Microsoft Certified: Power Platform App Maker Associate Microsoft Certified: Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In Power BI, what is a 'measure' as opposed to a 'calculated column'?
- A static value stored in a table row
- A DAX expression evaluated at query time based on filter context (Correct answer)
- A visual element on a report page
- A pre-built KPI imported from Excel
Correct answer: A DAX expression evaluated at query time based on filter context
A measure is a DAX expression that is calculated dynamically at query time depending on the current filter and slicer context.
Question 2: Which Power Automate flow type can be manually triggered by a user from within a Power Apps application?
- Scheduled flow
- Automated flow
- Instant flow (Correct answer)
- Business process flow
Correct answer: Instant flow
Instant flows are triggered manually and can be called directly from Power Apps using a button or trigger action.
Question 3: What is the role of the 'Environment' in Power Platform?
- A container to isolate apps, flows, and data for different teams or purposes (Correct answer)
- A dashboard for monitoring server performance
- A tool to publish Power BI reports externally
- A coding environment for writing custom connectors
Correct answer: A container to isolate apps, flows, and data for different teams or purposes
Environments are containers that isolate apps, flows, and Dataverse data, enabling separation by team, project, or lifecycle stage.
Question 4: Which AI capability is built into Power Apps to allow app makers to add intelligence without writing code?
- Azure Machine Learning pipelines
- AI Builder (Correct answer)
- Power BI Q&A
- Copilot Studio NLU
Correct answer: AI Builder
AI Builder provides pre-built and custom AI models that can be added to Power Apps and Power Automate without writing code.
Question 5: A user wants to visualize sales trends with interactive charts and share them across the organization. Which Power Platform tool should they use?
- Power Automate
- Power Apps
- Power BI (Correct answer)
- Power Pages
Correct answer: Power BI
Power BI is the business analytics tool in Power Platform designed for data visualization, reporting, and sharing insights.
Question 6: Which Dataverse feature enforces rules that prevent users from accessing data they are not authorized to see at the row level?
- Business rules
- Column-level security
- Role-based security with row-level access teams (Correct answer)
- Audit logging
Correct answer: Role-based security with row-level access teams
Row-level security in Dataverse is implemented through security roles and access teams that control which rows a user can read or modify.
Question 7: What is the function of 'Power Fx' in Power Apps?
- A visual design language for creating themes
- A low-code formula language used to define app logic and behavior (Correct answer)
- A connector for integrating with SAP
- A deployment tool for publishing apps to app stores
Correct answer: A low-code formula language used to define app logic and behavior
Power Fx is the open-source, Excel-like formula language used in Power Apps to define logic, calculations, and app behavior.
In Power BI, what is a 'measure' as opposed to a 'calculated column'?