PL-500 Question #193: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have more than one correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution. After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear on the review screen. You are implementing an automation that involves a publicly accessible external API. The API is hosted on the Microsoft Azure platform and requires Basic authentication. Automations must execute without reliance on additional infrastructure. You need to connect with and perform actions against the external API. Solution: Create a desktop flow. Use an HTTP action. Does the solution meet the goal?

Options

• AYes
• BNo

Explanation

{"question_number": 4, "correct_answer": "B", "explanation": "The answer is No - a desktop flow with an HTTP action does not meet the stated goals. Desktop flows (Power Automate Desktop) are designed for UI-based RPA on a local machine and require a physical or virtual machine with Power Automate Desktop installed, plus a machine gateway to run unattended. This constitutes 'additional infrastructure,' which violates the stated requirement. Furthermore, desktop flows are not the appropriate tool for calling external APIs directly. The correct solution for calling an external REST API without additional infrastructure is a Cloud Flow using the HTTP connector, which runs entirely in the cloud with no local machine dependency.", "generated_by": "claude-sonnet", "llm_judge_score": 3}

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