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Prepare the data Questions

Practice questions for Prepare the data topic in Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate. 55 questions covering this domain.

55 questions16 easy27 medium12 hard
Q1
easy

A report author needs visuals to query source data when users interact with the report instead of storing the table data in the semantic model. Which ...

Q2
medium

A developer needs to merge two tables by CountryID and StateID. What must be true when selecting multiple join columns?

Q3
medium

In Power Query, which merge join kind returns all rows from the left table and only matching rows from the right table?

Q4
hard

A semantic model uses a dynamic data source where part of the connection information is generated in code at refresh time. What is the main risk in th...

Q5
medium

A Power Query step raises Formula.Firewall because it references another query and directly accesses a data source in the same partition. Which redesi...

Q6
hard

A single Power Query mashup merges an on-premises SQL table with an Azure SQL table. Which gateway rule applies when the semantic model is refreshed i...

Q7
easy

An analyst wants to combine Online Sales and Store Sales into one table by stacking rows and matching columns by name. Which Power Query operation sho...

Q8
easy

Two tables are appended, but one source lacks the Referrer column found in the other. What appears in the missing column for those rows?

Q9
medium

A flat export file contains product attributes mixed into every sales row. According to star schema guidance, what is the preferred preparation approa...

Q10
medium

When using classic time intelligence with a custom date table, what must you do in Power BI Desktop?

Q11
medium

A Fabric-based semantic model should scan OneLake delta tables for fast report loading and, by default, show the latest data. Which table storage mode...

Q12
easy

A Power Query author wants a reusable value that can be changed once and referenced in multiple transformations. What should be created?

Q13
medium

A query uses a parameter called Minimum Margin in a filter step. If the current value changes from 0.2 to 0.3, what happens to the filtered query resu...

Q14
hard

A model must keep a very large Sales fact table near real time while keeping slicers fast for Date, Customer, and Geography. Which design best fits Mi...

Q15
medium

A column contains values like "USD 12.50" and "USD 100.00" and the analyst needs only the numeric portion as a Decimal Number. Which combination of st...

Q16
hard

An author wants Power Query to remove rows where Quantity is null without breaking later steps. Which operation should be used?

Q17
hard

An analyst sees a query against a SQL Server source running slowly. Right-clicking a step shows "View Native Query" is greyed out. Which conclusion is...

Q18
medium

Which gateway type should an analyst install for personal scheduled refresh of Import datasets that connect to a single user's on-prem data sources?

Q19
medium

An author wants to query Excel files stored in a SharePoint document library. Which connector should be used?

Q20
medium

An analyst needs to identify and remove duplicate rows based on the Email column only. Which Power Query approach fits best?

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