Power Platform App Maker

Sample PL-100 practice questions

5 of the 59 original questions in our PL-100 bank, written to match the real exam's style and difficulty. Every question includes a full explanation — expand each answer to check your reasoning.

1. Question 1easy

   You need a canvas app that connects to a SharePoint list. What is the first step inside Power Apps Studio?

   • ARegister a plug-in
   • BAdd a data source / connection to SharePoint
   • CCreate a security role
   • DExport a managed solution
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   Correct: B

   Add a data source/connection (SharePoint) so the app can read/write the list.

2. Question 2easy

   Which Power Fx function filters a data source and returns matching rows?

   • AFilter
   • BNavigate
   • CUpdateContext
   • DPatch
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   Correct: A

   Filter returns rows matching a condition. Navigate changes screens; Patch writes; UpdateContext sets a context variable.

3. Question 3easy

   Which function creates or updates a record in a data source?

   • APatch
   • BFilter
   • CSort
   • DConcat
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   Correct: A

   Patch creates or updates records. Filter/Sort/Concat do not write data.

4. Question 4easy

   To move the user from one screen to another when a button is selected, which function do you put in OnSelect?

   • ANavigate
   • BCollect
   • CLookUp
   • DSortByColumns
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   Correct: A

   Navigate moves between screens, typically from a control's OnSelect.

5. Question 5easy

   Which control displays a scrollable list of records you can template with multiple fields?

   • AGallery
   • BText input
   • CToggle
   • DTimer
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   Correct: A

   A gallery displays a scrollable, templated list of records.