Azure Developer Associate Study Plan (AZ-204)
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.
Approximate milestones
10 weeks- Develop Azure compute solutions~wk 2
- Develop for Azure storage~wk 3
- Implement Azure security~wk 4
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize~wk 5
- Connect to and consume Azure services and third-party services~wk 6
Your full plan · 10 weeks to exam day
10 weeks · ~10h/weekOctober 2026
- Wk 1Oct 12 – Oct 18Develop Azure compute solutionsCoverageReadQuizFlashcards25-30%5 study · 2 buffer
- Wk 2Oct 19 – Oct 25Develop Azure compute solutionsCoverageReadQuizFlashcards25-30%5 study · 2 buffer
- Wk 3Oct 26 – Nov 1Develop for Azure storageCoverageReadQuizFlashcards15-20%5 study · 2 buffer
November 2026
- Wk 4Nov 2 – Nov 8Implement Azure securityCoverageReadQuizFlashcards20-25%5 study · 2 buffer
- Wk 5Nov 9 – Nov 15Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimizeCoverageReadQuizFlashcards15-20%5 study · 2 buffer
- Wk 6Nov 16 – Nov 22Connect to and consume Azure services and third-party servicesCoverageReadQuizFlashcards15-20%5 study · 2 buffer
- Wk 7Nov 23 – Nov 29ReviewReviewQuizFlashcards5 study · 2 buffer
- Wk 8Nov 30 – Dec 6ReviewReviewQuizFlashcards5 study · 2 buffer
December 2026
- Wk 9Dec 7 – Dec 13MocksMocksQuizFlashcards5 study · 2 buffer
- Wk 10Dec 14 – Dec 20MocksMocksQuizFlashcards5 study · 2 buffer
AZ-204 activity tracker
A visual preview of how exclam.ai turns your AZ-204 plan into daily domain coverage, flashcard, quiz, review, and mock streaks. Switch the plan length to match your exam timeline.
Sample activity — your own streaks, study time, and module milestones appear here once you upload.
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Every module dated to your exam, with quizzes and FSRS flashcards generated from your own materials.
Unlock my full plan freeExam format
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
Azure Developer Associate exam domains
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.
Suggested schedule, module-by-module
How the 5-domain AZ-204 plan distributes across the plan length you pick above. Heavier-weight domains get more time; lighter ones may pair into a single week.
Develop Azure compute solutions
Cover Develop Azure compute solutions end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.
Develop for Azure storage
Cover Develop for Azure storage end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.
Implement Azure security
Cover Implement Azure security end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.
Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize
Cover Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.
Connect to and consume Azure services and third-party services
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.
Review
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.
Mocks
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.
Upload the AZ-204 exam guide and exclam.ai builds your plan
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.
How exclam.ai helps with AZ-204
Flashcards per domain
Upload the AZ-204 exam guide and exclam.ai generates flashcards for each of the 5 domains, mapped to the approximate exam weights.
Practice quizzes with exam-weighted sampling
Quizzes pull more questions from heavier domains. exclam.ai tracks which domains you're weakest on and weights future practice accordingly.
~10-week adaptive schedule
Coverage phase, review phase, and mocks — distributed across your target timeline. Falls behind automatically rebalance without re-planning.
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AZ-204 questions
Which programming languages does AZ-204 cover?
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.
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