Free TDS-C01 Sample Questions — Tableau Desktop Specialist

The Shape option is available for which two views? (Choose two.)

• A. Scatter plots
• B. Side-by-side circles
• C. Heat maps
• D. Packed bubbles

Which type of filter affects a fixed Level of Detail (LOD) expression?

• A. Table calculation filter
• B. Measure filter
• C. Context filter
• D. Dimension filter

Which two options can you use to change the device layout of a dashboard? (Choose two.)

• A. The Layout pane
• B. The Dashboard menu
• C. The Dashboard pane
• D. The Format menu

What are two uses of a Tableau Data Source (.tds) file? (Choose two.)

• A. To use a data connection in multiple workbooks
• B. To share custom fields added to the Data pane
• C. To save custom fields added to the data source
• D. To share data connections to Tableau Public

You need to create a calculation that returns a customer name followed by a comma, a space, and then the customer’s age (for example John Doe, 32). What should you include in the calculation?

• A. [Customer Name) +"," + "STR[Age] "
• B. "Customer Name," + [Age]
• C. STR([Customer Name]) +"," STR("Age")
• D. [Customer Name) +"," + STR([Age])

When creating a date filter in Tableau, to what does Anchor relative to refer?

• A. The latest date in the data source that can be found
• B. The mid-point in the range of displayed dates
• C. The date in a relative-date filter to which you anchor a unit of time
• D. The date in a range-of-dates filter to which you anchor units of time

In which situation should you save a workbook as a PDF document?

• A. Your users have Tableau Desktop but not Tableau Reader
• B. You want document users to be able to filter and sort the views
• C. Your analysis does not require a live connection to a data source
• D. You need paper copies of the workbook

You create a crosstab that shows a list of 100 hotel chains alongside their average nightly cost. You also create two groups showing, respectively, the top 10 and bottom 10 hotel chains by cost, with subtotals. What should you do to improve the crosstab and compare the two groups to all the remaining hotel chains?

• A. Create a new view
• B. Color encode the hotel chain names
• C. Include an Other group
• D. Include the Summary card

You have a data set that builds a union between two tables. You need to extract the data set. What should you use to extract the data set?

• A. physical tables that use a single table extract
• B. physical tables that use multiple table extracts
• C. logical tables that use a single table extract
• D. logical tables that use multiple table extracts

Which string function should you use to find a substring within a column and return a Boolean value?

• A. RTRIM
• B. SPLIT
• C. CONTAINS
• D. ENDSWITH

What are three reasons to use joins instead of relationships? (Choose three.)

• A. You need to use a specific join type
• B. You need to create an extract that will have multiple tables
• C. You need to use row-level security
• D. You need to use a data model that supports shared dimensions
• E. You need to connect to multiple databases

You have a continuous numeric measure named Sales. Which chart type is created when you double-click the Sales measure?

• A. text table
• B. bar chart
• C. line chart
• D. pie chart

What are three geographic roles that you can assign to a field? (Choose three.)

• A. Address
• B. Time zone
• C. Airport
• D. Country
• E. City

What is the default behavior of Tableau when you add a measure to the view?

• A. An aggregation is applied that varies depending on the context of the view
• B. You are prompted to add an aggregation
• C. The measure is added disaggregated
• D. An aggregation is applied that is independent of the context of the view

What are three ways to access bolding options for the text in a tooltip? (Choose three.)

• A. Hover over a mark and press CTRL+B
• B. Hover over a mark and press ALT+F
• C. Right-click on the Field and select Format
• D. Select Worksheet on the menu, and then select Tooltip
• E. Select Tooltip on the Marks card
• F. Select Format on the menu, and then select Font

What are two benefits of using a live connection to a data source as compared to an extract? (Choose two.)

• A. live connection to a database server requires less network overhead than an extract
• B. workbook connected to a live connection will have fresher data than a workbook connected to an extract
• C. live connection reduces the amount of memory used on a client computer as compared to an extract
• D. live connection is always faster than an extract

You create a dual axis chart that shows sales and profit over time. What should you do to distinguish sales from profit? (Choose two.)

• A. Adjust the time frame displayed
• B. Change the mark types of sales and profit
• C. Adjust the aggregations for sales and profit to be different
• D. Change the color of sales and profit

Which aggregation is available without requiring a table calculation or calculated field?

• A. Percent of total
• B. Running total
• C. Sample covariance
• D. Standard deviation

What are three benefits of using an extract as compared to a live connection to a data source? (Choose three.)

• A. live connection to a data source provides the best performance for data connections
• B. Calculated fields perform better in workbooks connected to extracts than in workbooks with live connections to a data source
• C. Extracts are stored in memory (RAM), resulting in faster query performance as compared with live data connections
• D. An extract reduces the amount of data stored on a client computer as compared to a live data connection
• E. live connection to a data source can be slow due to network and user traffic, whereas a connection to an extract improves performance

Which chart type uses automatically generated sizes that cannot be resized by using the Marks card?

• A. Heat maps
• B. Density map
• C. Side-by-side circles
• D. Packed bubbles