Tableau Desktop Specialist UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
If you have a dashboard and are displaying its filter, how can you rearrange it? - ✔✔✔By
clicking on the 2 lines on top and dragging the filter.
Which of the following can help us focus on specific data without removing data in the
visualization? - ✔✔✔Highlighters
A union of two tables usually results in an _____________________ - ✔✔✔increase in the
number of rows
Which of the following calculations DO NOT need a quick table calculation? -
✔✔✔Variance and Standard Deviation
While borders and background colors let you visually highlight items on a dashboard,
_________ lets you precisely space items. - ✔✔✔padding
How can you add color to marks in the view in Tableau? - ✔✔✔From the Data pane, drag a
field to Color on the Marks card.
Which of the following are valid Dashboard size options? - ✔✔✔Range, Automatic, Fixed
Size
A Tableau Data Source File (.tds) contains which of the following? - ✔✔✔Calculated Fields,
Default Field Properties, and Data Source Type
Which of the following options best describe measures? - ✔✔✔They are numerical,
quantitative
If you see a Blue field, generally it will add _____________ to the view - ✔✔✔headers
, Which of the following are valid reasons to use a Tableau Data Extract (.tde) over Live
Connections? - ✔✔✔Help to improve performance, fast to create, and to support additional
functionality such as count distinct
Which of the following are valid Layout Container types when using Dashboards in Tableau?
- ✔✔✔Horizontal and Vertical Container
What do the colours Blue and Green represent in Tableau? - ✔✔✔Discrete and Continuous
Which of the following sets would you use to compare the members? - ✔✔✔Combined Sets
Which of the following are true about dimensions? - ✔✔✔They affect the level of detail in
the view, they contain qualitative values (such as names, dates, or geographical data), and
dates are mostly placed in dimensions by default for relational data sources
Which of the following are valid way(s) to make either of Rows or Columns Bold without
affecting the other? - ✔✔✔Right click on Rows or Columns, and choose format. In the Font
option click on Bold and Choose Format from the Menu bar, select Row or Column, and then
select Bold under the header option
Which of the following are true about Dashboards in Tableau? - ✔✔✔Tiled items don't
overlap, Floating items can be layered over other objects, and A bar chart can be used a
floating item
Which of the following describes the best way to change the formatting at a workbook level?
- ✔✔✔Choose Format from the menu on top and then specify the formatting in the new
Format workbook pane.
How can you format an axis as Bold in Tableau? - ✔✔✔By right clicking on the axis,
choosing format, and then setting its font to bold.
In which of the following scenarios would having a live connection be more beneficial than
using an extract? - ✔✔✔Analyzing real time data from production systems, Analyzing real
time stock prices, and Analyzing and tracking real time flight updates
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
If you have a dashboard and are displaying its filter, how can you rearrange it? - ✔✔✔By
clicking on the 2 lines on top and dragging the filter.
Which of the following can help us focus on specific data without removing data in the
visualization? - ✔✔✔Highlighters
A union of two tables usually results in an _____________________ - ✔✔✔increase in the
number of rows
Which of the following calculations DO NOT need a quick table calculation? -
✔✔✔Variance and Standard Deviation
While borders and background colors let you visually highlight items on a dashboard,
_________ lets you precisely space items. - ✔✔✔padding
How can you add color to marks in the view in Tableau? - ✔✔✔From the Data pane, drag a
field to Color on the Marks card.
Which of the following are valid Dashboard size options? - ✔✔✔Range, Automatic, Fixed
Size
A Tableau Data Source File (.tds) contains which of the following? - ✔✔✔Calculated Fields,
Default Field Properties, and Data Source Type
Which of the following options best describe measures? - ✔✔✔They are numerical,
quantitative
If you see a Blue field, generally it will add _____________ to the view - ✔✔✔headers
, Which of the following are valid reasons to use a Tableau Data Extract (.tde) over Live
Connections? - ✔✔✔Help to improve performance, fast to create, and to support additional
functionality such as count distinct
Which of the following are valid Layout Container types when using Dashboards in Tableau?
- ✔✔✔Horizontal and Vertical Container
What do the colours Blue and Green represent in Tableau? - ✔✔✔Discrete and Continuous
Which of the following sets would you use to compare the members? - ✔✔✔Combined Sets
Which of the following are true about dimensions? - ✔✔✔They affect the level of detail in
the view, they contain qualitative values (such as names, dates, or geographical data), and
dates are mostly placed in dimensions by default for relational data sources
Which of the following are valid way(s) to make either of Rows or Columns Bold without
affecting the other? - ✔✔✔Right click on Rows or Columns, and choose format. In the Font
option click on Bold and Choose Format from the Menu bar, select Row or Column, and then
select Bold under the header option
Which of the following are true about Dashboards in Tableau? - ✔✔✔Tiled items don't
overlap, Floating items can be layered over other objects, and A bar chart can be used a
floating item
Which of the following describes the best way to change the formatting at a workbook level?
- ✔✔✔Choose Format from the menu on top and then specify the formatting in the new
Format workbook pane.
How can you format an axis as Bold in Tableau? - ✔✔✔By right clicking on the axis,
choosing format, and then setting its font to bold.
In which of the following scenarios would having a live connection be more beneficial than
using an extract? - ✔✔✔Analyzing real time data from production systems, Analyzing real
time stock prices, and Analyzing and tracking real time flight updates
