Microsoft AI-102 Study Guide (Retired Exam)

This guide was written while the AI-102 exam was current. It is kept for reference and no longer describes an exam you can take.

Exam Overview (Historical)

• Certification: Microsoft AI-102
• Exam Code: AI-102
• Vendor: Microsoft
• Status: Retired
• Passing Score: 700 out of 1000

Domain Breakdown (Historical)

These domains and weights describe the retired AI-102 exam as last documented on this site. For a current exam, use the outline on Microsoft Learn.

Domain 1: Plan and Manage an Azure AI Solution (15-20%)

• 1.1 Select the appropriate Azure AI service
• 1.2 Plan, create, and deploy an Azure AI service
• 1.3 Manage Azure AI services
• 1.4 Implement responsible AI practices

Key concepts: Azure AI Services, Resource Provisioning, Multi-Service Resources, Authentication Keys and Endpoints, Managed Identities, Virtual Network Integration, Diagnostic Logging, Responsible AI Principles

Domain 2: Implement Content Moderation Solutions (10-15%)

• 2.1 Analyze text content for moderation
• 2.2 Analyze image content for moderation
• 2.3 Implement Azure AI Content Safety

Key concepts: Azure AI Content Safety, Text Moderation, Image Moderation, Severity Levels, Custom Categories, Blocklists, Content Safety Studio, Moderation Workflows

Domain 3: Implement Computer Vision Solutions (15-20%)

• 3.1 Analyze images using Azure AI Vision
• 3.2 Implement custom image classification and object detection
• 3.3 Analyze video content
• 3.4 Implement facial recognition solutions

Key concepts: Azure AI Vision, Image Analysis API, Custom Vision, Object Detection, Image Classification, Face API, OCR and Read API, Spatial Analysis

Domain 4: Implement Natural Language Processing Solutions (30-35%)

• 4.1 Analyze text by using Azure AI Language
• 4.2 Build conversational language understanding models
• 4.3 Create a question answering solution
• 4.4 Implement Azure OpenAI solutions
• 4.5 Implement text translation

Key concepts: Text Analytics, Sentiment Analysis, Named Entity Recognition, Conversational Language Understanding, Custom Question Answering, Azure OpenAI Service, Prompt Engineering, Chat Completions API

Domain 5: Implement Knowledge Mining and Document Intelligence (15-20%)

• 5.1 Implement Azure AI Search
• 5.2 Create an enrichment pipeline with built-in skills
• 5.3 Implement custom skills and knowledge stores
• 5.4 Implement Azure AI Document Intelligence

Key concepts: Azure AI Search, Search Indexers, Skillsets, Built-In Skills, Custom Skills, Knowledge Store, Semantic Ranking, Azure AI Document Intelligence

Practice Resources (Legacy)

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What to Study Instead

Look at AI-103, which assesses planning and managing an Azure AI solution, generative AI and agentic solutions, computer vision, text analysis, and information extraction. Details are on the certification page.

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