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DP-900 practice questions – Explore core data concepts

26th January 2021 By John McCormack Leave a Comment

Structured data is typically represented in which format?

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Structured data is typically represented in a database table, with columns for field for each record. e.g. Name, DOB, CustomerID. Each record is a row within the table.

What is a good storage option for semi-structured data?

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As it has some structure, but fields can vary, JSON is good option for semi-structured data.

Which option would be a good use for graph databases?

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Which option is best suited to storing multimedia data such as videos?

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Select a benefit of normalizing data.

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Select all valid tasks for an Analytical Data Processing System?

Please select 3 correct answers

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Data ingestion, transformation and visualisation are all valid steps. So too is data querying which is not listed.

DP-900 practice questions - Explore core data concepts
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John McCormack is an engineering manager at Docusign. He specialises in SRE and Database administration, and has extensive experience in all major public clouds.

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