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Databricks-Certified-Data-Analyst-Associate Latest
Version: 7.0 Practice Exam Questions And Correct
Answers (Verified Answers)
Which of the following layers of the medallion
architecture is most commonly used by data analysts?
A. None of these layers are used by data analysts
B. Gold
C. All of these layers are used equally by data analysts
D. Silver
E. Bronze - ..ANSWER...✓✓ B. Gold
A data analyst has recently joined a new team that uses
Databricks SQL, but the analyst has never used
Databricks before. The analyst wants to know where in
Databricks SQL they can write and execute SQL queries.
On which of the following pages can the analyst write and
execute SQL queries?
A. Data page
B. Dashboards page
C. Queries page
D. Alerts page
E. SQL Editor page - ..ANSWER...✓✓ E. SQL Editor page
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Which of the following describes how Databricks SQL
should be used in relation to other business intelligence
(BI) tools like Tableau, Power BI, and looker?
A. As an exact substitute with the same level of
functionality
B. As a substitute with less functionality
C. As a complete replacement with additional functionality
D. As a complementary tool for professional-grade
presentations
E. As a complementary tool for quick in-platform BI work
- ..ANSWER...✓✓ E. As a complementary tool for quick
in-platform BI work
Which of the following approaches can be used to connect
Databricks to Fivetran for data ingestion?
A. Use Workflows to establish a SQL warehouse
(formerly known as a SQL endpoint) for Fivetran to
interact with
B. Use Delta Live Tables to establish a cluster for Fivetran
to interact with
C. Use Partner Connect's automated workflow to
establish a cluster for Fivetran to interact with
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D. Use Partner Connect's automated workflow to
establish a SQL warehouse (formerly known as a SQL
endpoint) for Fivetran to interact with
E. Use Workflows to establish a cluster for Fivetran to
interact with - ..ANSWER...✓✓ C. Use Partner Connect's
automated workflow to establish a cluster for Fivetran to
interact with
Data professionals with varying titles use the Databricks
SQL service as the primary touchpoint with the
Databricks Lakehouse Platform. However, some users
will use other services like Databricks Machine Learning
or Databricks Data Science and Engineering. Which of the
following roles uses Databricks SQL as a secondary
service while primarily using one of the other services?
A. Business analyst
B. SQL analyst
C. Data engineer
D. Business intelligence analyst
E. Data analyst - ..ANSWER...✓✓ C. Data engineer
A data analyst has set up a SQL query to run every four
hours on a SQL endpoint, but the SQL endpoint is taking
too long to start up with each run. Which of the following
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changes can the data analyst make to reduce the start-up
time for the endpoint while managing costs?
A. Reduce the SQL endpoint cluster size
B. Increase the SQL endpoint cluster size
C. Turn off the Auto stop feature
D. Increase the minimum scaling value
E. Use a Serverless SQL endpoint - ..ANSWER...✓✓ E.
Use a Serverless SQL endpoint
A data engineering team has created a Structured
Streaming pipeline that processes data in micro-batches
and populates gold-level tables. The micro batches are
triggered every minute. A data analyst has created a
dashboard based on this gold-level data. The project
stakeholders want to see the results in the dashboard
updated within one minute or less of new data becoming
available within the gold-level tables. Which of the
following cautions should the data analyst share prior to
setting up the dashboard to complete this task?
A. The required compute resources could be costly
B. The gold-level tables are not appropriately clean for
business reporting
C. The streaming data is not an appropriate data source
for a dashboard
Databricks-Certified-Data-Analyst-Associate Latest
Version: 7.0 Practice Exam Questions And Correct
Answers (Verified Answers)
Which of the following layers of the medallion
architecture is most commonly used by data analysts?
A. None of these layers are used by data analysts
B. Gold
C. All of these layers are used equally by data analysts
D. Silver
E. Bronze - ..ANSWER...✓✓ B. Gold
A data analyst has recently joined a new team that uses
Databricks SQL, but the analyst has never used
Databricks before. The analyst wants to know where in
Databricks SQL they can write and execute SQL queries.
On which of the following pages can the analyst write and
execute SQL queries?
A. Data page
B. Dashboards page
C. Queries page
D. Alerts page
E. SQL Editor page - ..ANSWER...✓✓ E. SQL Editor page
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Which of the following describes how Databricks SQL
should be used in relation to other business intelligence
(BI) tools like Tableau, Power BI, and looker?
A. As an exact substitute with the same level of
functionality
B. As a substitute with less functionality
C. As a complete replacement with additional functionality
D. As a complementary tool for professional-grade
presentations
E. As a complementary tool for quick in-platform BI work
- ..ANSWER...✓✓ E. As a complementary tool for quick
in-platform BI work
Which of the following approaches can be used to connect
Databricks to Fivetran for data ingestion?
A. Use Workflows to establish a SQL warehouse
(formerly known as a SQL endpoint) for Fivetran to
interact with
B. Use Delta Live Tables to establish a cluster for Fivetran
to interact with
C. Use Partner Connect's automated workflow to
establish a cluster for Fivetran to interact with
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D. Use Partner Connect's automated workflow to
establish a SQL warehouse (formerly known as a SQL
endpoint) for Fivetran to interact with
E. Use Workflows to establish a cluster for Fivetran to
interact with - ..ANSWER...✓✓ C. Use Partner Connect's
automated workflow to establish a cluster for Fivetran to
interact with
Data professionals with varying titles use the Databricks
SQL service as the primary touchpoint with the
Databricks Lakehouse Platform. However, some users
will use other services like Databricks Machine Learning
or Databricks Data Science and Engineering. Which of the
following roles uses Databricks SQL as a secondary
service while primarily using one of the other services?
A. Business analyst
B. SQL analyst
C. Data engineer
D. Business intelligence analyst
E. Data analyst - ..ANSWER...✓✓ C. Data engineer
A data analyst has set up a SQL query to run every four
hours on a SQL endpoint, but the SQL endpoint is taking
too long to start up with each run. Which of the following
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changes can the data analyst make to reduce the start-up
time for the endpoint while managing costs?
A. Reduce the SQL endpoint cluster size
B. Increase the SQL endpoint cluster size
C. Turn off the Auto stop feature
D. Increase the minimum scaling value
E. Use a Serverless SQL endpoint - ..ANSWER...✓✓ E.
Use a Serverless SQL endpoint
A data engineering team has created a Structured
Streaming pipeline that processes data in micro-batches
and populates gold-level tables. The micro batches are
triggered every minute. A data analyst has created a
dashboard based on this gold-level data. The project
stakeholders want to see the results in the dashboard
updated within one minute or less of new data becoming
available within the gold-level tables. Which of the
following cautions should the data analyst share prior to
setting up the dashboard to complete this task?
A. The required compute resources could be costly
B. The gold-level tables are not appropriately clean for
business reporting
C. The streaming data is not an appropriate data source
for a dashboard
