals:
- Azure Databases: SQL Database, CosmosDB, Data Warehouse
- Azure Analytics: Stream Analytics, HDInsight, Lake Analytics, Data Explorer, Databricks, Power BI, Data Factory
- Azure Migration: Site Recovery, Database Migration, Migrate, Migration Project, DataBox
Questions for Senior Azure Data Engineers will be of higher difficulty levels and are focused on intermediate/ advanced topics like:
- Core data concepts: Relational, non-relational, big data and analytics
- Creating, scheduling and monitoring Azure Data Factory pipelines
- Deploying Elastic Pool Database and adding/removing databases from the pool
- Deploying Managed Instance Databases
- Ingesting, managing, and serving data with Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics Service
- Differences between Traditional vs Modern vs Synapse Architecture
- Understanding of Azure MPP (Massive Parallel Processing) architecture
- Deep understanding of internal concepts like Data Distribution, Sharding, and partitioning
- Advanced migration methods and best practices
- Migrating data to Azure SQL Data warehouse using SSIS, Data Factory and PolyBase
- Creating Azure Data Lake Gen1 storage accounts, populating and analyzing with U-SQL Language
- Securing Data on Blob Storage using SAS URLs and Lifecycle Policies to archive data with auto tier change
- Designing and managing End to End Data load pipeline
What questions should be used to evaluate Junior Azure developers?
The questions for fresher/ junior Azure developers will be of lower difficulty levels. The topics will be based on the basics of Azure services like-
- Working with Azure Compute - Virtual Machines, App Services, AKS, Functions and more
- Implementing networking in Azure - VNets, Subnets, NSG, App Gateway
- Managing data resources in Azure - Azure SQL, MySQL, CosmosDB, Storage
- Managing authentication using Azure AD
- Basics of Azure pricing and costing
How are Azure and SQL skills assessed?
We support assessing multiple skills in the same test. If the role requires candidates to have an understanding of SQL and experience managing SQL databases on Azure, the questions will focus on SQL and Azure skills. The exact proportion of SQL, Azure and subtopics are chosen based on your job description. Here are the relevant topics the questions will be based on-
- SQL fundamentals (databases, tables)
- SQL CRUD queries
- Creating and managing Azure database for MySQL server
- Migrating on-premise databases to SQL Azure
- Exporting and importing databases
- Managing enterprise-grade databases in Azure SQL (Backups, restoring, securing, and scaling)
- Configuring SQL Database Auditing
- Deployment of Azure SQL Database Elastic Pools
- Accessing Azure SQL Server VM using RDP, SSMS and Azure Data Studio
Can I combine multiple skills into one custom assessment?
Yes, absolutely. Custom assessments are set up based on your job description, and will include questions on all must-have skills you specify.
Do you have any anti-cheating or proctoring features in place?
We have the following anti-cheating features in place:
- Non-googleable questions
- IP proctoring
- Web proctoring
- Webcam proctoring
- Plagiarism detection
- Secure browser
Read more about the proctoring features.
How do I interpret test scores?
The primary thing to keep in mind is that an assessment is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. A skills assessment is optimized to help you eliminate candidates who are not technically qualified for the role, it is not optimized to help you find the best candidate for the role. So the ideal way to use an assessment is to decide a threshold score (typically 55%, we help you benchmark) and invite all candidates who score above the threshold for the next rounds of interview.
What experience level can I use this test for?
Each Adaface assessment is customized to your job description/ ideal candidate persona (our subject matter experts will pick the right questions for your assessment from our library of 10000+ questions). This assessment can be customized for any experience level.
Does every candidate get the same questions?
Yes, it makes it much easier for you to compare candidates. Options for MCQ questions and the order of questions are randomized. We have anti-cheating/ proctoring features in place. In our enterprise plan, we also have the option to create multiple versions of the same assessment with questions of similar difficulty levels.
I'm a candidate. Can I try a practice test?
No. Unfortunately, we do not support practice tests at the moment. However, you can use our sample questions for practice.
What is the cost of using this test?
You can check out our pricing plans.
Can I get a free trial?
Yes, you can sign up for free and preview this test.
I just moved to a paid plan. How can I request a custom assessment?
Here is a quick guide on how to request a custom assessment on Adaface.
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