Marketing Cloud Software Study Guide 2026

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1. What does 'data mapping' accomplish in Marketing Cloud Intelligence?
Aligns fields from a source data stream to the dimensions and metrics in the Intelligence data model

Data mapping aligns the field names and values from an incoming data stream to the corresponding dimensions and metrics defined in the Intelligence harmonized data model.

2. What is 'affinity scoring' in Marketing Cloud Personalization?
A measure of a visitor's demonstrated interest in specific product categories, content types, or attributes based on behavior

Affinity scoring quantifies how strongly an individual visitor has demonstrated interest in particular categories or attributes through their browsing and engagement behavior.

3. What does a 'Campaign' in Marketing Cloud Personalization represent?
A collection of experiences and targeting rules designed to deliver personalized content to defined audience segments

A Campaign in Marketing Cloud Personalization is a container that groups related experiences, targeting logic, and rules for delivering personalized content to specific visitor segments.

4. How does Advertising Studio keep audiences synchronized with ad platforms over time?
Scheduled automatic audience syncs based on Marketing Cloud data changes

Advertising Studio schedules automatic audience syncs so that as contact data changes in Marketing Cloud, the corresponding ad platform audience is updated.

5. What does the 'Import File' activity do in Automation Studio?
Imports data from a file into a Marketing Cloud data extension

The Import File activity reads records from a file (typically CSV) stored on the Enhanced FTP site and loads them into a specified Marketing Cloud data extension.

6. In Automation Studio, which best practice helps ensure data integrity when using the SQL Query Activity to overwrite a data extension?
Set the query to 'Overwrite' and verify row counts using a Verification Activity afterward

Using the 'Overwrite' action ensures the target is refreshed with current results, and following it with a Verification Activity confirms the expected row count before downstream steps proceed.

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