DA100 Exam

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  • Created on: 15-01-22 22:18
What does Column Quality show?
Brief Overview of Valid, Error and Empty Values
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What does Column Distribution show?
Distinct and Unique Values
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Unique Values are?
Values that appear only once
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Distinct values are?
Total count of values
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What does Column Profile show?
Values and Statistics of a table, based on first 1,000 rows of dat
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Where can you edit M Code?
Power Query - Advanced Editor
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What forms the basis of M Code?
let & in
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What is the risk of null values in numeric columns
Average wont' be calculated correctly
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What does Append do?
It combines rows that share similar column headers
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What does merge do?
It combines columns between two tables that have a column in common
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What are examples of flat files?
CSV and txt
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What are examples of output files?
xlxs (Excel files)
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What's an advantage of getting data through online sources like Sharepoint and One Drive?
Data is updated in real time
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What can break a reporting model
Broken file path or reconnecting to a file without the same file structure e.g. deleted or renamed columns
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How can you change a file path?
Home - Data Source Settings - Change Source
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What are the 3 connectivity modes when connecting to a SQL Server?
Import, Direct Query, Dual
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What is the difference between SQL and NoSQL?
NoSQL database does not use tables to store data
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What are the steps to import a JSON file?
Get Data - Click on Records - Edit in PQ - Select the fields you want to load
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What is the difference between Import and Direct Query as Storage modes?
Direct Query queries data directly in data source. Importing creates a cached local copy
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When should you use DirectQuery?
If you can't import a copy of data or the dataset is too large and will take too long to load
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How can you fix performance issues for reports in BI Desktop
Performance Analyser
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What is Query folding?
Transformations and edits in PQ are tracked as native Queries that work like SQL Select Statements
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What are the benefits of Query Folding?
1. More efficient data and incremental refresh 2. Optimises performance 3. Automatic compatibility with DirectQuery and Data Storage Modes
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Where can you find Query Diagnostics?
File - Tools - Diagnose Step
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3 Ways to Optimise Query Performance in BI?
1. Process data/ perform calculations in original source 2. Use native SQL queries 3. Separate date and time
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What are examples of data import errors?
1. Timeout expired 2. Couldn't find data formatted as a table 3. Could not find file
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What type of expression do you use to extract data from Microsoft SQL Server?
T-SQL
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What is the impact of disabling load for a query in PQ?
Doesn't get loaded as a table to the data model
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