TABLEAU DESKTOP SPECIALIST
CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
live data connection - Correct Answers -*Default
you can refresh views within tableau to see the most up to date information
Tableau is not importing your data so you can get started immediately
connecting to a server - Correct Answers -you need a log in to the server and a driver
to create an extract - Correct Answers -right click data source > Extract data
note: if your workbook is saved as .TWBX file, the extract will be saved as a part of your
file. If it is saved as a .TDS, you will be prompted to save the extract file elsewhere.
Save metadata properties (colors, etc) - Correct Answers -locally saving this or publish
to TOL or Tableau Server
right click data source>Add to Saved Data Sources
will save at a . TDS
- just info about the connection
- not the actual data source
joining tables - Correct Answers -combines information
- new fields or colums based on a field that they share
inner join - Correct Answers -preserves only the rows that have the same key fields
only get info for rows that are listed in both
left join - Correct Answers -use all records from the left table and the matched records
from the right table - any records not matched result in a null
right join - Correct Answers -tables from the right prioritized
CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
live data connection - Correct Answers -*Default
you can refresh views within tableau to see the most up to date information
Tableau is not importing your data so you can get started immediately
connecting to a server - Correct Answers -you need a log in to the server and a driver
to create an extract - Correct Answers -right click data source > Extract data
note: if your workbook is saved as .TWBX file, the extract will be saved as a part of your
file. If it is saved as a .TDS, you will be prompted to save the extract file elsewhere.
Save metadata properties (colors, etc) - Correct Answers -locally saving this or publish
to TOL or Tableau Server
right click data source>Add to Saved Data Sources
will save at a . TDS
- just info about the connection
- not the actual data source
joining tables - Correct Answers -combines information
- new fields or colums based on a field that they share
inner join - Correct Answers -preserves only the rows that have the same key fields
only get info for rows that are listed in both
left join - Correct Answers -use all records from the left table and the matched records
from the right table - any records not matched result in a null
right join - Correct Answers -tables from the right prioritized
