Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals Power BI 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the role of Power BI Gateway?
- To convert Power BI reports into PDF format
- To allow the Power BI Service to access on-premises data sources (Correct answer)
- To deploy Power BI reports to mobile devices
- To manage Power BI Pro licenses
Correct answer: To allow the Power BI Service to access on-premises data sources
The Power BI Gateway acts as a bridge, allowing the cloud-based Power BI Service to securely refresh data from on-premises sources.
Question 2: Which Power BI license allows a user to publish and share content within an organization?
- Power BI Free
- Power BI Pro (Correct answer)
- Power BI Student
- Power BI Viewer
Correct answer: Power BI Pro
Power BI Pro is required to publish, share, and collaborate on content with other users in the Power BI Service.
Question 3: What is a Power BI workspace?
- A local folder on your PC where .pbix files are saved
- A collaborative area in the Power BI Service for teams to manage and share content (Correct answer)
- A dashboard embedded in a third-party application
- A template for report layout and branding
Correct answer: A collaborative area in the Power BI Service for teams to manage and share content
A workspace in the Power BI Service is a shared environment where teams can organize and collaborate on datasets, reports, and dashboards.
Question 4: Which feature in Power BI allows you to create a single report that automatically adjusts its layout for different screen sizes?
- Power BI Embedded
- Responsive layout / Mobile layout (Correct answer)
- Power BI Paginated Reports
- Composite models
Correct answer: Responsive layout / Mobile layout
Power BI's mobile layout feature lets report authors design an optimized view that adapts to phone or tablet screen sizes.
Question 5: What is the purpose of Row-Level Security (RLS) in Power BI?
- To encrypt data at rest within the Power BI Service
- To restrict data access so users see only the rows relevant to them (Correct answer)
- To limit the number of rows that can be imported into a dataset
- To prevent report editing by non-authors
Correct answer: To restrict data access so users see only the rows relevant to them
RLS uses DAX filter rules to ensure that different users see only the data they are authorized to access within the same report.
Question 6: Which Power BI report type is best suited for pixel-perfect, paginated printing and PDF export?
- Power BI Dashboard
- Power BI Paginated Report (Correct answer)
- Power BI Streaming Dataset report
- Power BI Scorecard
Correct answer: Power BI Paginated Report
Power BI Paginated Reports (built with Report Builder) are designed for formatted, multi-page output ideal for printing or exporting to PDF.
What is the role of Power BI Gateway?