TABLEAU DESKTOP SPECIALIST
CERTIFICATION PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ASWERS
While Installing Tableau Server if port 8850 and Port 80 are not available what will
happen to TSM and Tableau Server?
A) Installer will not start until these ports are available
B) If those ports are not available, Installation will error out since these ports must be
available for Tableau.
C) If those ports are not available, Installation will complete with a clear warning and will
show the new ports that has been dynamically taken up.
D) Active/ Passive Repository across two nodes - Correct Answers -D) Active/ Passive
Repository across two nodes
State the best reason for using an extract instead of a live connection?
A. The data source supports a live connection through ODBC.
B. A fresh data set is required all the time.
C. You need to apply an aggregation that takes too long when using a live connection.
D. You need to join tables that are in the data source. - Correct Answers -C. You need
to apply an aggregation that takes too long when using a live connection.
State what should be used to create a calculated field that returns data independent of
the data granularity in a view?
A. An INCLUDE LOD calculation
B. A table calculation
C. A basic calculation
D. A FIXED LOD calculationlation - Correct Answers -D. A FIXED LOD calculation
Mention, what should be specified to connect to multiple tables in a single data source
at one time.
A. A blend
, B. A calculation
C. A join
D. A hierarchy - Correct Answers -C. A join
A field that shows average home values for the United States in 2016 is most likely:
A. A discrete date part dimension
B. A continuous date value dimension
C. A geographical dimension
D. An aggregated measure - Correct Answers -D. An aggregated measure
5. Mention the interactive elements to add to a dashboard for users.
A. URL actions
B. Edit tooltip options
C. Filter actions
D. Hide and unhide all sheet options
E. A and C - Correct Answers -E. A and C
What does the box in a box plot represent?
A. Maximum extent of the data
B. The range of the middle half of the data points
C. he median of the middle half of the data points
D. The outliers of the data - Correct Answers -B. The range of the middle half of the
data points
7. Tableau can create worksheet-specific filters.
A. True
B. False - Correct Answers -A. The statement is true as Tableau can create worksheet
specific filters.
In an entire workbook, the Highlighting action can be disabled.
A. True
B. False - Correct Answers -A. True, The disablement of the highlighting action is done
for the entire workbook from the toolbar.
Tableau displays time as a measure in which graph?
A. Bar graph
B. Line graph
C. Histogram
D. Scatter Plots - Correct Answers -B. Line Graph
In Tableau, the icon that represents a grouped field is
CERTIFICATION PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ASWERS
While Installing Tableau Server if port 8850 and Port 80 are not available what will
happen to TSM and Tableau Server?
A) Installer will not start until these ports are available
B) If those ports are not available, Installation will error out since these ports must be
available for Tableau.
C) If those ports are not available, Installation will complete with a clear warning and will
show the new ports that has been dynamically taken up.
D) Active/ Passive Repository across two nodes - Correct Answers -D) Active/ Passive
Repository across two nodes
State the best reason for using an extract instead of a live connection?
A. The data source supports a live connection through ODBC.
B. A fresh data set is required all the time.
C. You need to apply an aggregation that takes too long when using a live connection.
D. You need to join tables that are in the data source. - Correct Answers -C. You need
to apply an aggregation that takes too long when using a live connection.
State what should be used to create a calculated field that returns data independent of
the data granularity in a view?
A. An INCLUDE LOD calculation
B. A table calculation
C. A basic calculation
D. A FIXED LOD calculationlation - Correct Answers -D. A FIXED LOD calculation
Mention, what should be specified to connect to multiple tables in a single data source
at one time.
A. A blend
, B. A calculation
C. A join
D. A hierarchy - Correct Answers -C. A join
A field that shows average home values for the United States in 2016 is most likely:
A. A discrete date part dimension
B. A continuous date value dimension
C. A geographical dimension
D. An aggregated measure - Correct Answers -D. An aggregated measure
5. Mention the interactive elements to add to a dashboard for users.
A. URL actions
B. Edit tooltip options
C. Filter actions
D. Hide and unhide all sheet options
E. A and C - Correct Answers -E. A and C
What does the box in a box plot represent?
A. Maximum extent of the data
B. The range of the middle half of the data points
C. he median of the middle half of the data points
D. The outliers of the data - Correct Answers -B. The range of the middle half of the
data points
7. Tableau can create worksheet-specific filters.
A. True
B. False - Correct Answers -A. The statement is true as Tableau can create worksheet
specific filters.
In an entire workbook, the Highlighting action can be disabled.
A. True
B. False - Correct Answers -A. True, The disablement of the highlighting action is done
for the entire workbook from the toolbar.
Tableau displays time as a measure in which graph?
A. Bar graph
B. Line graph
C. Histogram
D. Scatter Plots - Correct Answers -B. Line Graph
In Tableau, the icon that represents a grouped field is
