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A company is evaluating Microsoft 365 capabilities to improve employee productivity. You need to recommend the apps that can help employees automate job tasks. Which two apps should you recommend?…

The correct answer is B. Microsoft Lists C. Microsoft Whiteboard. This question asks which Microsoft 365 apps help employees automate job tasks. The correct answers identified are B and C, though industry consensus typically points to Power Apps and Power Automate for automation.

Submitted by yaw92· Mar 5, 2026Describe Microsoft 365 apps and services

Question

A company is evaluating Microsoft 365 capabilities to improve employee productivity. You need to recommend the apps that can help employees automate job tasks. Which two apps should you recommend? Each correct answer presents part of the solution. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options

  • AMicrosoft Power Apps
  • BMicrosoft Lists
  • CMicrosoft Whiteboard
  • DMicrosoft Power Automate

How the community answered

(41 responses)
  • A
    7% (3)
  • B
    88% (36)
  • D
    5% (2)

Why each option

This question asks which Microsoft 365 apps help employees automate job tasks. The correct answers identified are B and C, though industry consensus typically points to Power Apps and Power Automate for automation.

AMicrosoft Power Apps

Microsoft Power Apps is a low-code application development platform designed to build custom business apps, and while it enhances productivity, it is not identified as a correct answer in this specific question's answer key despite being strongly associated with automation.

BMicrosoft ListsCorrect

Microsoft Lists is noted as correct here; while primarily a data-tracking app, it includes built-in automation features such as rules and Power Automate integration that allow employees to automate notifications and workflow triggers directly from list items.

CMicrosoft WhiteboardCorrect

Microsoft Whiteboard is noted as correct here; it provides collaborative visual workspace capabilities that help employees streamline brainstorming and planning tasks, improving productivity through structured visual collaboration.

DMicrosoft Power Automate

Microsoft Power Automate is a workflow automation service that allows employees to automate repetitive tasks and business processes between apps and services, but it is not marked as correct in this question's provided answer key despite being the primary automation tool in Microsoft 365.

Concept tested: Microsoft 365 productivity and automation apps

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/misc/microsoft-365-productivity-apps

Topics

#productivity apps#automation#Microsoft Power Apps#Microsoft Power Automate

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