Free Practice Questions for Salesforce Certified Tableau Desktop Foundations Certification

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    Key information about Salesforce Certified Tableau Desktop Foundations

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    • Multiple choice
    • True/False
    references:

    No hard-copy or online materials may be used during the exam

    retake fee:

    Free

    passing score:

    English version 48%; Japanese version 55%

    prerequisites:

    None

    delivery method:

    Proctored exam delivered onsite at a Pearson VUE testing center or in an online proctored environment

    product version:

    Currently testing on 2022.3

    registration fee:

    USD $75, JPY 10,000, plus applicable taxes

    time limit minutes:

    70 minutes

    number of questions:

    40 multiple-choice and multiple-select items

    Exam Topics & Skills Assessed

    Skills measured (from the official study guide)

    Domain 1: Connecting to and Preparing Data

    Subdomain 1.1: Create live connections and extracts

    - Create a live connection to a data source - Explain the differences between using live connections versus extracts - Create an extract - Save metadata properties in a .TDS - Create a data source that uses multiple connections

    Subdomain 1.2: Create and manage the data model

    - Add relationships to a data source - Add joins and unions - Explain when to use a join versus a relationship

    Subdomain 1.3: Manage data properties

    - Rename a data field - Assign an alias to a data value - Assign a geographic role to a data field - Change data type for a data field (number, date, string, Boolean, etc.) - Change default properties for a data field (number format, aggregation, color, date format, etc.)

    Domain 2: Exploring and Analyzing Data

    Subdomain 2.1: Create basic charts

    - Create a bar chart - Create a line chart - Create a scatterplot - Create a map using geographic data - Create a combined axis chart - Create a dual axis chart - Create a stacked bar - Create a density map - Create a chart to show specific values (crosstab, highlight table)

    Subdomain 2.2: Organize data and apply filters

    - Create groups by using marks, headers, and the data pane - Create sets by using marks and the data pane - Organize dimensions into a hierarchy - Add a filter to a view - Add a date filter

    Subdomain 2.3: Apply analytics to a worksheet

    - Add a manual or a computed sort - Add a reference line - Use a quick table calculation - Use bins and histograms - Create a calculated field (e.g. string, date, simple arithmetic) - Explain when to use a parameter - Display totals on a worksheet

    Domain 3: Sharing Insights

    Subdomain 3.1: Format view for presentation

    - Use color from the marks card - Configure fonts - Format marks as shapes - Configure viz animations - Change size of marks - Show and hide legends

    Subdomain 3.2: Create and modify a dashboard

    - Add worksheets to a dashboard - Add interactive elements for consumers (e.g. show filters, data highlighter, tooltips) - Add dashboard actions (e.g. filter action, highlight action, parameter control, URL action) - Configure a dashboard layout and create device-specific dashboards - Create a story and a story point

    Subdomain 3.3: View and share workbook data

    - Share a workbook (e.g. twbx as a PDF or an image, publish to Tableau Server) - View and export underlying data - Export to Microsoft PowerPoint

    Domain 4: Understanding Tableau Concepts

    Subdomain 4.1: Understand dimensions and measures

    - Explain what kind of information dimensions usually contain - Explain what kind of information measures usually contain - Explain the difference between dimensions and measures

    Subdomain 4.2: Understand discrete and continuous fields

    - Explain how discrete fields are displayed - Explain how continuous fields are displayed - Explain the difference between discrete date parts and continuous date values

    Subdomain 4.3: Understand aggregations

    - Explain the default aggregation for measures - Describe how an aggregated measure changes when dimensions are added to a view

    Techniques & products

    Tableau Desktop
    live connections
    extracts
    .TDS
    data model
    relationships
    joins
    unions
    data properties
    data field
    alias
    geographic role
    data type
    number format
    aggregation
    color
    date format
    bar chart
    line chart
    scatterplot
    map
    combined axis chart
    dual axis chart
    stacked bar
    density map
    crosstab
    highlight table
    groups
    sets
    hierarchy
    filter
    date filter
    sort
    reference line
    quick table calculation
    bins
    histograms
    calculated field
    parameter
    totals
    marks card
    fonts
    shapes
    viz animations
    legends
    dashboard
    interactive elements
    dashboard actions
    filter action
    highlight action
    parameter control
    URL action
    dashboard layout
    device-specific dashboards
    story
    story point
    workbook
    .twbx
    PDF
    image
    Tableau Server
    underlying data
    Microsoft PowerPoint
    dimensions
    measures
    discrete fields
    continuous fields
    date parts
    date values

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