Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204) validates ability to design, build, test, and maintain cloud applications on Azure. Heavy focus on Azure Functions, Cosmos DB, Storage, App Service, and API Management.
A visual preview of how exclam.ai turns a 10-week AZ-204 plan into daily domain coverage, flashcard, quiz, review, and mock streaks. Adjust the start date and review week to fit your exam timeline.
40-60 questions, 120 minutes. Multiple choice, case studies, code snippets.
None officially. Strong recommended: 1-2 years of development experience and Azure fundamentals.
$165 USD
The 5 domains tested on AZ-204, with approximate weights from the official exam guide. exclam.ai weights your study plan according to these percentages.
| Domain | Approximate weight |
|---|---|
| Develop Azure compute solutions | 25-30% |
| Develop for Azure storage | 15-20% |
| Implement Azure security | 20-25% |
| Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize | 15-20% |
| Connect to and consume Azure services and third-party services | 15-20% |
Source: official AZ-204 exam guide published by Microsoft Azure.
How the 5-domain AZ-204 plan distributes across 10 weeks at the start date you picked above. Heavier-weight domains get more time; lighter ones may pair into a single week. Adjust the controls in the tracker to re-slot review and mocks.
Cover Develop Azure compute solutions end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.
Cover Develop for Azure storage end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.
Cover Implement Azure security end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.
Cover Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.
Cover Connect to and consume Azure services and third-party services end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.
Weak-topic drilling. exclam.ai surfaces topics where you underperformed during coverage and re-quizzes them. Daily FSRS flashcard reps across all 5 topics to prevent decay. Start doing timed question batches focused on the heaviest-weight sections.
Full-length AZ-204 practice exams under timed conditions. Target one mock every 3–5 days. Same-day error review: for every question you miss, re-derive the solution from scratch. Taper in the final 3 days — light flashcards only.
Microsoft Azure publishes the AZ-204 exam guide as a free HTML page. Download it, upload it to exclam.ai, and get a fully guided study plan with adaptive flashcards and quizzes in minutes.
Upload the AZ-204 exam guide and exclam.ai generates flashcards for each of the 5 domains, mapped to the approximate exam weights.
Quizzes pull more questions from heavier domains. exclam.ai tracks which domains you're weakest on and weights future practice accordingly.
Coverage phase, review phase, and mocks — distributed across your target timeline. Falls behind automatically rebalance without re-planning.
exclam.ai works alongside whichever video course or practice exam provider you prefer. We do not reproduce or redistribute any commercial prep content, upload your own notes taken while studying.
Primarily C# and .NET, with some JavaScript/Node.js examples. The exam is not strictly language-specific but C# familiarity helps. You should know Azure SDK patterns regardless of language.
Pick the timeline that matches your exam date. Each plan distributes ~100 hours across the 5 AZ-204 domains in syllabus order, with review and mock phases following coverage.
Upload the free Azure AZ-204 exam guide and exclam.ai builds a fully guided study plan. Free to start.