DP-300 practice exam — Database Administrator Associate
Azure SQL, operated: platform, security, performance, HA/DR. This free practice paper mirrors the live exam: 20 questions drawn across the official skill areas, a countdown clock, and the same question formats — multiple choice, multiple response, drag-to-order, matching, hot-area statements, and exhibit-based items (diagrams, settings panels, and code).
Skills measured
The DP-300 exam measures your ability across the areas below; this practice paper draws proportionally from each.
| Skill area | Weight |
|---|---|
| Plan and implement data platform resources | 20–25% |
| Implement a secure environment | 15–20% |
| Monitor, configure, and optimize database resources | 20–25% |
| Configure and manage automation of tasks | 15–20% |
| Plan and configure high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) | 20–25% |
Press Start to sit the paper under exam conditions. Your answers are graded the moment you hand in, with a per-domain breakdown and every miss walked back to the material.
Study material
Every question walks back to a free class. Start here and sit the paper again when you have read it.
- Class 37 — Azure databases — where this paper begins
- All 42 classes, in order
- The other practice papers
- Skill drills — Bicep, Terraform, security, AI & data