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Azure Data Fundamentals

DP-900 English PDF practice questions: 323 questions in source order, with options supported by the source format, answers and available explanations. Access covers this exam only. One-time payment; no automatic renewal.

Exam overview

For beginners learning relational and nonrelational data concepts and Azure analytics workloads.

Exam code
DP-900
Official exam / credential
Azure Data Fundamentals
Exam format
Proctored assessment; interactive items may be included
Exam duration
45 minutes
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323 total questions

Questions follow the source order. Expand each answer to see its explanation.

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Question 11

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HOTSPOT -
To complete the sentence, select the appropriate option in the answer area.
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Answer

C

Explanation

Disadvantages of non-relational databases include: Data Consistency ג€' non-relational databases do not perform ACID transactions.
Note: Relational databases are optimized for writes. They are optimized for consistency and availability. Advantages of relational databases include simplicity, ease of data retrieval, data integrity, and flexibility.
Incorrect Answers:
Use a relational database when data that you work with is structured, and the structure is not subject to frequent changes.
Use Cloud storage (no relational database) for geographically distributed writes.
Reference:
https://towardsdatascience.com/choosing-the-right-database-c45cd3a28f77

Question 12

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For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise, select No.
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Answer

YYY

Explanation

Batch processing can have output to SQL Database, Hive, HBase, Spark SQL. Look at the link and the diagram there https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/big-data/batch-processing

Question 13

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DRAG DROP -
Your company plans to load data from a customer relationship management (CRM) system to a data warehouse by using an extract, load, and transform (ELT) process.
Where does data processing occur for each stage of the ELT process? To answer, drag the appropriate locations to the correct stages. Each location may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
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Answer

BCC

Question 14

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To complete the sentence, select the appropriate option in the answer area.
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Answer

B

Explanation

Generally speaking, data analytics comes in four types (Figure 1):
Descriptive, to answer the question: What's happening?
Diagnostic, to answer the question: Why's happening?
Predictive, to answer the question: What will happen?
Prescriptive, to answer the question: What actions should we take?
Reference:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/answering-whats-happening-whys-happening-and-what-will-happen-with-iot-analytics/

Question 15

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DRAG DROP -
Match the types of visualizations to the appropriate descriptions.
To answer, drag the appropriate visualization type from the column on the left to its description on the right. Each visualization type may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
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Answer

CAB

Explanation

Box 1: Tree map -
Treemaps are charts of colored rectangles, with size representing value. They can be hierarchical, with rectangles nested within the main rectangles.
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Box 2: Key influencer -
A key influencer chart displays the major contributors to a selected result or value.

Box 3: Scatter -
Scatter and Bubble charts display relationships between 2 (scatter) or 3 (bubble) quantitative measures -- whether or not, in which order, etc.

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