Tableau Fundamentals Questions and answers
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The three aspects of the Tableau Desktop workflow (in order) are:
a) Connect, analyze, and share b) Analyze, share, and connect c) Share, analyze,
and connect d) Connect, share, and analyze - CORRECT ANSWER-Connect,
analyze, and share
Renaming a dimension or measure in Tableau Desktop:
a) Renames it in the underlying data source. b) Does not rename it in the
underlying data source. - CORRECT ANSWER-Does not rename it in the
underlying data source.
By default, Tableau Desktop:
,a) Creates a snapshot of your data as an extract b) Maintains a live connection to
your data source - CORRECT ANSWER-Maintains a live connection to your data
source
Which of the following can you edit from the Manage Metadata screen?
a) Data Type, Field Name, Table, and Remote Field Name b) Data type, Field
Name c) Table, and Remote Field Name d) Data type, Table, and Remote Field
Name - CORRECT ANSWER-Data type, Field Name
To refresh a live connection from on a worksheet,
a) From the Data menu, select "Refresh All Extracts" b) From the Data menu,
select the Data Source, and then Refresh c) From the Data menu, select the Data
Source, and then Extract Data d) From the Data pane, right-click the Data Source,
and select View Data - CORRECT ANSWER-From the Data menu, select the
Data Source, and then Refresh
Which of the following is NOT stored in a Tableau Data Source (.tds) file?
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,a) Data connection information b) Renamed dimensions and measures c)
Worksheet vizzes d) Folders created to organize dimensions and measures -
CORRECT ANSWER-Worksheet vizzes
When your data is stored in tables from different databases, which of the following
methods allow you to combine the data into a single viz?
a) A join or a union b) A join or a cross-database join c) A union or a data blend d)
A union or a cross-database join e) A data blend or a cross-database join -
CORRECT ANSWER-A data blend or a cross-database join
Which of the following combines tables that are related by common fields
(columns) and results in a virtual table that extends horizontally by adding columns
of data?
a) A join b) A union c) A blend - CORRECT ANSWER-A join
Which of the following is useful when you want to join data but the database
you're using doesn't allow joins (for example, a cube data source)?
a) A join b) A union c) A blend d) A cross-database join - CORRECT ANSWER-
A blend
, Which of the following is useful for combining data that is at different levels of
detail (for example combining monthly data with daily data)?
a) A join b) A union c) A blend d) A cross-database join - CORRECT ANSWER-
A blend
Which of the following is useful when combining two tables that have the same
fields (columns) but different rows of data (for example, one has rows of 2018 data
and one has rows of 2019 data)?
a) A join b) A union c) A blend d) A cross-database join - CORRECT ANSWER-
A union
A _________ combines the data and then aggregates it. A _________ aggregates
and then combines the data. a) Join; Blend b) Blend; Join - CORRECT ANSWER-
Join; Blend
Table A lists Campaign IDs and Campaign Names. Table B lists Customer IDs,
Customer Names, and the Campaign IDs of campaigns with which the customers
have interacted. You join the tables in Tableau Desktop (based on the common
Campaign ID field) with Table A on the left and Table B on the right. You build a
crosstab showing Campaign IDs, Campaign Names, Customer IDs, and Customer
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The three aspects of the Tableau Desktop workflow (in order) are:
a) Connect, analyze, and share b) Analyze, share, and connect c) Share, analyze,
and connect d) Connect, share, and analyze - CORRECT ANSWER-Connect,
analyze, and share
Renaming a dimension or measure in Tableau Desktop:
a) Renames it in the underlying data source. b) Does not rename it in the
underlying data source. - CORRECT ANSWER-Does not rename it in the
underlying data source.
By default, Tableau Desktop:
,a) Creates a snapshot of your data as an extract b) Maintains a live connection to
your data source - CORRECT ANSWER-Maintains a live connection to your data
source
Which of the following can you edit from the Manage Metadata screen?
a) Data Type, Field Name, Table, and Remote Field Name b) Data type, Field
Name c) Table, and Remote Field Name d) Data type, Table, and Remote Field
Name - CORRECT ANSWER-Data type, Field Name
To refresh a live connection from on a worksheet,
a) From the Data menu, select "Refresh All Extracts" b) From the Data menu,
select the Data Source, and then Refresh c) From the Data menu, select the Data
Source, and then Extract Data d) From the Data pane, right-click the Data Source,
and select View Data - CORRECT ANSWER-From the Data menu, select the
Data Source, and then Refresh
Which of the following is NOT stored in a Tableau Data Source (.tds) file?
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,a) Data connection information b) Renamed dimensions and measures c)
Worksheet vizzes d) Folders created to organize dimensions and measures -
CORRECT ANSWER-Worksheet vizzes
When your data is stored in tables from different databases, which of the following
methods allow you to combine the data into a single viz?
a) A join or a union b) A join or a cross-database join c) A union or a data blend d)
A union or a cross-database join e) A data blend or a cross-database join -
CORRECT ANSWER-A data blend or a cross-database join
Which of the following combines tables that are related by common fields
(columns) and results in a virtual table that extends horizontally by adding columns
of data?
a) A join b) A union c) A blend - CORRECT ANSWER-A join
Which of the following is useful when you want to join data but the database
you're using doesn't allow joins (for example, a cube data source)?
a) A join b) A union c) A blend d) A cross-database join - CORRECT ANSWER-
A blend
, Which of the following is useful for combining data that is at different levels of
detail (for example combining monthly data with daily data)?
a) A join b) A union c) A blend d) A cross-database join - CORRECT ANSWER-
A blend
Which of the following is useful when combining two tables that have the same
fields (columns) but different rows of data (for example, one has rows of 2018 data
and one has rows of 2019 data)?
a) A join b) A union c) A blend d) A cross-database join - CORRECT ANSWER-
A union
A _________ combines the data and then aggregates it. A _________ aggregates
and then combines the data. a) Join; Blend b) Blend; Join - CORRECT ANSWER-
Join; Blend
Table A lists Campaign IDs and Campaign Names. Table B lists Customer IDs,
Customer Names, and the Campaign IDs of campaigns with which the customers
have interacted. You join the tables in Tableau Desktop (based on the common
Campaign ID field) with Table A on the left and Table B on the right. You build a
crosstab showing Campaign IDs, Campaign Names, Customer IDs, and Customer
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