Microsoft Certified:Power BI Data Analyst Associate
Domain 1Objective 1
Get or Connect to Data PL-300 Practice Questions (Page 5)
Part of the Prepare the data domain, which accounts for 25–30% of the PL-300 exam. Microsoft does not publish an official question count, but from its 100-minute exam (~40–65 total, ~10–20 in this domain), expect 3–7 from this objective — we provide 31 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)
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Questions 21–25
- 21
A human resources department has a small Excel workbook (2 MB) that is updated monthly. They need a Power BI report that shows the latest data after each update. They do not want to rely on a gateway. What should you do?
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A data analyst is troubleshooting a Power BI report that fails to refresh in the Power BI service. The report connects to an on-premises SQL Server database using a gateway. The error message indicates that the credentials are invalid. The analyst has verified that the service account password is correct. What else should the analyst check?
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Which Power BI connectivity mode is designed to query data directly from a lakehouse without importing data into a dataset?
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Which of the following is a characteristic of DirectQuery mode in Power BI?
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What is a primary advantage of using Import mode in Power BI?
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