# AZ-104 - Administration - Azure Portal and Cloud Shell Basics

##### [Microsoft Azure portal ](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/get-started/azure-portal/)

##### [What is Azure Cloud Shell?](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-shell/overview)

##### Describing Azure Portal, Components of Azure portal, Using the azure portal

##### Azure portal: 

- Web-based portal for the azure cloud
- Crate and manage azure resources
- Uses cloud shell
- Manage Billing

Access [https://portal.azure.com](https://portal.azure.com)

![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2024-02/scaled-1680-/TNqV5vvsWjsKlGEm-image.png)

Here you can navigate to create resources such as virtual machines

![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2024-02/scaled-1680-/OeICny1dcx100i8X-image.png)

To access your preferences such as themes, etc go to the settings page

[![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2024-02/scaled-1680-/K69lx98E7IdMsT3l-image.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2024-02/K69lx98E7IdMsT3l-image.png)

Here you can navigate and access the powershell or bash

[![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2024-02/scaled-1680-/OYdwJq2MSsEqnOOD-image.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2024-02/OYdwJq2MSsEqnOOD-image.png)