A credential backed by Microsoft carries real weight with hiring managers, and the Microsoft Analyzing Data with Microsoft Power BI exam is how you earn one. Preparing with the 150 practice questions from ActualCollection keeps every study hour focused on what the exam actually asks.
Microsoft DA-100 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Analyzing Data with Microsoft Power BI |
| Exam Number: | DA-100 |
| Exam Format: | Case study, Multiple choice, Drag and drop, Multiple response, Build list |
| Real Exam Qty: | 40-60 |
| Related Certifications: | Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate |
| Exam Price: | USD 165 |
| Exam Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Certification valid for one year, renewable |
| Available Languages: | German, Portuguese (Brazil), Arabic (Saudi Arabia), Spanish, Chinese (Simplified), French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Traditional), English |
| Passing Score: | 700 |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Online (proctored) or Onsite at a Pearson VUE testing center |
| Pre Condition: | Familiarity with data concepts and experience with data analysis |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/data-analyst-associate/ |
Microsoft DA-100 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Deploy and maintain deliverables | 10% | - Manage datasets
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| Visualize the data | 25% | - Create dashboards
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| Prepare the data | 20% | - Clean the data
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| Analyze the data | 15% | - Enhance reports for usability and storytelling
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| Model the data | 30% | - Design a data model
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Microsoft DA-100 Exam: Frequently Asked Questions
The Microsoft Analyzing Data with Microsoft Power BI exam is the official Microsoft test registered under exam code DA-100. Passing it earns you the Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate certification, a credential at the Associate level. It is also linked to the related certification: Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate. Microsoft exams are valued because they test job-ready skills, so a passing score here carries real weight on a resume.
The Microsoft Analyzing Data with Microsoft Power BI exam includes 40-60 questions to be completed within 120 minutes. Do the pacing math before exam day: with that many items on the clock, you need a steady rhythm and the discipline to flag a hard question and move on instead of stalling. Two or three full timed sessions with the ActualCollection test engine will show you exactly what that pace feels like, so time pressure stops being a factor on the real day.
To pass the Microsoft Analyzing Data with Microsoft Power BI exam you need 700, and the official registration fee is USD 165. A retake is not discounted: a failed attempt means paying the full USD 165 again, so treat your first sitting as the expensive one. A sensible rule is to book your seat only after you are scoring comfortably above the passing mark on the ActualCollection practice tests, not just squeaking past it once.
Familiarity with data concepts and experience with data analysis
Eligibility rules do change from time to time, so confirm the current requirements before you register on the official exam page.
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The official Microsoft Analyzing Data with Microsoft Power BI syllabus is organized into 5 domains. Key areas include Visualize the data (25%), Model the data (30%), and Deploy and maintain deliverables (10%). The complete, up-to-date topic list appears in the exam topics section above; work through it line by line and flag anything you cannot yet explain in your own words.
Microsoft Analyzing Data with Microsoft Power BI Sample Questions:
You have a power BI tenant that hosts the datasets shown in the following table.
You have the following requirements:
* The export of reports that contain Personally Identifiable Information (Pll) must be prevented.
* Data used for financial decisions must be reviewed and approved before use.
For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise select No. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point
Correct Answer:
You have a dashboard that contains tiles pinned from a single report as shown in the Original Dashboard exhibit. (Click the Original Dashboard tab.)
You need to modify the dashboard to appear as shown in the Modified Dashboard exhibit. (Click the Modified Dashboard tab.)
What should you do?
- A. Create a custom CSS file.
- B. Change the dashboard theme.
- C. Edit the details of each tile.
- D. Change the report theme.
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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Your company has affiliates who help the company acquire customers.
You build a report for the affiliate managers at the company to assist them in understanding affiliate performance.
The managers request a visual showing the total sales value of the latest 50 transactions for each affiliate. You have a data model that contains the following tables.
You need to develop a measure to support the visual.
How should you complete the DAX expression? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Correct Answer:
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/topn-function-dax
You have a custom connector that returns ID, From, To, Subject, Body, and Has Attachments for every email sent during the past year. More than 10 million records are returned.
You build a report analyzing the internal networks of employees based on whom they send emails to.
You need to prevent report recipients from reading the analyzed emails. The solution must minimize the model size.
What should you do?
- A. Implement row-level security (RLS) so that the report recipients can only see results based on the emails they sent.
- B. Remove the Subject and Body columns during the import.
- C. From Model view, set the Subject and Body columns to Hidden.
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
You need to create a relationship between the Weekly_Returns table and the Date table to meet the reporting requirements of the regional managers. What should you do?
- A. Create a new table based on the Date table where date-id is unique, and then create a many-to-many relationship to Weekly_Return.
- B. In the Weekly.Returns table, create a new calculated column named date-id in a format of yyyymmdd and use the calculated column to create a relationship to the Date table.
- C. Add the Weekly_Returns data to the Sales table by using related DAX functions.
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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