Q01 - Question
You ask Cowork to summarize a file on a SharePoint site that you cannot open with your account. What is the expected result?
Domain: Drive business outcomes by using agents (20–25%) Type: Single choice
- A. Cowork uses separate access to retrieve the file.
- B. Cowork retrieves the file after you approve the read action.
- C. Cowork can't access the file because it uses your account permissions.
- D. Cowork retrieves the file and applies a DLP policy to it.
C is correct.
Explanation: Cowork acts as you, using your Microsoft Entra ID sign-in and access scope. It can only access data and services your Microsoft 365 account is authorized to use. If you can't see a file, neither can Cowork. Sensitivity labels and DLP policies also apply to all Cowork interactions. Cowork does not get separate or broader access to organizational data.
A is incorrect: Cowork operates inside the same security boundaries as Microsoft Copilot, so it has no separate access to files you cannot open.
B is incorrect: Approval applies to sensitive actions such as sending, sharing, and scheduling. It does not give Cowork permissions your account lacks.
D is incorrect: DLP policies and sensitivity labels apply to Cowork interactions, but they do not grant access. Access follows your account permissions.
Q02 - Question
You must prepare for Thursday's QBR. The work needs relevant emails, a meeting summary, and a draft deck from files and Teams chats. You want to describe the goal, work on other tasks, and review results later. Which approach should you use?
Domain: Drive business outcomes by using agents (20–25%) Type: Single choice
- A. Use Copilot Chat and send one prompt for each task.
- B. Use an agent built for a single repeatable workflow.
- C. Hand the goal to Cowork and review the results later.
- D. Use Copilot in Word to draft each file separately.
C is correct.
Explanation: The work spans email, files, and meetings and needs more than one deliverable. Cowork accepts the goal as an assignment, plans the steps, works across your apps, and checks in when it needs input, so you can work on other tasks meanwhile. This matches the multi-task shape described for Cowork, where you describe the outcome instead of managing each step yourself.
A is incorrect: Copilot Chat keeps you in the loop for one prompt and one result at a time, so you would manage each task.
B is incorrect: An agent fits a scoped, repeatable task in a defined domain. It isn't necessarily meant to handle a broad goal across apps.
D is incorrect: Drafting each file separately in Word keeps you steering each turn instead of handing off the goal and moving on.
Q03 - Question
Your team's Cowork tasks are simple, such as summarizing one document, but credits run out quickly because everyone selects the most advanced model. What should you recommend?
Domain: Drive business outcomes by using agents (20–25%) Type: Single choice
- A. Keep the most advanced model selected for every task.
- B. Leave the model selector set to Auto for most work.
- C. Request additional credits from the administrator each time.
- D. Add image generation to each request.
B is correct.
Explanation: More capable models handle complex reasoning but use more per request, and a lighter model often reaches a good result for simpler tasks. Auto selects an appropriate model based on the nature of the task, which helps balance capability and usage automatically for most work. Simple tasks such as summarizing one document might not need that level of capability.
A is incorrect: A more capable model uses more credits per request. For simple tasks, a lighter model can reach a good result efficiently.
C is incorrect: Requesting credits happens after you reach the limit, and your administrator decides approval. It does not address the model choice driving usage.
D is incorrect: Generating images often requires more processing than text alone. Adding it would increase usage without benefiting a simple task.
Q04 - Question
You are preparing for Thursday's meeting with Contoso and want Cowork to plan the work. Which request is most likely to produce a useful, well-scoped result?
Domain: Drive business outcomes by using agents (20–25%) Type: Single choice
- A. "Help me get ready for Thursday's meeting with Contoso."
- B. "First pull Contoso emails, then summarize them, then find the deck, then draft a Word doc."
- C. "Organize everything for Thursday."
- D. "Get me ready for Thursday's Contoso meeting. Pull recent email threads, summarize our last discussion, and draft a one-page briefing I can review."
D is correct.
Explanation: An effective Cowork request describes the result you want and names the deliverables. This request gives the customer, the context to pull, and the output to produce, so Cowork can plan the steps itself. A long list of steps is often a signal to reframe the request as an outcome. You can then review the draft briefing.
A is incorrect: This request states an outcome but names no deliverable or context, so Cowork has less information to plan from.
B is incorrect: A step-by-step list tells Cowork how to work instead of what you need. Leading with the outcome lets Cowork plan.
C is incorrect: "Organize everything" is too broad and can lead to unfocused results. It defines no clear boundaries or deliverables for Cowork.
Q05 - Question
You shared a custom agent with your team, then edited its suggested prompts. Team members still see the old prompts when they open the agent. What should the team members do?
Domain: Drive business outcomes by using agents (20–25%) Type: Single choice
- A. Ask you to change their role from Viewer to Editor
- B. Reinstall the agent
- C. Recreate the agent in Agent Builder
- D. Ask you to make the agent available to the entire organization
B is correct.
Explanation: After you edit suggested prompts for a shared agent, anyone with access must reinstall the agent to see the updated prompts. The agent is already shared, so each person with access should reinstall it instead of changing the sharing setup. Suggested prompts show others how to interact with the agent, such as asking to summarize a report.
A is incorrect: A Viewer can use the agent and an Editor can modify it. Changing a role does not update the suggested prompts that your colleagues see.
C is incorrect: Recreating the agent in Agent Builder is not needed. The required step is reinstalling the shared agent, and a new agent would remain completely private.
D is incorrect: Making the agent available to the entire organization changes who can use it. It does not refresh the suggested prompts for people with existing access.
Q06 - Question
Employees repeatedly ask your team the same benefits and policy questions. You want help that is built for this defined area and follows a repeatable pattern. Which approach is the best starting point?
Domain: Drive business outcomes by using agents (20–25%) Type: Single choice
- A. Use an agent built for the HR area.
- B. Hand each question to Cowork as an assignment.
- C. Ask each question in Copilot Chat, steering every turn.
- D. Schedule a recurring Cowork prompt for the questions.
A is correct.
Explanation: Agents are designed for specific types of tasks, topics, or workflows. Benefits and policy questions are a defined area with a repeatable pattern, and an HR agent is a documented example. Agents work within the boundaries of what they were built or configured to do. Choose this when the task fits the agent's purpose rather than an open-ended goal.
B is incorrect: Cowork is an assignment for multi-task goals across apps. A single repeatable policy question does not need multi-step coordination or multiple deliverables.
C is incorrect: Copilot Chat suits single-task work where you steer each turn. It is not the purpose-built option for a defined, repeatable workflow.
D is incorrect: Scheduling a Cowork prompt repeats a delegated assignment on a timetable. It does not provide a helper scoped to answering policy questions.
Q07 - Question
You want Cowork to summarize your unread emails every Friday at 3 PM without sending a request each week. How should you set this up?
Domain: Drive business outcomes by using agents (20–25%) Type: Single choice
- A. Send a new request each Friday and select Always allow.
- B. Describe the task and timing in the request, then approve the schedule Cowork confirms.
- C. Ask your administrator to configure the recurrence.
- D. Add the prompt in the Scheduled tab, because requests cannot include timing.
B is correct.
Explanation: You can describe both the task and the timing in natural language, such as every Friday at 3 PM. Cowork sets it up, confirms the schedule, and asks for your approval before activating it. You can manage scheduled prompts later from the Scheduled tab in the Tasks view or the Schedule section in the Cowork side panel.
A is incorrect: Sending a new request each week repeats manual work. The Always allow option only skips prompts for similar actions in one conversation.
C is incorrect: Administrators configure the credit limit for the organization. Scheduling a prompt is something you describe to Cowork in natural language.
D is incorrect: Requests can include timing. You describe both the task and the schedule in natural language, and Cowork sets it up.
Q08 - Question
Cowork shows an approval dialog with a draft email to a customer. You verified the recipients and content. You want to approve it and skip the prompt for similar actions during the rest of this conversation. What should you do?
Domain: Drive business outcomes by using agents (20–25%) Type: Single choice
- A. Use the dropdown next to the approve button and select Always allow.
- B. Select the Send button, which allows all similar actions.
- C. Select Cancel, which skips the action and ends the prompts.
- D. Pause the task, then resume it.
A is correct.
Explanation: Always allow is available in the dropdown next to the approve button. It allows the action and skips the prompt for similar actions in the rest of the conversation. The approve button alone lets the action proceed only this one time, so it would not meet the requirement. Always check recipients and content before you approve.
B is incorrect: Selecting the approve button, such as Send, allows the action to proceed this one time. It does not skip later prompts.
C is incorrect: Cancel stops the action. Cowork skips it and continues with the rest of your request, so the email is not sent.
D is incorrect: Pause finishes the current step and then pauses the task, and Resume continues from where it stopped. Neither control changes approval prompt behavior.
Q09 - Question
A team needs consistently formatted answers for a repeated task. The team has no Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses and no metered consumption billing. In Agent Builder, which configuration fits these constraints?
Domain: Drive business outcomes by using agents (20–25%) Type: Single choice
- A. Instructions that define the format, plus a public website as knowledge
- B. Instructions plus Outlook and Teams under Work content
- C. Instructions plus cloud files under Work content
- D. Instructions plus Copilot connectors under Work content
A is correct.
Explanation: Agents grounded in instructions or public websites are included at no additional cost where enabled. In Agent Builder, instructions define the response format, and Knowledge can attach public websites. Because the team has no Microsoft 365 Copilot license and no metered billing, they must avoid organizational sources. Administrator settings can still affect agent creation, so verify availability.
B is incorrect: Outlook and Teams are organizational sources. Agents using them need metered consumption billing or a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, which this specific team lacks.
C is incorrect: Cloud files under Work content are organizational sources. They require metered consumption billing or a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, so they do not fit here.
D is incorrect: Copilot connectors are Work content sources. Using them makes this an organizational-source agent, which needs metered consumption billing or a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
Q10 - Question
You need Cowork to analyze a spreadsheet that is stored only on your laptop. Which action fits Cowork's known limitations?
Domain: Drive business outcomes by using agents (20–25%) Type: Single choice
- A. Save the file to OneDrive or SharePoint, then reference it in the request.
- B. Ask Cowork to read the file from the local device.
- C. Ask Cowork to delete older OneDrive copies so it finds the file.
- D. Add a custom skill so Cowork can access local files.
A is correct.
Explanation: Cowork can't access files stored on your local device. It works with files in OneDrive, SharePoint, and other connected cloud services. Moving the spreadsheet to one of those locations lets you reference it in the request, and you can attach files from OneDrive, SharePoint, or Teams to give Cowork context. Review the results before you act on them.
B is incorrect: Cowork can't access files on a local device, so asking it to read the laptop file directly fails in this scenario.
C is incorrect: Cowork can't delete files or folders in OneDrive or SharePoint. Deleting copies also would not give access to the laptop file.
D is incorrect: Custom skills aren't validated by Microsoft, and quality depends on how they were written. Nothing documented adds local file access.