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9.1. Domain Weight Strategy and Study Priorities

The October 20, 2026 outline has four domains. Fundamentals is the largest, and the other three are equal, so balanced preparation matters more than piling time onto one area.

DomainWeightPhases
Understand generative AI fundamentals25–30%2, 3
Manage prompts and chats20–25%4, 5
Manage business content and collaboration20–25%7, 8
Drive business outcomes by using agents20–25%6
Priority tiers for your final review:
PriorityTopicsWhy
P1 — HighestChat vs agent vs Cowork; responsible AI risks (fabrication, injection, over-reliance) and verification; save vs schedule vs share; Work IQ on/off; prebuilt vs custom agentsHeaviest domain plus the decisions that appear across every domain
P2 — HighCowork: approvals, side panel, pause and cancel, skills, scheduled and event-driven tasks, limitations; prebuilt agent matching; Facilitator; Intelligent recap licensingThe new agents domain and newly named meeting features: 20–25% of the exam with fresh, specific rules
P3 — SolidMemory (three parts, what deleting does); refining prompts; model selection; chats (All chats, rename, delete); notebook sharing rules; connectors; PagesRegularly tested, with concrete rules
P4 — Know the basicsImage and chart generation; data privacy architecture; sensitivity labels and DLP; Basic vs Premium tiers; app feature matrixTested, but usually as one or two direct questions
Alvin Varughese
Written byAlvin Varughese
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