DP-900 Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals Exam Update October 25, 2021

The content of this exam will be updated on October 25, 2021. Please download the skills measured document below to see what will be changing.

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Prove that you can describe the following: core data concepts; how to work with relational data on Azure; how to work with non-relational data on Azure; and an analytics workload on Azure.

Skills measured
The content of this exam will be updated on October 25, 2021. Please download the exam skills outline below to see what will be changing.
Describe core data concepts (15-20%)
Describe how to work with relational data on Azure (25-30%)
Describe how to work with non-relational data on Azure (25-30%)
Describe an analytics workload on Azure (25-30%)

This exam will be updated on October 25, 2021. Following the current exam guide, we have included a version of the exam guide with Track Changes set to “On,” showing the changes that will be made to the exam on that date.

Audience Profile
Candidates for this exam should have foundational knowledge of core data concepts and how they are implemented using Microsoft Azure data services.
This exam is intended for candidates beginning to work with data in the cloud.

Candidates should be familiar with the concepts of relational and non-relational data, and different types of data workloads such as transactional or analytical.

Azure Data Fundamentals can be used to prepare for other Azure role-based certifications like Azure Database Administrator Associate or Azure Data Engineer Associate, but it is not a prerequisite for any of them.

Skills Measured
NOTE: The bullets that appear below each of the skills measured are intended to illustrate how we are assessing that skill. This list is NOT definitive or exhaustive.
NOTE: Most questions cover features that are General Availability (GA). The exam may contain questions on Preview features if those features are commonly used.

Describe core data concepts (15-20%)
Describe types of core data workloads
 describe batch data
 describe streaming data
 describe the difference between batch and streaming data
 describe the characteristics of relational data

Describe data analytics core concepts
 describe data visualization (e.g., visualization, reporting, business intelligence (BI))
 describe basic chart types such as bar charts and pie charts
 describe analytics techniques (e.g., descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, prescriptive, cognitive)
 describe ELT and ETL processing
 describe the concepts of data processing

Describe how to work with relational data on Azure (25-30%)
Describe relational data workloads
 identify the right data offering for a relational workload
 describe relational data structures (e.g., tables, index, views)

Describe relational Azure data services
 describe and compare PaaS, IaaS, and SaaS solutions
 describe Azure SQL family of products including Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL

Managed Instance, and SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
 describe Azure Synapse Analytics
 describe Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure Database for MariaDB, and Azure

Database for MySQL
Identify basic management tasks for relational data
 describe provisioning and deployment of relational data services
 describe method for deployment including the Azure portal, Azure Resource Manager templates,

Azure PowerShell, and the Azure command-line interface (CLI)
 identify data security components (e.g., firewall, authentication)
 identify basic connectivity issues (e.g., accessing from on-premises, access with from

Azure VNets, access from Internet, authentication, firewalls)
 identify query tools (e.g., Azure Data Studio, SQL Server Management Studio, sqlcmd utility, etc.)

Describe query techniques for data using SQL language
 compare Data Definition Language (DDL) versus Data Manipulation Language (DML)
 query relational data in Azure SQL Database, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, and Azure

Database for MySQL
Describe how to work with non-relational data on Azure (25-30%)
Describe non-relational data workloads
 describe the characteristics of non-relational data
 describe the types of non-relational ~~and NoSQL~~ data
 recommend the correct data store
 determine when to use non-relational data

Describe non-relational data offerings on Azure
 identify Azure data services for non-relational workloads
 describe Azure Cosmos DB APIs
 describe Azure Table storage
 describe Azure Blob storage
 describe Azure File storage

Identify basic management tasks for non-relational data
 describe provisioning and deployment of non-relational data services
 describe method for deployment including the Azure portal, Azure Resource Manager
templates, Azure PowerShell, and the Azure command-line interface (CLI)
 identify data security components (e.g., firewall, authentication, encryption)
 identify basic connectivity issues (e.g., accessing from on-premises, access ~~with~~ from
Azure VNets, access from Internet, authentication, firewalls)
 identify management tools for non-relational data

Describe an analytics workload on Azure (25-30%)
Describe analytics workloads
 describe transactional workloads
 describe the difference between a transactional and an analytics workload
 describe the difference between batch and real time
 describe data warehousing workloads
 determine when a data warehouse solution is needed

Describe the components of a modern data warehouse
 describe Azure data services for modern data warehousing such as Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Databricks, and Azure HDInsight
 describe modern data warehousing architecture and workload

Describe data ingestion and processing on Azure
 describe common practices for data loading
 describe the components of Azure Data Factory (e.g., pipeline, activities, etc.)
 describe data processing options (e.g., Azure HDInsight, Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory)

Describe data visualization in Microsoft Power BI
 describe the role of paginated reporting
 describe the role of interactive reports
 describe the role of dashboards
 describe the workflow in Power BI

QUESTION 1
Which statement is an example of Data Manipulation Language (DML)?

A. REVOKE
B. DISABLE
C. INSERT
D. GRANT

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 2
You have a SQL query that combines customer data and order data. The query includes calculated columns.
You need to create a database object that would allow other users to rerun the same SQL query.
What should you create?

A. an index
B. a view
C. a scalar function
D. a table

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 3
You have an Azure Cosmos DB account that uses the Core (SQL) API.
Which two settings can you configure at the container level? Each correct answer presents a complete solution. (Choose two.)
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

A. the throughput
B. the read region
C. the partition key
D. the API

Correct Answer: AC

QUESTION 4
You need to store data by using Azure Table storage.
What should you create first?

A. an Azure Cosmos DB instance
B. a storage account
C. a blob container
D. a table

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 5
What should you use to build a Microsoft Power BI paginated report?

A. Charticulator
B. Power BI Desktop
C. the Power BI service
D. Power BI Report Builder

Correct Answer: D