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DP-800 Practice Test

Developing AI-Enabled Database Solutions

DP-800 tests whether you can actually design, secure, and deploy SQL database solutions with real AI capabilities built in — vector search, embeddings, and RAG — not just write basic T-SQL.

Our 500 scenario-based questions cover the full DP-800 blueprint across three domains: designing and developing database solutions (tables, specialized tables like in-memory/temporal/graph, JSON columns, constraints, programmability objects, advanced T-SQL including CTEs, window functions, JSON and regex functions, and AI-assisted development with GitHub Copilot and MCP), securing, optimizing, and deploying database solutions (Always Encrypted, Dynamic Data Masking, Row-Level Security, query performance tuning, CI/CD with SQL Database Projects, and integrating SQL with Azure services like Data API builder and change event streaming), and implementing AI capabilities in database solutions (external models and embeddings, full-text/semantic/hybrid/vector search, VECTOR_DISTANCE and related functions, and retrieval-augmented generation using sp_invoke_external_rest_endpoint). Every question is grounded against live Microsoft Learn documentation, including the newest vector and AI-integration features in SQL Server, Azure SQL, and Fabric.

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DP-800 Exam Details

What to expect on exam day

Questions

40

Duration

100 minutes

Passing Score

700

Exam Cost

$165

Exam Domains Covered

Master all topics tested on the DP-800 exam

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Design and develop database solutions

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Secure, optimize, and deploy database solutions

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Implement AI capabilities in database solutions

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Why Practice with MSCertQuiz?

Microsoft Learn teaches concepts. We prepare you for the actual exam.

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Deep coverage of the AI-native features that make DP-800 unlike any older SQL exam — vector data types and indexes, hybrid and reciprocal rank fusion search, embedding generation and maintenance, and RAG built directly with sp_invoke_external_rest_endpoint

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Real T-SQL scenarios across all the advanced surface area the exam actually tests: CTEs, window functions, JSON functions, fuzzy string matching, and graph queries with MATCH — not just syntax recall

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Full CI/CD and governance content most SQL question banks skip: SQL Database Projects, schema drift detection, branching policies, and Data API builder configuration for REST/GraphQL endpoints

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Every question verified against live Microsoft Learn documentation before it ships, so content stays accurate as SQL Server, Azure SQL, and Fabric AI features keep evolving

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What Our Users Say

“I've written T-SQL for years but had never built a RAG pipeline directly in the database. The vector search and embeddings questions forced me to actually learn the new functions instead of skimming the docs. Passed on my first attempt.”

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Rhea K.

DP-800 Certified

“The SQL Database Projects and CI/CD domain was way more detailed than I expected from a practice test. Branching policies, schema drift detection, all of it showed up almost exactly like the real exam.”

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Tobias M.

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“As a DBA moving into AI-enabled workloads, the questions on Always Encrypted, Row-Level Security, and vector index types filled real gaps between what I knew and what the exam actually tests.”

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DP-800 Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about the DP-800 AI-Enabled Database certification

What is DP-800?
DP-800 (Developing AI-Enabled Database Solutions) is a certification validating the ability to design, secure, optimize, and deploy database solutions across Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL, and Fabric — including integrating AI capabilities such as embeddings, vector search, and retrieval-augmented generation directly into the database.
How much does the DP-800 exam cost and how long is it?
The DP-800 exam costs $165 USD, runs approximately 100 minutes, and has a passing score of 700 out of 1000. Confirm current pricing and duration on the official certification page before booking, since exam details can shift alongside feature updates in SQL Server, Azure SQL, and Fabric.
What is the passing score for DP-800?
The passing score for DP-800 is 700 out of 1000, the same threshold used across nearly all Microsoft role-based certification exams. Scoring is scaled, so 700 represents roughly 70% competency spread across all three exam domains rather than a simple raw percentage.
What topics are covered on DP-800?
DP-800 covers three domains: Design and develop database solutions (35-40%) — tables and specialized table types, JSON columns, constraints, programmability objects, advanced T-SQL, and AI-assisted development tools; Secure, optimize, and deploy database solutions (35-40%) — encryption, Row-Level Security, query performance tuning, CI/CD with SQL Database Projects, and Azure service integration; and Implement AI capabilities in database solutions (25-30%) — embeddings, vector and hybrid search, and retrieval-augmented generation.
How hard is DP-800?
DP-800 is a scenario-heavy exam that expects real hands-on T-SQL and database-administration experience, plus familiarity with newer AI-integration features most SQL professionals haven't used in production yet. Candidates comfortable with core T-SQL and security often find the vector search, embeddings, and RAG domain the hardest, since it covers genuinely new SQL platform capabilities.
How long should I study for DP-800?
Candidates with solid T-SQL and SQL Server/Azure SQL administration experience should plan 4-6 weeks, focused on the AI-capabilities domain if they haven't worked with vector search or embeddings before. Candidates newer to advanced T-SQL or database security should plan 8-10 weeks. We recommend working through Microsoft Learn's DP-800 learning path first, then practicing with 500 scenario-based questions spread across all three domains in proportion to their exam weight.
What are the prerequisites for DP-800?
There are no enforced prerequisites to register for DP-800, but it is designed for candidates with subject matter expertise designing and developing database solutions on Microsoft SQL platforms, experience writing T-SQL, familiarity with CI/CD practices in GitHub, and exposure to AI concepts such as embeddings, vectors, and models.
Who should take DP-800?
DP-800 is aimed at database developers, database administrators, and AI engineers who design, secure, and deploy SQL-based database solutions and want to add AI-driven capabilities like vector search and RAG. It pairs well with DP-900 (Azure Data Fundamentals) for candidates building foundational data knowledge first, and with AI-300 (Machine Learning Operations Engineer) for those working across both the database and ML sides of AI-driven applications.

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Candidates studying DP-800 often prepare for these certifications next.

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