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Free Databricks Certified Data Analyst Associate Exam Databricks-Certified-Data-Analyst-Associate Exam Questions

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Question 1

A data analyst is attempting to drop a table my_table. The analyst wants to delete all table metadata and data.

They run the following command:

DROP TABLE IF EXISTS my_table;

While the object no longer appears when they run SHOW TABLES, the data files still exist.

Which of the following describes why the data files still exist and the metadata files were deleted?

Correct Answer: C. The table was external

Question 2

Which of the following is a benefit of Databricks SQL using ANSI SQL as its standard SQL dialect?

Correct Answer: B. It is easy to migrate existing SQL queries to Databricks SQL

Question 3

In which of the following scenarios should a data engineer select a Task in the Depends On field of a new Databricks Job Task?

Correct Answer: E. When another task needs to successfully complete before the new task begins.

Question 4

A data engineering team has created a Structured Streaming pipeline that processes data in micro-batches and populates gold-level tables. The microbatches are triggered every 10 minutes.

A data analyst has created a dashboard based on this gold level dat

a. The project stakeholders want to see the results in the dashboard updated within 10 minutes or less of new data becoming available within the gold-level tables.

What is the ability to ensure the streamed data is included in the dashboard at the standard requested by the project stakeholders?

Correct Answer: A. A refresh schedule with an interval of 10 minutes or less

Question 5

A data analyst filters rows where the tags array includes the value 'sql' using this query:

SELECT * FROM main.analytics.articles WHERE tags = 'sql';

This query returns no results.

How should the analyst query to filter for rows where the tags array contains 'sql'?

Correct Answer: D. SELECT * FROM main.analytics.articles WHERE array_contains(tags, 'sql');

Question 6

A data analyst needs to share a Databricks SQL dashboard with stakeholders that are not permitted to have accounts in the Databricks deployment. The stakeholders need to be notified every time the dashboard is refreshed.

Which approach can the data analyst use to accomplish this task with minimal effort/

Correct Answer: B. By adding the stakeholders' email addresses to the refresh schedule subscribers list

Question 7

A data analyst created and is the owner of the managed table my_ table. They now want to change ownership of the table to a single other user using Data Explorer.

Which of the following approaches can the analyst use to complete the task?

Correct Answer: C. Edit the Owner field in the table page by selecting the new owner's account

Question 8

A data analyst is processing a complex aggregation on a table with zero null values and the query returns the following result:

Which query did the analyst execute in order to get this result?

A)

B)

C)

D)

Correct Answer: B. Option B

Question 9

A data analyst has been asked to produce a visualization that shows the flow of users through a website.

Which of the following is used for visualizing this type of flow?

Correct Answer: E. Sankey A Sankey diagram is a type of visualization that shows the flow of data between different nodes or categories. It is often used to represent the movement of users through a website, as it can show the paths they take, the sources they come from, the pages they visit, and the outcomes they achieve. A Sankey diagram consists of links and nodes, where the links represent the volume or weight of the flow, and the nodes represent the stages or steps of the flow. The width of the links is proportional to the amount of flow, and the color of the links can indicate different attributes or segments of the flow. A Sankey diagram can help identify the most common or popular user journeys, the bottlenecks or drop-offs in the flow, and the opportunities for improvement or optimization.Reference: The answer can be verified from Databricks documentation which provides examples and instructions on how to create Sankey diagrams using Databricks SQL Analytics and Databricks Visualizations. Reference links: Databricks SQL Analytics - Sankey Diagram, Databricks Visualizations - Sankey Diagram

Question 10

A managed table and an unmanaged external table were both created in Databricks SQL, and data was ingested into each table. Later, both tables were dropped.

What is the status of data for each of those tables?

Correct Answer: B. The data in the managed table were deleted, and the data in the unmanaged external table were left untouched.