Certified Data Analyst Associate Practice Test

Review 140 CERTIFIED-DATA-ANALYST-ASSOCIATE practice questions with answer explanations and community insights.

Question 1

Which of the following layers of the medallion architecture is most commonly used by data analysts?

  1. None of these layers are used by data analysts
  2. Gold
  3. All of these layers are used equally by data analysts
  4. Silver
  5. Bronze

Question 2

A data analyst has recently joined a new team that uses Databricks SQL, but the analyst has never used Databricks before. The analyst wants to know where in Databricks SQL they can write and execute SQL queries. On which of the following pages can the analyst write and execute SQL queries?

  1. Data page
  2. Dashboards page
  3. Queries page
  4. Alerts page
  5. SQL Editor page

Question 3

Which of the following describes how Databricks SQL should be used in relation to other business intelligence (BI) tools like Tableau, Power BI, and looker?

  1. As an exact substitute with the same level of functionality
  2. As a substitute with less functionality
  3. As a complete replacement with additional functionality
  4. As a complementary tool for professional-grade presentations
  5. As a complementary tool for quick in-platform BI work

Question 4

Which of the following approaches can be used to connect Databricks to Fivetran for data ingestion?

  1. Use Workflows to establish a SQL warehouse (formerly known as a SQL endpoint) for Fivetran to interact with
  2. Use Delta Live Tables to establish a cluster for Fivetran to interact with
  3. Use Partner Connect's automated workflow to establish a cluster for Fivetran to interact with
  4. Use Partner Connect's automated workflow to establish a SQL warehouse (formerly known as a SQL endpoint) for Fivetran to interact with
  5. Use Workflows to establish a cluster for Fivetran to interact with

Question 5

Data professionals with varying titles use the Databricks SQL service as the primary touchpoint with the Databricks Lakehouse Platform. However, some users will use other services like Databricks Machine Learning or Databricks Data Science and Engineering. Which of the following roles uses Databricks SQL as a secondary service while primarily using one of the other services?

  1. Business analyst
  2. SQL analyst
  3. Data engineer
  4. Business intelligence analyst
  5. Data analyst