Question 1
Which type of AI workload is primarily used to predict future numeric values?
A. Computer vision
B. Regression
C. Classification
D. Natural language processing
Correct Answer
B. Regression
Explanation
Regression predicts continuous numeric values such as sales forecasts, temperatures, or stock prices.
Why the Other Answers Are Incorrect
- A. Computer vision analyzes images and video.
- C. Classification predicts categories rather than numeric values.
- D. Natural language processing focuses on text and language.
Question 2
You need to determine whether customer feedback is positive, negative, or neutral.
Which AI capability should you use?
A. OCR
B. Object detection
C. Sentiment analysis
D. Speech synthesis
Correct Answer
C. Sentiment analysis
Explanation
Sentiment analysis evaluates emotional tone in text.
Question 3
Which Responsible AI principle focuses on ensuring AI systems treat people equitably?
A. Transparency
B. Fairness
C. Accountability
D. Reliability
Correct Answer
B. Fairness
Question 4
You are building a chatbot that answers customer questions.
Which type of AI workload is MOST appropriate?
A. Generative AI
B. Regression
C. Clustering
D. Forecasting
Correct Answer
A. Generative AI
Explanation
Generative AI models can generate human-like conversational responses.
Question 5
HOTSPOT / MATCHING
Match the AI capability to the correct scenario.
| Scenario | Capability |
|---|---|
| Detecting handwritten text in scanned forms | ? |
| Identifying objects in an image | ? |
| Converting speech into text | ? |
Options:
- OCR
- Speech recognition
- Object detection
Correct Answers
| Scenario | Capability |
|---|---|
| Detecting handwritten text in scanned forms | OCR |
| Identifying objects in an image | Object detection |
| Converting speech into text | Speech recognition |
Question 6
Which Azure AI capability generates spoken audio from text?
A. Speech recognition
B. Speech synthesis
C. OCR
D. Translation
Correct Answer
B. Speech synthesis
Question 7
You want to create an AI application that analyzes invoices and extracts totals and dates.
Which capability should you use?
A. Object detection
B. OCR and entity extraction
C. Speech synthesis
D. Classification only
Correct Answer
B. OCR and entity extraction
Explanation
Invoices contain text and structured information that can be extracted using OCR and entity extraction.
Question 8
MULTIPLE ANSWER
Which are common Responsible AI principles promoted by Microsoft?
Select ALL that apply.
A. Fairness
B. Transparency
C. Accountability
D. Exclusiveness
E. Reliability and safety
Correct Answers
A. Fairness
B. Transparency
C. Accountability
E. Reliability and safety
Explanation
Microsoft’s Responsible AI principles include:
- Fairness
- Reliability and safety
- Privacy and security
- Inclusiveness
- Transparency
- Accountability
Question 9
What is the PRIMARY purpose of a system prompt in generative AI?
A. To define the behavior and rules for the AI model
B. To increase internet speed
C. To encrypt databases
D. To replace APIs
Correct Answer
A. To define the behavior and rules for the AI model
Question 10
You need to identify cars, bicycles, and pedestrians in traffic-camera footage.
Which AI capability should you use?
A. OCR
B. Object detection
C. Sentiment analysis
D. Translation
Correct Answer
B. Object detection
Question 11
FILL IN THE BLANK
__________ converts spoken language into machine-readable text.
Correct Answer
Speech recognition
Question 12
Which statement about generative AI models is TRUE?
A. They only analyze spreadsheets
B. They can generate new content such as text and images
C. They cannot process natural language
D. They only work offline
Correct Answer
B. They can generate new content such as text and images
Question 13
You are designing an AI solution for visually impaired users that describes images aloud.
Which capability is MOST appropriate?
A. Image captioning
B. Forecasting
C. Regression
D. Clustering
Correct Answer
A. Image captioning
Question 14
Which authentication method helps secure access to Azure AI services?
A. API keys
B. Printer drivers
C. HDMI cables
D. Browser bookmarks
Correct Answer
A. API keys
Question 15
MULTIPLE ANSWER
Which tasks are examples of natural language processing (NLP)?
Select ALL that apply.
A. Language translation
B. Sentiment analysis
C. Image classification
D. Text summarization
E. Entity extraction
Correct Answers
A. Language translation
B. Sentiment analysis
D. Text summarization
E. Entity extraction
Question 16
Which AI workload predicts categories such as “approved” or “denied”?
A. Regression
B. Classification
C. Clustering
D. Computer vision
Correct Answer
B. Classification
Question 17
You are using Azure AI Foundry to deploy a generative AI model.
What must happen before applications can interact with the model?
A. The model must be deployed to an endpoint
B. The model must be printed
C. The operating system must be replaced
D. The database must be deleted
Correct Answer
A. The model must be deployed to an endpoint
Question 18
HOTSPOT / MATCHING
Match each workload with the correct example.
| Workload | Example |
|---|---|
| Speech AI | ? |
| Computer Vision | ? |
| Generative AI | ? |
Options:
- Detecting objects in images
- Generating marketing text
- Transcribing audio recordings
Correct Answers
| Workload | Example |
|---|---|
| Speech AI | Transcribing audio recordings |
| Computer Vision | Detecting objects in images |
| Generative AI | Generating marketing text |
Question 19
What is a hallucination in generative AI?
A. A hardware failure
B. A networking issue
C. An incorrect or fabricated AI-generated response
D. A database backup
Correct Answer
C. An incorrect or fabricated AI-generated response
Question 20
Which factor can reduce speech-recognition accuracy?
A. Background noise
B. High-quality microphones
C. Clear pronunciation
D. Stable internet connections
Correct Answer
A. Background noise
Question 21
You need to group customers into segments based on purchasing behavior without predefined labels.
Which machine learning technique should you use?
A. Classification
B. Regression
C. Clustering
D. OCR
Correct Answer
C. Clustering
Question 22
MULTIPLE ANSWER
Which capabilities are associated with Azure AI Speech services?
Select ALL that apply.
A. Speech recognition
B. Speech synthesis
C. Translation
D. Object detection
E. Speaker identification
Correct Answers
A. Speech recognition
B. Speech synthesis
C. Translation
E. Speaker identification
Question 23
Which Responsible AI principle emphasizes explaining how AI systems make decisions?
A. Transparency
B. Privacy
C. Inclusiveness
D. Reliability
Correct Answer
A. Transparency
Question 24
FILL IN THE BLANK
__________ extracts machine-readable text from images and scanned documents.
Correct Answer
OCR
or
Optical Character Recognition
Question 25
A company wants to automatically summarize long customer-support conversations.
Which AI capability should they use?
A. Text summarization
B. Object detection
C. Forecasting
D. Regression
Correct Answer
A. Text summarization
Question 26
You need an AI system that can understand both images and text prompts.
Which type of model should you use?
A. Multimodal model
B. Regression model
C. Clustering model
D. Time-series model
Correct Answer
A. Multimodal model
Question 27
MULTIPLE ANSWER
Which are benefits of cloud-based AI services?
Select ALL that apply.
A. Scalability
B. Reduced infrastructure management
C. Automatic access to pretrained models
D. Elimination of all security concerns
E. Faster deployment
Correct Answers
A. Scalability
B. Reduced infrastructure management
C. Automatic access to pretrained models
E. Faster deployment
Question 28
You are creating a lightweight application that sends images to Azure AI services for analysis.
How does the application typically communicate with the service?
A. Through APIs and endpoints
B. Through printer drivers
C. Through USB storage devices
D. Through monitor settings
Correct Answer
A. Through APIs and endpoints
Question 29
Which AI capability is MOST useful for detecting the emotional tone of customer reviews?
A. OCR
B. Sentiment analysis
C. Image classification
D. Speech synthesis
Correct Answer
B. Sentiment analysis
Question 30
SCENARIO-BASED QUESTION
A retail company wants an AI solution that:
- Extracts text from receipts
- Detects products in shelf images
- Analyzes customer-service calls
- Generates chatbot responses
Which AI workloads are required?
A. OCR, object detection, speech AI, and generative AI
B. Regression only
C. Classification only
D. Forecasting and clustering only
Correct Answer
A. OCR, object detection, speech AI, and generative AI
Explanation
The scenario requires multiple AI capabilities:
- OCR for receipt text extraction
- Object detection for shelf-image analysis
- Speech AI for customer-call analysis
- Generative AI for chatbot responses
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