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Unit 5 - Practice Quiz

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1 In the context of Dashboard Design Framework, what is the 'Z-pattern' regarding reading flow?

A. The eye scans from the bottom-left to top-right
B. The eye scans from the top-left to top-right, then diagonally down, then across the bottom
C. The eye focuses only on the center of the screen
D. The eye reads data tables vertically first

2 What is the primary purpose of sketching a dashboard layout before building it in Power BI?

A. To write DAX code manually
B. To prototype the user journey and arrangement of visuals without software distractions
C. To generate the data model automatically
D. To import custom visuals from the marketplace

3 Which Power BI object is best suited for displaying a single key performance indicator (KPI), such as 'Total Revenue'?

A. Pie Chart
B. Card Visual
C. Scatter Plot
D. Table

4 When designing a report page, where is the 'Selection Pane' most useful?

A. Writing complex measures
B. Managing the layering order (z-order) and visibility of objects
C. Importing data from SQL
D. Formatting axis titles

5 Which visual type is most effective for comparing values across different categories using vertical bars?

A. Line Chart
B. Clustered Column Chart
C. Pie Chart
D. Donut Chart

6 What is a primary use case for a Line Chart in Power BI?

A. Showing proportions of a whole
B. Visualizing trends over time
C. Comparing geographical density
D. Displaying a single number

7 Which feature would you use to add a static image, such as a company logo, to a report?

A. Insert > Image
B. Get Data > Image
C. Visualizations Pane > Image Chart
D. Modeling > New Parameter

8 In a Scatter Chart, what does the 'Play Axis' feature allow you to do?

A. Change the colors of the dots
B. Animate the data changes over time
C. Drill down into the matrix
D. Filter the data by the top 10 items

9 Which visual is best suited for analyzing the stages of a sales process or pipeline?

A. Funnel Chart
B. Area Chart
C. Tree Map
D. Gauge Chart

10 To display a running total or explain the change in a value from a starting point to an ending point, which chart is ideal?

A. Waterfall Chart
B. Scatter Chart
C. Pie Chart
D. Ribbon Chart

11 Where can you add a Trend Line to a Line Chart?

A. The Format pane
B. The Analytics pane (magnifying glass icon)
C. The Fields pane
D. The Filters pane

12 What is a prerequisite for using the 'Forecast' feature in the Analytics pane?

A. The x-axis must contain a continuous date/time field
B. The data must be categorical
C. The visual must be a Pie Chart
D. The data must contain negative values

13 What is the main difference between a Table visual and a Matrix visual?

A. Tables can show pictures
B. Matrices support row and column grouping (hierarchies) similar to PivotTables
C. Tables are only for text
D. Matrices cannot display totals

14 In a Map visual, what does the size of the bubble usually represent?

A. The geographic region area
B. A quantitative measure (e.g., Sales Amount)
C. The population density
D. The latitude

15 Which map visual is used to shade geographic regions (like states or countries) based on a data value?

A. Filled Map (Choropleth)
B. Scatter Chart
C. Shape Map
D. Dot Map

16 What is the primary function of a Slicer in a report?

A. To permanently delete data
B. To allow users to filter the data displayed on the report page interactively
C. To sort the data alphabetically
D. To change the background color

17 Which option allows a single slicer to filter visuals across multiple pages of a report?

A. Selection Pane
B. Sync Slicers
C. Bookmarks
D. Drillthrough

18 Which filter type would you use to show only the 5 products with the highest sales?

A. Basic Filtering
B. Advanced Filtering
C. Top N Filtering
D. Drill-down

19 Conditional Formatting can be applied to which aspects of a Table or Matrix?

A. Background color, font color, data bars, and icons
B. Only the font style
C. Only the column width
D. The query dependencies

20 What does 'Diverging' colors mean in the context of Conditional Formatting?

A. Using only black and white
B. Using a three-color scale (e.g., Red, Yellow, Green) to represent low, middle, and high values
C. Using random colors
D. Making the text invisible

21 Which visual is best for showing part-to-whole relationships where the total is 100%?

A. Line Chart
B. Donut Chart
C. Scatter Plot
D. KPI Visual

22 How can you prevent a specific visual from being affected by a Slicer selection?

A. Lock the visual
B. Edit Interactions
C. Group the visuals
D. Hide the visual

23 What is a 'Tree Map' used for?

A. Displaying hierarchical data using nested rectangles
B. Showing routes on a map
C. Forecasting future trends
D. Displaying a single text value

24 If you want to add a reference line to a chart indicating a target goal of 50%, which feature should you use?

A. Trend Line
B. Constant Line
C. Forecast
D. Slicer

25 Which of the following is NOT a standard option for a Date Slicer?

A. Between
B. Relative Date (e.g., Last 30 Days)
C. Text Search
D. Before

26 What happens when you enable 'Stepped layout' in a Matrix visual?

A. All data is shown in one column
B. Sub-categories are indented below their parent category in a single column
C. The matrix becomes a chart
D. The colors change to a gradient

27 To visualize the correlation between two numerical variables (e.g., Sales vs. Discount), which chart is best?

A. Pie Chart
B. Scatter Plot
C. Card
D. Gauge

28 What is the purpose of the 'Filters Pane' in the Report View?

A. To write SQL queries
B. To hold all the visual elements
C. To manage filters applied to the visual, page, or entire report
D. To publish the report

29 What acts as a container for visuals in Power BI?

A. The Canvas
B. The Ribbon
C. The Model View
D. The Query Editor

30 Which feature allows you to categorize geographic data (e.g., telling Power BI that a column contains 'City' names) to improve map accuracy?

A. Data Category
B. Sort By Column
C. Group Data
D. Edit Interactions

31 Which visual is effectively a speedometer used to show progress toward a goal?

A. Gauge Chart
B. KPI Visual
C. Card
D. Slicer

32 When designing a dashboard, what is 'White Space' (Negative Space)?

A. The area where data is missing
B. Empty space between visuals to reduce clutter and improve readability
C. A formatting error
D. The background color of the slicer

33 In a Combined (Combo) chart, what two chart types are typically mixed?

A. Pie and Donut
B. Line and Column
C. Scatter and Bubble
D. Map and Table

34 What is the benefit of using 'Data Bars' in a Table visual?

A. It turns the table into a map
B. It adds a bar chart inside the cell to visualize the magnitude of the value
C. It deletes the text
D. It sorts the table alphabetically

35 Which filtering scope applies to every page in the Power BI file?

A. Visual level filters
B. Page level filters
C. Report level filters
D. Drillthrough filters

36 How do you align multiple visuals perfectly on a page?

A. Drag them roughly into place
B. Use the 'Align' options in the Format tab
C. Write a measure
D. Change the page size

37 What is a 'Ribbon Chart' useful for?

A. Showing rank changes between categories over time
B. Showing exact values in a grid
C. Filtering data
D. Displaying a single percentage

38 If you want to filter a visual based on whether a text field contains specific words, which filter type do you use?

A. Top N
B. Advanced Filtering
C. Basic Filtering
D. Slicer

39 In the context of visuals, what is a 'Tooltip'?

A. A tool to edit the data model
B. A box that appears with details when you hover over a data point
C. The title of the chart
D. The axis label

40 Which analytics line indicates the arithmetic mean of the data displayed?

A. Min Line
B. Max Line
C. Average Line
D. Constant Line

41 What is the 'KPI' (Key Performance Indicator) visual specifically designed to show?

A. A map of locations
B. Value, Goal, and Trend status
C. A large table of data
D. A scatter plot correlation

42 You can use 'Icons' in conditional formatting to:

A. Play a sound
B. Display symbols (arrows, flags) indicating if data is above or below a threshold
C. Change the font to Wingdings
D. Insert a video

43 Which visual is commonly used to break down a measure by contributions of different factors (e.g., Variance Analysis)?

A. Decomposition Tree
B. Pie Chart
C. Card
D. Line Chart

44 What allows you to change the orientation of a Slicer from a vertical list to horizontal buttons?

A. Changing the data type
B. Format Pane > Slicer settings > Orientation
C. The Filters Pane
D. It is not possible

45 What is the 'Visual Header'?

A. The main title text inside the chart
B. The set of icons (filters, focus mode, drill) that appear above a visual when hovered
C. The page footer
D. The data source name

46 Why might you use a 'Background Image' on a report page with high transparency?

A. To hide the data
B. To provide subtle branding or texturing without distracting from visuals
C. To increase file size
D. To act as a slicer

47 Which chart type requires a 'Location' field or 'Latitude/Longitude' fields?

A. Map Visual
B. Tree Map
C. Heat Map Matrix
D. Scatter Plot

48 What is the function of the 'Format Painter' tool in Power BI Desktop?

A. It paints the background red
B. It copies formatting settings from one visual to another
C. It creates a new visual
D. It refreshes the data

49 When configuring a Line Chart, what does the 'Legend' field do?

A. It creates a separate line for each category in the legend field
B. It changes the background color
C. It filters the data
D. It adds a title

50 Can you format the background color of a visual based on a measure value (e.g., Sales)?

A. No, backgrounds must be static colors
B. Yes, using the 'fx' (function) button in formatting options
C. Only in Excel, not Power BI
D. Only if the visual is a Card