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Microsoft-Certifications PL300 Power BI Data Analyst Associate


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What is Power BI Desktop?

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A Windows application for creating reports and data models

What is Power BI Service?

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The cloud-based platform for sharing and collaborating on reports

What is Power BI Mobile?

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Mobile apps for viewing reports on iOS and Android devices

What is a dataset in Power BI?

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A collection of data used to create reports and visualizations

What is a dataflow?

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A reusable collection of tables stored in the Power BI service

What is Power Query?

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The data transformation and preparation tool in Power BI

What is DAX?

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Data Analysis Expressions language for calculations and formulas

What does ETL stand for?

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Extract Transform and Load

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What is a star schema?

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A data model with fact tables connected to dimension tables

What is a snowflake schema?

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A normalized star schema with dimension tables split into multiple tables

What is a fact table?

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A table containing measurable quantitative data and foreign keys

What is a dimension table?

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A table containing descriptive attributes for analysis

What is data granularity?

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The level of detail or summarization in your data

What is cardinality?

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The relationship between tables based on matching values

What is a one to many relationship?

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When one row in a table relates to multiple rows in another table

What is a many to many relationship?

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When multiple rows relate to multiple rows between tables

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What is cross filtering?

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How filter selections flow between related tables

What is bi directional filtering?

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Filter flow that works in both directions between tables

What is row level security?

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Restricting data access based on user roles

What is a calculated column?

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A column created using DAX that is stored in the model

What is a measure?

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A DAX calculation evaluated at query time not stored

What is an implicit measure?

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An automatic aggregation created by dragging a field to a visual

What is an explicit measure?

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A user defined measure created with DAX

What is filter context?

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The set of filters applied to a calculation

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What is row context?

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Iteration through rows in a table during calculation

What is context transition?

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Converting row context to filter context in measures

What is the CALCULATE function?

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A DAX function that modifies filter context

What is the FILTER function?

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A DAX function that returns a filtered table

What is the ALL function?

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A DAX function that removes filters from columns or tables

What is the RELATED function?

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A DAX function that retrieves values from related tables

What is the RELATEDTABLE function?

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A DAX function that returns related rows as a table

What is the SUM function?

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A DAX function that adds all numbers in a column

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What is the AVERAGE function?

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A DAX function that calculates the mean of values

What is the COUNT function?

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A DAX function that counts non blank values

What is the DISTINCTCOUNT function?

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A DAX function that counts unique values

What is the SUMX function?

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An iterator function that evaluates an expression for each row

What is the EARLIER function?

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A DAX function that refers to previous row context

What is a time intelligence function?

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DAX functions for date based calculations like YTD and MTD

What is TOTALYTD?

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A function calculating year to date totals

What is SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR?

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A function returning dates from the same period last year

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What is a date table?

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A dedicated table containing continuous dates for time analysis

What is the Get Data feature?

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The interface for connecting to various data sources

What is DirectQuery?

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A connection mode that queries the source in real time

What is Import mode?

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A connection mode that loads data into Power BI memory

What is Live Connection?

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A connection mode that uses an existing model without importing

What is Composite model?

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A model combining Import and DirectQuery connections

What is incremental refresh?

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Loading only new or changed data to improve performance

What is query folding?

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Pushing transformations back to the data source

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What is the M language?

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The formula language used in Power Query

What is data profiling?

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Analyzing data quality and distribution in Power Query

What is merge queries?

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Combining tables based on matching columns

What is append queries?

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Stacking tables vertically to combine rows

What is a parameter?

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A value that can be changed to update queries dynamically

What is a conditional column?

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A column created based on if then logic

What is a custom column?

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A column created using M formulas

What is unpivoting?

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Converting columns into rows for better analysis

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What is pivoting?

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Converting rows into columns

What is splitting columns?

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Dividing a column into multiple columns by delimiter

What is data type?

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The format of data like text number or date

What is a matrix visual?

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A table with row and column groupings and values

What is a table visual?

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A simple grid displaying data in rows and columns

What is a card visual?

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A single large value display

What is a slicer?

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An interactive filter control on a report page

What is a bookmark?

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A saved state of a report page including filters and visuals

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What is a drill through page?

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A page that shows filtered details when drilling from another page

What is drill down?

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Navigating from summary to detailed data in a hierarchy

What is a hierarchy?

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Organized levels of data like Year Quarter Month Day

What is a tooltip page?

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A custom page shown when hovering over data points

What is conditional formatting?

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Formatting that changes based on data values

What is a KPI visual?

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A visual showing progress toward a goal

What is a gauge visual?

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A visual displaying a value within a minimum and maximum range

What is a funnel chart?

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A visual showing stages in a linear process

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What is a waterfall chart?

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A visual showing cumulative effect of sequential values

What is a scatter chart?

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A visual showing relationship between two numeric values

What is a map visual?

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A geographic visualization showing data by location

What is a treemap?

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A visual showing hierarchical data as nested rectangles

What is a ribbon chart?

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A visual showing ranking changes over time

What is syncing slicers?

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Making slicers affect multiple pages

What is a workspace?

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A collaborative environment for sharing content in Power BI Service

What is an app?

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A packaged collection of dashboards and reports

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What is a dashboard?

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A single page with pinned visualizations from multiple reports

What is a tile?

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A pinned visualization on a dashboard

What is scheduled refresh?

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Automatic data updates at specified times

What is a gateway?

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Software that connects on premises data to Power BI Service

What is the personal gateway?

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A gateway for individual use installed on a personal computer

What is the on premises data gateway?

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An enterprise gateway for organizational data sources

What is a workspace role?

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Permission levels like Admin Member Contributor or Viewer

What is a sensitivity label?

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A classification marking for data protection

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What is endorsement?

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Marking content as Certified or Promoted for quality

What is Power BI Embedded?

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A service for embedding Power BI content in applications

What is paginated report?

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A pixel perfect report designed for printing

What is Q and A?

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Natural language querying feature in Power BI

What is Quick Insights?

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Automatic discovery of patterns in your data

What is Analyze in Excel?

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Connecting Excel PivotTables to Power BI datasets

What is export data?

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Extracting underlying data from a visual

What is Power BI Report Server?

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An on premises server for hosting Power BI reports

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What is semantic model?

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The new term for dataset in Power BI

What is field parameter?

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A dynamic way to change measures or dimensions in visuals

What is a datamart?

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A self service data warehouse in Power BI

What is a deployment pipeline?

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A tool for moving content through development test and production

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