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Basic Microsoft Power BI MCQ

1. Which type of visualization is best when you want to compare proportions in a large volume of data with multiple categories and subcategories?

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Correct Answer: Treemap

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2. In the Power Query Editor, what command do you use to remove a symbol - for example, a # that appears in every data now of the selected column?

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Correct Answer: Transform > Remove Text

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3. When will links to a web-published report stop working?

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Correct Answer: Approximately one hour after the report is deleted

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4. Within Power BI, how can a report be created?

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Correct Answer: Using an existing report

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5. In Power BI, what is the most important difference between tables related in a star schema and in a snowflake schema?

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Correct Answer: A snowflake schema is much less efficient for Power BI.

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6. Power BI Q&A chooses the best visualization based on data type - for example, a ** chart for date data and a ** for state/province data.

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Correct Answer: Timeline; map

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7. You have two Excel spreadsheets with data from separate reporting units. Both spreadsheets have the same column names. What Power Query Editor feature can you use to create a unified dataset?

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Correct Answer: Append

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8. Before you can use a custom visualization from the Power BI Marketplace, you need to ____ in, then __ it to your Power BI account.

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Correct Answer: Purchase; import

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9. What is the recommended level of security for data extensions?

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Correct Answer: Allow only certified extensions to load

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10. In the Power BI service, accessing a dataset for an uploaded Power BI file allows you what capabilities?

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Correct Answer: Front-end access to all data queries within this source without the ability to make back-end changes

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11. In general, you should not add DAX calculated columns to your data moder if you are able to do what?

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these answers

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12. A group admin for an app workspace cannot _ in their workspace.

Answer

Correct Answer: Remove users from Power BI

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13. What does Power BI Desktop do when it cannot create a standard map visualization with the available data?

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Correct Answer: It sends the data to Bing

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14. Which Q&A feature helps you ask questions and refine your visualization?

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Correct Answer: Autocomplete

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15. Your computer rental dataset includes columns for StartTime, EndTime, and PerHourRate. What two DAX functions could you use to calculate the total earned for rentals?

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Correct Answer: DATEDIFF and SUMX

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16. What is the purpose of this code? ProductCount = COUNT(Products[ProductID])

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Correct Answer: It is part of the documentation

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17. You can create a live connection to _ .

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Correct Answer: All of these answers

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18. You have just pinned a visualization to a new dashboard. Before you can add another visualization, what must you do?

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Correct Answer: Name it.

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19. You want to count the number of products in the Products data table. Which DAX function works best?

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Correct Answer: COUNTX

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20. Which feature is not in the Power BI Admin portal?

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Correct Answer: Dashboard Manager

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21. You can optionally include a filter in which DAX function?

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Correct Answer: CALCULATE

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22. In general, what is the best way to shape your data for Power BI?

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Correct Answer: User a star schema.

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23. In the report editor, which task can you NOT accomplish using drag and drop?

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Correct Answer: All of these tasks can be done with drag and drop.

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24. You have two columns of numerical data and want to create a visual to help determine if there is a relationship between them. What kind of chart is designed to do this?

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Correct Answer: Scatter chart

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25. Power BI works best with tables that are _,

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Correct Answer: Long and skinny

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26. Your data model includes two related tables, Customers and Orders. To determine the number of customers that have placed orders, create a measure on the _ table using the _ function.

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Correct Answer: Orders; DISTINCTCOUNT

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27. Which DAX function compares a column of values in Table A with a similar column in Table B, and returns the values the are not found in Table B?

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Correct Answer: EXCEPT

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28. If you delete a dateset in the Power BI service, what happens to the dashboards and reports supported by the dataset?

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Correct Answer: They will be deleted.

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29. You want to combine several CSV files into a single data file after you connect a folder. What must be true about these CSV data files? (Select all that apply.) A. They must be stored in the same folder. B. They must have the same schema. C. They must have the same file type. D. They must have no duplicate data rows.

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Correct Answer: A, B, C

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30. What is NOT a built-in Power BI visual?

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Correct Answer: Power KPI

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31. In Power BI Desktop Model view, what type of join will yield all results from Table 1 and any matching results from Table 2?

Answer

Correct Answer: Left Inner Join

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32. The iterator functions SUMX and AVERAGEX are used to perform calculations _.

Answer

Correct Answer: In the context of a record

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33. When you use Publish to Web in the Power BI service, who can view your published content?

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Correct Answer: Everyone in your organization

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34. Facebook, Twilio, GitHub, and MailChimp are all examples of Power BI _.

Answer

Correct Answer: Online services

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35. You have a treemap visualization that groups by sales territory. To allow users to further analyze data for a specific territory, what filter should you apply?

Answer

Correct Answer: Drillthrough

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36. You want to access the underlying data for a specific data point in a visualization. What should you choose?

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Correct Answer: Expand to next level

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37. What does My Workspace on powerbi.com include?

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Correct Answer: Dashboards and reports

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38. What should you use to highlight a specific visualization in a report?

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Correct Answer: Spotlight

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39. Which feature in the Power BI service is most useful when you need to create pages that present the same visualizations for different territories, salespeople, or teams?

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Correct Answer: Templates

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40. What should you do to increase the readability of a report?

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these answers

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41. You have a report in Power BI service and want to save the state of a report page for easy access. What feature helps you do this?

Answer

Correct Answer: Views

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42. What does Power BI Premium provide?

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Correct Answer: All of these answers

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43. Which data type can be uploaded directly to powerbi.com?

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Correct Answer: All of these answers

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44. What is NOT a valid data connection type for Power BI Desktop?

Answer

Correct Answer: Relationships data

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45. What tool can you use in Power BI Desktop to reduce data?

Answer

Correct Answer: Data modeler

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46. Formatting options within a visualization depend on what?

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Correct Answer: The visualization you are formatting

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47. One of your data columns includes the city, state, and postal code line of a mailing address. You need to separate the fields so you can access the geospatial elements for a map visualization. What transformation should you apply?

Answer

Correct Answer: Split column

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48. You want to delete a dataset but the Power BI service will not let you. What is the most likely cause?

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Correct Answer: The dataset is already being used in a published app.

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49. You have a sales data source and want to relate the tables. The table that contains sales transactions is a _ table that contains product information is a _ table .

Answer

Correct Answer: Data; lookup

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50. You just deleted a dashboard in the Power BI service and want to get it back. What should you do?

Answer

Correct Answer: Press Ctrl+Z.

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51. After you enter text in the #### Q&A box or O&A visual, Power BI will \_ your data to create a list of appropriate visualizations.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sort and group

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52. Consider the Power BI extract, transform, and load process (ETL). During this process, data is read and then

Answer

Correct Answer: Stored in SQL Server

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53. The Excel function IF is nearly the same as which DAX function?

Answer

Correct Answer: IFX

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54. You need to add a required color to a bar chart. How can you add an exact color value to an existing bar chart?

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Correct Answer: Click the color in the visual (e.g., the bars) and right-click to select the color.

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55. In Power BI service, deleted pages are available after deletion until

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Correct Answer: The report has been saved

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56. What is the primary benefit of using visualizations such as line charts, bar charts, and column charts?

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Correct Answer: They require fewer resources than more complex visualizations.

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57. You are creating a report in Power BI Desktop and want to restrict the data to records where Country="Canada". To accomplish this, what do you need to create?

Answer

Correct Answer: A directive

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58. What daily sales number does this DAX measure formula calculate? CALCULATE(SUM([Sales]) ,DATESMTD([Date] ))

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Correct Answer: Running total sales in each month that starts over each month

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