Microsoft AI-901 - Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals (Updated Version)

When using the OpenAI Responses API and a vision-enabled model, you can include an image in a request by providing the image as a base64-encoded image data.

Azure OpenAI / Microsoft Foundry vision requests support image input as an input_image item. The image can be provided by URL or as base64-encoded image data in the request. Microsoft documentation for Azure OpenAI batch examples also lists Base64 encoded image and Image URL as supported input patterns for Responses API requests.

The other options are incorrect:

a CSV file attachment is not an image input format for vision analysis.

an MP4 video stream is video content, not an image format.

a shared access signature (SAS) token is only an access token for a protected resource; it is not the image data itself.

Statement 1: Using Azure Speech in Foundry Tools for batch transcription requires live audio input from a microphone. = No

Batch transcription is used to process stored audio files, not live microphone input. Live microphone input is used for real-time speech recognition scenarios.

Statement 2: Azure Speech in Foundry Tools can analyze video frames to detect and label objects while transcribing audio. = No

Azure Speech is for speech capabilities such as speech recognition, speech synthesis, and speech translation. Detecting and labeling objects in video frames is a computer vision/video analysis capability, not an Azure Speech capability.

Statement 3: Speech translation in Azure Speech in Foundry Tools can translate spoken audio into text in another language. = Yes

Speech translation converts spoken input in one language into translated text in another language.

Capturing or reading text from images is optical character recognition (OCR). OCR is used to detect and extract printed or handwritten text from images, scanned documents, and other visual content.

To initialize the Azure Speech SDK for Python, you create a SpeechConfig object with information for the Speech resource. Microsoft documentation states that SpeechConfig includes information such as the Speech resource key and associated region, endpoint, host, or authorization token. It also shows the Python pattern:

speech_config = speechsdk.SpeechConfig(subscription= " YourSpeechKey " , region= " YourSpeechRegion " )

or, for endpoint-based configuration:

speech_config = speechsdk.SpeechConfig(subscription=os.environ.get( " SPEECH_KEY " ), endpoint=os.environ.get( " ENDPOINT " ))

Therefore, among the provided options, the correct answer is D. the Foundry resource key and endpoint.

Options A, B, and C are incorrect because Speech SDK initialization does not use an OpenAI model deployment name, storage account credentials, or the Foundry project name/project endpoint.

For a local JPEG image in a Python application using the Azure OpenAI Responses API, the image should be read, base64 encoded, and sent as a data URL, such as:

{ " type " : " input_image " , " image_url " : " data:image/jpeg;base64, < base64_image_data > " }

Microsoft’s Responses API documentation shows vision-enabled requests using input_image with image_url set to a base64 data URL in the format data:image/jpeg;base64,{base64_image}. It also confirms that JPEG images are supported.

A local file path such as file:///C:/images/photo.jpg or C:\images\photo.jpg is not a valid API-accessible image input. A public or accessible HTTPS URL can be used, but the question specifically says the application sends a local JPEG image, so the correct choice is the base64 data URL.

The correct answer is API endpoint. After a generative AI model is deployed in Microsoft Foundry, the deployment exposes an inference endpoint through which external applications can submit requests and receive generated responses. Microsoft Foundry documentation describes deployed models as being accessible programmatically through an endpoint and associated credentials. Applications invoke the relevant REST API or SDK against this endpoint and specify the deployed model as required by the API.

An embedding vector is a numerical representation of semantic information used for similarity search, retrieval, and grounding; it is not the network interface through which a deployed model is invoked. A training dataset contains data used to train or fine-tune a model and is not called when performing inference. A URL parameter can be part of an API request, but it does not represent the deployed model ' s callable interface.

This directly aligns with the AI-901 objective to deploy a model and interact with it in the Foundry portal and to create lightweight applications that invoke deployed generative AI models through supported APIs and SDKs.

client = OpenAI(

api_key= " ... " ,

base_url= " https://resource1.openai.azure.com/openai/v1/ " ,

)

response = client.responses.create(

model= " my-mini-gpt " ,

)

For Azure OpenAI in Microsoft Foundry, the base_url uses the Azure OpenAI resource name in the endpoint format:

https:// < resource-name > .openai.azure.com/openai/v1/

In the question, the Azure OpenAI resource is named Resource1, so the first blank must be resource1. Microsoft documentation for Azure OpenAI v1 endpoints confirms that the endpoint must use the ...openai.azure.com/openai/v1/ path.

For the model parameter, Azure OpenAI requires the deployment name, not the underlying model name. Microsoft states that Azure OpenAI always requires the deployment name when calling APIs, even when the parameter is named model.

The deployed model is gpt-4.1-mini, but the deployment name is my-mini-gpt. Therefore, the second blank must be:

model= " my-mini-gpt "

So the correct selections are:

base_url blank = resource1

model blank = my-mini-gpt

A multimodal model can receive a single user prompt that includes the image plus instructions. The prompt can ask for both outputs in one request, for example: “Analyze this image and provide a written summary and an audio summary.” Therefore, the minimum number of user prompts is 1.

The system must not discriminate based on gender, race, or age. = Fairness

This requirement maps to fairness because fairness means AI systems should avoid unfair bias and treat people equitably across demographic groups.

Personal data must be visible only to approved users. = Privacy and security

This requirement maps to privacy and security because it focuses on protecting personal data and restricting access to authorized users only.

Automated decision-making processes must be recorded so that approved users can identify why a decision was made. = Transparency

This requirement maps to transparency because recording decision-making processes helps users understand and explain how or why an AI-supported decision was made.