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Databricks Data Analyst Associate practice test

Databricks Certified Data Analyst Associate. A full practice exam for the Databricks Data Analyst Associate across the whole exam guide: platform components and Catalog Explorer, Marketplace, certified datasets, tags and lineage, cleaning in SQL, ways to bring data in, SQL warehouses and Databricks Assistant, federated joins, materialized views and streaming tables, joins and set operations, time travel, Photon and query profiles, Liquid Clustering, AI/BI dashboards, parameters, sharing and alerts, Genie spaces, data models and Unity Catalog security.

  • 6 practice tests + challenge test
  • 350 questions
  • 45 questions, 90 min per test
  • Pass at 70%

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Free Databricks Data Analyst Associate sample questions

3 questions from the free diagnostic, with answers and explanations.

Question 1 · Understanding of Databricks Data Intelligence Platform

Where can an analyst browse catalogs, schemas and tables, see a table's owner and comments, and view its lineage?

  1. Catalog Explorer
  2. The SQL editor's results pane
  3. The cluster's event log
  4. The Jobs run history
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Answer: A (Catalog Explorer)

Catalog Explorer shows Unity Catalog objects with their details, permissions, sample data and lineage.

Question 2 · Managing Data

Which SQL replaces empty or null region values with "Unknown" while cleaning a table?

  1. COALESCE(NULLIF(region, ''), 'Unknown')
  2. IFNULL(region, '')
  3. CAST(region AS STRING)
  4. TRIM(region)
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Answer: A (COALESCE(NULLIF(region, ''), 'Unknown'))

NULLIF turns empty strings into nulls, and COALESCE then replaces nulls with "Unknown". The other expressions don't handle both cases.

Question 3 · Importing Data

What is the simplest way for an analyst to turn a small CSV file on their laptop into a Unity Catalog table?

  1. Upload it with the workspace's create table UI
  2. Write an Auto Loader stream with notifications
  3. Set up a Lakeflow Connect managed connector
  4. Ask an admin to mount the laptop as storage
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Answer: A (Upload it with the workspace's create table UI)

The upload UI creates a table from a local file in a few clicks; the other options are for recurring or large-scale ingestion.

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What the Databricks Data Analyst Associate practice covers

Share of practice questions per skill area.

  • Executing queries using Databricks SQL and Databricks SQL Warehouses20%
  • Analyzing Queries16%
  • Working with Dashboards and Visualizations in Databricks16%
  • Developing, Sharing, and Maintaining AI/BI Genie spaces12%
  • Understanding of Databricks Data Intelligence Platform10%
  • Managing Data8%
  • Securing Data8%
  • Importing Data6%
  • Data Modeling with Databricks SQL4%

Question formats

  • Single choice
  • Exhibits (screenshots, diagrams and code)

Career path: Databricks Data Analyst

Query, model and present data with Databricks SQL: SQL warehouses, Unity Catalog, dashboards and alerts, then the pipelines that feed them.

  1. DBX-DAA
  2. DBX-DEA

Databricks Data Analyst Associate practice test FAQ

Is there a free Databricks Data Analyst Associate practice test?

Yes. Create a free account and take the Databricks Data Analyst Associate free diagnostic: 10 questions across every skill area of the exam, with a study plan for the topics to work on. You can retake it as often as you like.

How many questions are in each ExamKite Databricks Data Analyst Associate practice test?

Each full practice test has 45 questions with a 90-minute timer, and you pass at 70%. There are 6 practice tests plus a harder challenge test, with 350 questions in total.

Which question formats does the Databricks Data Analyst Associate practice include?

Single choice and exhibits (screenshots, diagrams and code), the same formats you meet on the real exam.

Are these real Databricks Data Analyst Associate exam questions?

No. They are original questions written for ExamKite and mapped to the official Databricks exam guide, never copied from the real exam. Using leaked exam questions breaks the certification provider's exam rules and can get your certification revoked.

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