Heavy on the exam

Experience & advice

Questions: 55, not 45 (likely unscored). Style similar to CertSafari. Time: Plenty. Finished with 10-15 min spare to review flagged ones. Choices: Often 2 of 4 are very similar, so harder to deduce. CertSafari’s wrong answers are more obvious. Most still clear if you’ve practised. Auto Loader/COPY INTO/managed connector questions are scenario-based, so know when each fits, the most common questions. Code: Quite a few ask for the correct SQL or DataFrame code for a described transformation; CertSafari uses sentences. understand correct order. Harder: Optimisation, CI/CD. Rare but tough, so don’t skip them. Prep: Followed the Databricks AI Prep Guide with Claude to learn the logic and rubber duck unclear parts, then CertSafari questions.

Heavy on the exam

Experience & advice

In the exam guide they say the exam is multiple-choice but I had only 1 multiple-choice question in all 55. There is 90 minutes limit. I was prepared for time pressure, so I read every question only briefly and then came back for those which I was unsure about. Even with the brief read, I was able to mark the correct ones on the first try, there were not catches like "not" in the question, and as was said, after a quick consideration 2/4 options were clearly wrong. Overall I'd say the questions were rather talkative.

Heavy on the exam

Experience & advice

I initially scored less than 70% on the practice tests. After a few days of consistent practice and reviewing my mistakes, I was consistently scoring 85–90%. I completed the Udemy course by Derar Alhussian and all 4 practice tests, then went through all the practice questions here. The questions here were more than enough to prepare me for the exam. One of the best resources I used was CertSafari. Honestly, I would have struggled to pass the exam if I hadn’t found this resource. Highly recommend consistent practice and reviewing your mistakes. It made a huge difference in my confidence and preparation!