In the first post in 2019, we start with sample questions for Tableau Certification. The questions in this article and following posts are oriented more towards Desktop Specialist credential that is the first of the Tableau Desktop Exams series. These questions may be helpful for preparation for other Tableau Certification Exams as well
1) Which of the following field roles are valid in Tableau? (Choose all that qualify)
a) Discrete Dimensions
b) Discrete Measures
c) Continuous Measures
d) Continuous Dimensions
2) Which are correct colors representations for field types in Tableau?
a) Discrete fields are blue and Continuous fields are blue
b) Discrete fields are green and Continuous fields are green
c) Discrete fields are blue and Continuous fields are green
d) Discrete fields are green and Continuous fields are blue
3) In Tableau, when a measure is added to a sheet, it is aggregated by default
a) True
b) False
4) Which is not a predefined aggregation in Tableau?
a) Mode
b) Variance
c) Std. Dev (Pop.)
d) Maximum
e) Attribute
5) Which is not a Tableau Product?
a) Tableau Prep
b) Tableau Cloud
c) Tableau Desktop
d) Tableau Server
6) One can interact with Tableau using (Choose all that qualify)
a) a laptop
b) a mobile
c) an application in which Tableau is embedded
d) a tablet
7) For organizations, which is not a correct licensing option:
a) Tableau Creator
b) Tableau Explorer
c) Tableau Viewer
d) Tableau Organizer
8) For individual users, which is the only licensing option:
a) Tableau Creator
b) Tableau Explorer
c) Tableau Viewer
d) Tableau Organizer
9) Which of the following are correct Tableau data types (Choose all that qualify):
a) Date & Time
b) Number (integer)
c) Time
d) Date
e) Character
f) Boolean
g) Compound
10) Data from different databases can be combined in the following ways (Choose all that qualify):
a) Join
b) Union
c) Data blending
d) Cross-database join
11) A workbook comprises (Choose all that qualify):
a) Dashboards
b) Views
c) Worksheets
d) Stories
e) Workbooks
12) Typically, the order of building different elements in Tableau is:
a) Dashboards, Worksheets, Stories
b) Stories, Dashboards, Worksheets
c) Worksheets, Dashboards, Stories
d) Worksheets, Stories, Dashboards
13) Different techniques of combining data in Tableau are (Choose all that qualify):
a) Blending
b) Merging
c) Union
d) Join
14) It is possible to pull data into Tableau from (Choose all that qualify):
a) Clipboard
b) .jpg files
c) .pdf files
d) .png files
15) Under the hood, Tableau creates temporary tables to complete cross-database join operations
a) Yes
b) No
Solutions will be given in next post
1) Which of the following field roles are valid in Tableau? (Choose all that qualify)
a) Discrete Dimensions
b) Discrete Measures
c) Continuous Measures
d) Continuous Dimensions
2) Which are correct colors representations for field types in Tableau?
a) Discrete fields are blue and Continuous fields are blue
b) Discrete fields are green and Continuous fields are green
c) Discrete fields are blue and Continuous fields are green
d) Discrete fields are green and Continuous fields are blue
3) In Tableau, when a measure is added to a sheet, it is aggregated by default
a) True
b) False
4) Which is not a predefined aggregation in Tableau?
a) Mode
b) Variance
c) Std. Dev (Pop.)
d) Maximum
e) Attribute
5) Which is not a Tableau Product?
a) Tableau Prep
b) Tableau Cloud
c) Tableau Desktop
d) Tableau Server
6) One can interact with Tableau using (Choose all that qualify)
a) a laptop
b) a mobile
c) an application in which Tableau is embedded
d) a tablet
7) For organizations, which is not a correct licensing option:
a) Tableau Creator
b) Tableau Explorer
c) Tableau Viewer
d) Tableau Organizer
8) For individual users, which is the only licensing option:
a) Tableau Creator
b) Tableau Explorer
c) Tableau Viewer
d) Tableau Organizer
9) Which of the following are correct Tableau data types (Choose all that qualify):
a) Date & Time
b) Number (integer)
c) Time
d) Date
e) Character
f) Boolean
g) Compound
10) Data from different databases can be combined in the following ways (Choose all that qualify):
a) Join
b) Union
c) Data blending
d) Cross-database join
11) A workbook comprises (Choose all that qualify):
a) Dashboards
b) Views
c) Worksheets
d) Stories
e) Workbooks
12) Typically, the order of building different elements in Tableau is:
a) Dashboards, Worksheets, Stories
b) Stories, Dashboards, Worksheets
c) Worksheets, Dashboards, Stories
d) Worksheets, Stories, Dashboards
13) Different techniques of combining data in Tableau are (Choose all that qualify):
a) Blending
b) Merging
c) Union
d) Join
14) It is possible to pull data into Tableau from (Choose all that qualify):
a) Clipboard
b) .jpg files
c) .pdf files
d) .png files
15) Under the hood, Tableau creates temporary tables to complete cross-database join operations
a) Yes
b) No
Solutions will be given in next post
