Microsoft DP-900 Exam Questions
Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals (Page 4 )

Updated On: 21-Feb-2026

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To complete the sentence, select the appropriate option in the answer area.
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Answer(s): A

Explanation:


Disadvantages of non-relational databases include: Data Consistency ג€" non-relational databases do not perform ACID transactions.
Note: Relational databases are optimized for writes. They are optimized for consistency and availability. Advantages of relational databases include simplicity, ease of data retrieval, data integrity, and flexibility.
Incorrect Answers:
Use a relational database when data that you work with is structured, and the structure is not subject to frequent changes.
Use Cloud storage (no relational database) for geographically distributed writes.


Reference:

https://towardsdatascience.com/choosing-the-right-database-c45cd3a28f77



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For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise, select No.
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Answer(s): A

Explanation:


Box 1: Yes
Big data solutions often use long-running batch jobs to filter, aggregate, and otherwise prepare the data for analysis. Usually these jobs involve reading source files from scalable storage (like HDFS, Azure Data Lake Store, and Azure Storage), processing them, and writing the output to new files in scalable storage.
Box 2: No
Box 3: No


Reference:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/big-data/batch-processing



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Your company plans to load data from a customer relationship management (CRM) system to a data warehouse by using an extract, load, and transform (ELT) process.
Where does data processing occur for each stage of the ELT process? To answer, drag the appropriate locations to the correct stages. Each location may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Select and Place:

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Answer(s): A

Explanation:


Box 1: The CRM system
Data is extracted from the CRM system.
Box 2: The data warehouse
Data is loaded to the data warehouse.
Box 3: An in-memory data integration tool
The data transformation that takes place usually involves various operations, such as filtering, sorting, aggregating, joining data, cleaning data, deduplicating, and validating data.


Reference:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/relational-data/etl



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To complete the sentence, select the appropriate option in the answer area.
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Answer(s): A

Explanation:


Generally speaking, data analytics comes in four types (Figure 1):
Descriptive, to answer the question: What's happening?
Diagnostic, to answer the question: Why's happening?
Predictive, to answer the question: What will happen?
Prescriptive, to answer the question: What actions should we take?


Reference:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/answering-whats-happening-whys-happening-and-what-will-happen-with-iot-analytics/



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Match the types of visualizations to the appropriate descriptions.
To answer, drag the appropriate visualization type from the column on the left to its description on the right. Each visualization type may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
NOTE: Each correct match is worth one point.
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Answer(s): A

Explanation:


Box 1: Tree map
Treemaps are charts of colored rectangles, with size representing value. They can be hierarchical, with rectangles nested within the main rectangles.

Box 2: Key influencer
A key influencer chart displays the major contributors to a selected result or value.
Box 3: Scatter
Scatter and Bubble charts display relationships between 2 (scatter) or 3 (bubble) quantitative measures -- whether or not, in which order, etc.






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