Azure Exam Prep, now called AcePrep in the app, is a free web app for practising for cloud and platform architect certification exams. It has three courses: Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305), AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) and Adobe AEM Sites Architect (AD0-E117). Each course has daily practice, domain study, written study guides, custom practice sessions, case studies, timed 50-question mock exams, a weak-area review and progress statistics. Open it at aceprep.micstec.com in any modern browser, or install it as an app.
| Best for | Building a daily study habit and checking your readiness before you book a real architect exam |
| You need | A browser and an internet connection. You can practise as a guest, but you need a free account (email or Google) to save your progress and mock-exam history |
| Works on | Desktop and mobile browsers. It can be installed as an app (PWA) on Android, iOS, Windows, macOS and ChromeOS |
| Courses | AZ-305 (about 2,300 questions, 28 case studies), SAA-C03 (about 110 questions, 1 case study) and AD0-E117 (about 260 questions, 2 case studies). Counts are from October 2026 and change as content is added |
| Question types | Single answer, multiple answers, drag and drop, and case studies. The app also supports written answers graded by AI, but no current course uses them |
| Your data | Your account, every practice answer (right or wrong, time taken) and your mock-exam scores are stored on the AcePrep server. Your chosen course and theme are stored in your browser |
| Not affiliated | This is independent practice material, not affiliated with Microsoft, AWS or Adobe. Always check the official exam page for the current skills outline |
The courses
The same app serves every course. The course you choose sets the branding, the domains, the questions, the study guide and your statistics. Your progress is kept separately for each course.
| Course | Exam domains and weights | Mock-exam pass mark | Study guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☁️ Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) | Design Infrastructure Solutions 25–30%, Design Data Storage Solutions 15–20%, Design Identity, Governance, and Monitoring 25–30%, Design Business Continuity Solutions 10–15% | 70% | 5 full chapters, each ending with a 5-question Quick Quiz |
| 🟧 AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) | Design Secure Architectures 30%, Design Resilient Architectures 26%, Design High-Performing Architectures 24%, Design Cost-Optimized Architectures 20% | 72% | 4 chapter summaries |
| 🅰️ AEM Sites Architect Master (AD0-E117) | Discovery 18%, Solution Design 44%, Implementation 22%, Maintenance 16% | 58% | 4 chapter summaries |
The pass mark is the course's own setting. It is applied to mock exams and also used as the threshold for weak areas.
Get started
- Open aceprep.micstec.com. There is nothing to download. The app is not in the app stores, but you can install it from the browser (see Use it on a phone and install it).
- Choose your course. The menu bar has a course list, such as ☁️ Azure Solutions Architect Expert. Select a different course and the page reloads with that course. On a phone, tap ☰ (top right) to see the menu and the course list. The app remembers your choice in this browser.
- Sign in (optional but recommended). Select Sign In at the right of the menu bar. See the next section.
- On the Home page, choose Daily Practice to answer your first question. Read the explanation after each answer.
Create an account and sign in
Create an account with email
- Select Sign In, then Sign up (under "Don't have an account?").
- Enter a Username, your Email, a Password of at least 6 characters, and the same password in Confirm Password.
- Select Create Account. You see Registration successful. and are signed in. Your name appears at the right of the menu bar.
Sign in later: enter your Email and Password and select Sign In. You return to Home.
Use Google: select Continue with Google and choose your Google account. You return to the app signed in. If no account exists for that email, one is created from your Google name.
Forgot your password? Forgot password? → Send Reset Email shows "If an account exists with this email, a reset link would be sent." However, the app does not send reset emails at present. If you signed up with email and cannot remember your password, ask the site administrator to reset it. If you use Google, just choose Continue with Google again.
Practising as a guest. You can use every practice mode, study guide and mock exam without an account, but nothing is recorded. The Home statistics stay at 0, Review finds no weak areas, and Progress shows Track Your Study Progress with a Log In / Create Account button.
Your account menu. Select your name in the menu bar for 👤 Profile, 📊 My Progress, 🛠️ Admin Panel (administrators only) and 🚪 Sign Out. Profile shows your email, your Username (select Edit, change it, then Save) and Member Since, with 📊 View Progress and 🚪 Sign Out buttons. There is no self-service account deletion or data export; ask the administrator.
The Home page
The Home page shows the course name and tagline, three statistics for the current course (Questions Answered, Accuracy and Minutes Studied), and nine shortcut cards.
| Card | What it opens |
|---|---|
| 📚 Daily Practice | 40 random questions from the whole course |
| 🎓 Learn | Practice by exam domain |
| 🔍 Review | Your weak categories, with a practice button for each |
| ❓ Q&A Practice | A custom session: category, difficulty and number of questions |
| 📝 Mock Exam | A timed 50-question exam |
| 📋 Case Studies | Business scenarios with several linked questions |
| ☑️ Multiple Choice | Only questions with more than one correct answer |
| 🎯 Drag & Drop | Only matching (drag-and-drop) questions |
| 📊 Progress | Your statistics, weak areas, exam history and recent activity |
The menu bar gives quick access to Home, Daily, Study, Learn, Q&A, Exam and Progress.
How practice questions work
Daily Practice, Learn, Q&A Practice, Review practice and the Multiple Choice and Drag & Drop drills all use the same question screen. You get instant feedback after every question.
- Read the header: Question 1 of 40, the category (for example Design Infrastructure Solutions), the difficulty (Easy, Medium or Hard) and the type (Single Choice, Multiple Choice (2), Drag & Drop). A bar at the top shows how far through the set you are.
- Answer the question (see the question types below), then select Submit Answer. The button is unavailable until you have selected or placed something.
- The correct answer turns green. A wrong choice you made turns red. Multiple-answer and drag-and-drop questions also show a ✓ Correct! or ✗ Incorrect banner.
- Read the Explanation: box. Most questions also have a 📚 Reference: link to official documentation (Microsoft Learn, AWS docs or Adobe Experience League). If the link is broken, select ⚠ Report broken link. It changes to ✓ Reported, thanks and the administrator is notified.
- Select Next Question →. After the last question you see 🎉 Daily Practice Complete! and a Return Home button.
← Previous goes back one question and clears it, so you can answer it again. If you are signed in, every Submit Answer is saved to your statistics with the time you spent on it.
Question types
| Type | How to answer | How it is marked |
|---|---|---|
| Single Choice | Select one option (A, B, C, D…) | Right if you chose the correct option |
| Multiple Choice (n) | The hint reads Select n options (k selected). Select options to tick them (☐ → ☑). Select again to untick | Right only if you ticked exactly the correct set. You can submit with fewer or more ticks, but the answer is then marked wrong |
| Drag & Drop | Drag each entry from Items to place: onto a box under Drop zones: (each shows Drop here). Placed items fade in the list. Select × on a placed item to remove it. On touch screens, press and drag the item | Each zone shows ✓ or ✗. Empty zones show the item that belonged there. Right only if every item is in its correct zone |
| Case study | Scenario questions, single or multiple answer, answered in the Case Studies mode | Marked when you submit the whole case study |
| ✍️ Written · AI-graded | Type your answer in your own words, then select Submit for AI feedback (it shows AI grading…) | An AI examiner scores it out of 100 against a model answer: ✓ Pass or ✗ Below passing (the course pass mark), with feedback, ✓ Strengths, ✗ Missing / to improve and Show model answer / rubric. No current course includes written questions |
Daily Practice
Daily (or the 📚 Daily Practice card) gives you 40 questions drawn at random from the whole course, of every type and difficulty. A new random set is drawn every time you open it, so you can use it as often as you like. It is not a fixed question of the day.
Use it as a short daily warm-up: answer 10–20 questions, read every explanation, and stop whenever you want. Each answer is saved as you go.
Learn by domain
Learn (🎓 Learn by Domain) shows one card for each exam domain of the current course, with its Exam Weight and the number of questions available.
- Choose the domain you want to work on.
- Select Start Learning. A 📚 Focused Learning set of up to 40 questions opens, drawn only from that domain.
- Answer them as described in How practice questions work.
Read the study guides
Study opens the written study guide for the current course: 📚 course Study Guide, with the number of chapters and practice questions.
- 🔗 Official Resources: links to the exam page and key documentation. For AZ-305: AZ-305 Exam Page, Azure Architecture Center, Well-Architected Framework and Cloud Adoption Framework. For SAA-C03: SAA-C03 Exam Guide, AWS Architecture Center, AWS Well-Architected and AWS Documentation. For AD0-E117: AD0-E117 Exam Guide, AEM as a Cloud Service Docs, AEM Core Components and Experience League.
- Chapters: one card for each domain, with its weight and question count. Select a card (Read Chapter →) to read it.
- 💡 Study Tips: a short checklist of how to use the guide.
In a chapter, use ← Back to Chapters to return, or Practice Questions → to practise. For the AZ-305 Infrastructure and Storage chapters, this opens questions from that domain. For the other chapters, it opens a mixed Daily Practice set, so use Learn to practise a specific domain.
| Course | Chapters |
|---|---|
| AZ-305 | Design Infrastructure Solutions · Design Data Storage Solutions · Design Identity & Security · Design Governance & Monitoring · Design Business Continuity. Each is a full chapter with service comparisons, documentation links and a 📝 Quick Quiz. Select Show Answer to check each quiz answer |
| SAA-C03 | Design Secure Architectures · Design Resilient Architectures · Design High-Performing Architectures · Design Cost-Optimized Architectures. Concise summaries with tables, rules of thumb and Key takeaways |
| AD0-E117 | Discovery · Solution Design · Implementation · Maintenance. Concise summaries with key points, Key takeaways and documentation links |
Build a custom session (Q&A Practice)
Q&A (❓ Q&A Practice, "Customize your practice session with filters"):
- Category (Optional): keep All Categories or choose an AZ-305 design area such as Design Networking or Design Data Platform.
- Difficulty (Optional): All Levels, Easy, Medium or Hard.
- Number of Questions: 5 to 50 (the default is 10).
- Select Start Practice Session. The set opens on the usual question screen (📚 Focused Learning when you chose a category).
The Category list contains AZ-305 design areas only. In the AWS and AEM courses, keep All Categories (choosing one gives an empty set) and use Learn or Review to focus on a domain.
Drill multiple-answer and drag-and-drop questions
Two Home cards practise only one question type. They are useful because these types are where most marks are lost.
- ☑️ Multiple Choice opens Multiple Choice Practice: up to 40 questions with more than one correct answer.
- 🎯 Drag & Drop opens Drag & Drop Practice: up to 40 matching questions.
The AZ-305 and AD0-E117 courses have many of both. SAA-C03 currently has only a few multiple-answer questions and no drag-and-drop questions.
Practise case studies
Case studies mirror the long scenario questions of architect exams: one business scenario followed by several related questions.
- Choose 📋 Case Studies on Home. 📋 Case Study Practice lists each scenario with its opening lines, category and difficulty.
- Select a case study. The 📖 Scenario panel stays on the left while you answer on the right (Question 1 of 4).
- Answer each question. Select 2 shows when a question needs several answers. Move with ← Previous, Next → or the numbered buttons. Answered numbers are highlighted. No answers are shown until you submit.
- On the last question, select Submit Answers.
- Results: shows your score, ✅ PASSED (70% or more) or ❌ NEEDS REVIEW, and each question with ✓ Correct or ✗ Incorrect, Your answer: (letters, or Not answered), Correct answer: and the Explanation:.
- Select Try Again to redo the same case, or Back to Case Studies (or ← Back to List) to choose another.
Case-study answers are not added to your Progress statistics.
Take a mock exam
Exam (or the 📝 Mock Exam card) simulates the real exam. You get no feedback until you submit.
- Read Exam Details:: 50 questions, 120 minutes duration, Passing score: 70%, Topics: All exam domains, and the warning ⚠️ Once started, the timer cannot be paused!
- Select Start Exam. Fifty questions are chosen at random from the whole course.
- The bar at the top shows the countdown (⏱️ 119:45, minutes:seconds), how many you have answered (12 / 50 answered) and Submit Exam. In the last 10 minutes the timer turns red and pulses.
- Answer each question. Badges show Select 2 or Drag & Drop where relevant. Difficulty is not shown. Use ← Previous and Next →, or select a number in the Questions grid to jump anywhere. Answered questions are marked in the grid.
- Select Submit Exam when you are done. It submits immediately, with no confirmation, so check the grid for unanswered numbers first. When the timer reaches 0:00, the exam is submitted automatically.
Results. Exam Results shows your percentage, ✅ PASSED or ❌ FAILED and the number correct (for example 37 / 50 correct). Question Review lists every question you answered with ✓ Correct or ✗ Incorrect, the category, Your answer:, Correct answer: (as option letters), the Explanation: and the reference link. Unanswered questions are not listed, but they count as wrong. Take Another Exam starts a new random set. Home leaves.
| Rule | Detail |
|---|---|
| Length and time | Always 50 questions and 120 minutes, in every course |
| Pass mark used | The course's own pass mark: AZ-305 70%, SAA-C03 72%, AD0-E117 58%. The start screen always reads 70% |
| Score | Correct answers ÷ 50. Multiple-answer and drag-and-drop questions score only if fully correct |
| Saving | When signed in, the score, pass or fail, time taken and date are saved to 📝 Exam History on Progress. Mock-exam answers do not change your question statistics or weak areas |
| Leaving the page | The exam is kept only on the open page. If you go to another page or close the tab, that attempt is lost |
| Drag and drop | In the mock exam, drag with a mouse or trackpad. Touch dragging is supported in practice modes |
Review your weak areas
Review (🔍 Review & Improve, "Focus on your weak areas to improve your score") uses your saved practice answers for the current course.
- Areas Needing Improvement lists each question category where your accuracy is below the course pass mark (70% for AZ-305, 72% for SAA-C03, 58% for AD0-E117). Each card shows your accuracy (a red badge below 50%), correct / attempted and a bar.
- Practice This Topic opens a Focused Learning set from that category.
- If nothing is below the pass mark, or you are not signed in, you see 🎉 Great Job! You don't have any weak areas identified yet. and Continue Practicing.
- Other Review Options: Daily Practice, View Progress and Take Mock Exam.
Categories here are the detailed question categories, such as Design Monitoring or Design Business Continuity, not the four exam domains. There is no separate list of individual wrong answers and no bookmarks. To revisit mistakes, use the explanations shown after each question, the mock exam Question Review and case-study Results, and practise the weak categories here.
Track your progress
Progress (📊 Your Progress) is your dashboard for the current course. Switch course to see that course's figures.
| Section | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Tiles | Questions Answered, Correct Answers, Accuracy and Minutes Studied (the time spent on each practice question, added up) |
| 📈 Performance by Category | How many questions you have answered in each category |
| ⚠️ Weak Areas | The same categories below the pass mark as Review |
| 📝 Exam History | Every completed mock exam: score, ✅ Passed or ❌ Failed, correct answers, minutes taken, date and time |
| 🕒 Recent Activity | Your last 10 answers: ✓ or ✗, question number, seconds taken and date |
Statistics count answers from Daily Practice, Learn, Q&A Practice, Review practice and the type drills. Mock exams appear only in Exam History, and case studies are not counted.
Settings and app controls
There is no settings page. These controls are in the menu bar (inside ☰ on a phone) and the footer.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Course list | Switches course. The page reloads, and the choice is remembered in this browser |
| 🌙 / ☀️ | Switches between dark and light themes. Until you choose, the app follows your device setting. Your choice is remembered in this browser |
| 🔄 (Clear cache and reload) | Removes the app's offline cache and reloads the latest version. Use it if the app looks out of date |
| Your name ▸ menu | 👤 Profile, 📊 My Progress, 🛠️ Admin Panel (administrators), 🚪 Sign Out |
| About · build N (footer) | Shows the course name and tagline, Version, Build (number and code) and Build date. Close it with ✕ |
Use it on a phone and install it
The layout adapts to phones. The menu folds into ☰, cards stack in one column and buttons widen to full width. Drag-and-drop practice questions support touch dragging.
Install as an app:
- Android / desktop Chrome or Edge: a few seconds after opening the site, an Install this app banner may appear ("Install this app on your device for quick access and offline use"). Select Install, or Not now (or ✕) to hide it in this browser. You can also use the browser menu: Install app or Add to Home screen.
- iPhone / iPad (Safari): tap Share → Add to Home Screen.
The installed app is named AcePrep and opens in its own window. The app itself loads offline after the first visit, but questions, study chapters, grading and saving progress need an internet connection.
Keyboard and accessibility
The app has no keyboard shortcuts. All answer options and buttons are standard buttons, so you can move with Tab and choose with Enter or Space. Enter also submits the sign-in form. Drag-and-drop questions need a mouse, trackpad or touch. Reference and documentation links open in a new tab.
For administrators
Users with the admin role see 🛠️ Admin Panel in their account menu. Regular users do not need this section.
| Tab | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Dashboard | Counts of users, questions, case studies, exam sessions and progress records, plus questions by type, for the selected course (Managing exam:) |
| Exams | 📡 Publish: show one branded course (Single course, no course list) or a catalog (Multi (catalog)), live immediately. Create courses (+ New exam, ✨ New exam with AI), Edit branding, pass mark, length, domains and AI prompt, Export or ⬆ Import exam as JSON, and Del |
| Users | Search, + New user, Make admin / Revoke admin, Reset pw (email accounts), Delete |
| Questions | Search and filter by category and type, + New question, Edit, Del. Types: single, multiple, drag_drop, open (written) |
| Case Studies | Create, edit and delete scenarios |
| AI Generator | Choose an Anthropic or OpenAI model and generate draft questions (one category, bulk across categories, or a full case study). Review the drafts and ✓ Save selected |
| Reports | Broken-link reports from ⚠ Report broken link: AI-suggested fix, ✏️ Fix manually or Dismiss |
A study plan that works
- Every day (10–15 minutes): 10–20 Daily Practice questions. Read every explanation, even when you were right.
- Three times a week: read one Study chapter (do the Quick Quiz in AZ-305), then Learn → Start Learning for that domain.
- Weekly: open Review, select Practice This Topic for your lowest category, then check Progress.
- Every week or two: do one Case Study and one full Mock Exam in a quiet 2-hour slot. Study every item in Question Review.
- Before booking: pass several mock exams with a comfortable margin, clear your weak areas and confirm the current skills outline on the official exam page: AZ-305, SAA-C03, AD0-E117.
A mock-exam pass is a sign of readiness, not a guarantee. Real exams use scaled scoring and their own question pools.
Privacy and limits
- What is stored: your email, username and a hashed password (or your Google name and picture link), and, while signed in, each practice answer (question, right or wrong, seconds taken) and each mock-exam result. Guests' answers are not stored. Broken-link reports record the question and link.
- Where: on the AcePrep server. Your sign-in token, course choice, theme and install-banner choice are kept in your browser's local storage. 🚪 Sign Out removes the token from that browser.
- Not available to users: self-service account deletion, data export, bookmarks and email password reset. Contact the administrator for these.
- Content: questions are practice material written for the exam domains, many of them AI-generated. They are not real exam questions. Report wrong or broken references with ⚠ Report broken link.
Troubleshooting
| Problem | What to try |
|---|---|
| My answers are not counted | Sign in before practising. Guests' answers are never saved. Check that the right course is selected, because statistics are per course |
| Progress shows the sign-in box or empty sections although I am signed in | Open Home first, then Progress from the menu. Opening the Progress address directly can load before your sign-in is ready |
| Submit Answer is unavailable | Select at least one option, or place at least one drag-and-drop item |
| A multiple-answer question was marked wrong although one choice was right | It scores only when you tick exactly the correct set. Read Select n options |
| Q&A Practice shows a heading but no questions | You chose a category in the AWS or AEM course. Choose All Categories, or use Learn/Review for a domain |
| "Not enough questions available" when starting a mock exam | The course has fewer than 50 questions. Use the practice modes instead |
| My mock exam disappeared | Leaving the Exam page abandons the attempt. Stay on the page until you select Submit Exam |
| I can't drag items in the mock exam on my phone | Use a mouse or trackpad for mock exams. Practice-mode drag-and-drop works by touch |
| Forgot password? sends no email | Reset emails are not sent. Ask the administrator to reset your password, or use Continue with Google if your account uses Google |
| Google sign-in fails in the installed app | Open the site in your browser, sign in there, then reopen the app |
| The app looks outdated or a page won't load | Select 🔄 (Clear cache and reload). If you are offline, reconnect: questions need a connection |
| A reference link is broken | Select ⚠ Report broken link, then search the topic in the official documentation |
| The wrong course appears | Pick the course in the menu-bar course list (inside ☰ on a phone) |
FAQ
Is it free? Yes. There are no paid plans in the app.
Why is it called AcePrep? The site began as Azure Exam Prep for AZ-305. It now hosts several courses under the name AcePrep. The main address is aceprep.micstec.com.
Is Daily Practice the same for everyone each day? No. Every visit draws 40 new random questions from the course.
Does a mock exam reflect the real exam length? All courses use 50 questions in 120 minutes. The real SAA-C03 and AD0-E117 exams have their own length and time limits, so check the official exam pages.
Can I pause a mock exam? No. Once started, the timer cannot be paused, and leaving the page abandons the attempt.
Is there a video or app-store version? No. AcePrep is a web app only, with no app-store listing or official video. Install it from the browser as described above.