DP-200 Azure Data Processing and Pipelines

Question 1

In Azure Data Factory, what is a pipeline?

Accepted Answer

A logical grouping of activities that perform a unit of work

Answer

An ADF pipeline is a logical grouping of activities—such as copy, transformation, or control flow—that together perform a data integration task.

Question 2

Which Azure Data Factory integration runtime is used to execute activities within a private virtual network without exposing data to the public internet?

Accepted Answer

Managed Virtual Network Integration Runtime

Answer

The Managed Virtual Network Integration Runtime runs within a managed VNet, providing secure connectivity to private data sources without public exposure.

Question 3

What is the purpose of a linked service in Azure Data Factory?

Accepted Answer

To store connection information for a data store or compute resource

Answer

A linked service in ADF defines the connection string and credentials needed to connect to an external data store or compute target.

Question 4

In Azure Data Factory, which trigger type executes a pipeline based on a defined schedule (e.g., daily at midnight)?

Accepted Answer

Schedule trigger

Answer

A schedule trigger fires a pipeline at a fixed wall-clock time or on a recurring schedule such as daily, weekly, or hourly.

Question 5

Which Azure Data Factory activity is used to copy data from a source dataset to a sink dataset?

Accepted Answer

Copy activity

Answer

The Copy activity is ADF's primary data ingestion mechanism, transferring data from a supported source to a supported sink.

DP-200 - Microsoft Azure Data Solutions Practice Test

DP-200 - Microsoft Azure Data Solutions Practice Test

DP-200 Azure Data Processing and Pipelines