This post is a part of the PL-300: Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Exam Prep Hub; and this topic falls under these sections:
Manage and secure Power BI (15–20%)
--> Create and manage workspaces and assets
--> Promote or certify Power BI content
Below are 10 practice questions (with answers and explanations) for this topic of the exam.
There are also 2 practice tests for the PL-300 exam with 60 questions each (with answers) available on the hub.
Practice Questions
Question 1
What is the primary purpose of certifying Power BI content?
A. To improve report rendering performance
B. To indicate that content is approved and trusted for organizational use
C. To allow content to refresh more frequently
D. To enable sharing with external users
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Certification identifies datasets or dataflows that have been formally reviewed and approved, making them trusted sources for enterprise-wide reporting.
Question 2
Which Power BI artifact can be certified?
A. Report
B. Dashboard
C. Dataset
D. App
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Only datasets (semantic models) and dataflows can be certified. Reports and dashboards cannot be certified directly.
Question 3
Who determines which users are allowed to certify Power BI content?
A. Workspace Admin
B. Report Creator
C. Power BI Tenant Administrator
D. Dataset Owner
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Certification permissions are controlled at the tenant level by a Power BI administrator.
Question 4
A dataset is reliable but still evolving and has not undergone a formal governance review. What should you do?
A. Certify the dataset
B. Delete the dataset
C. Promote the dataset
D. Publish it as an app
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Promotion is appropriate when content is useful and reliable but not formally approved through governance.
Question 5
What happens when a dataset is certified?
A. Only admins can access it
B. It appears higher in search results
C. It automatically refreshes more often
D. Reports using it are locked
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Certified datasets are prioritized in search and discovery to encourage reuse of trusted data.
Question 6
Which of the following statements about promoted content is true?
A. It requires tenant admin approval
B. It represents the highest level of trust
C. It can be promoted without a formal review
D. Only IT users can promote it
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Promoted content does not require formal approval and signals informal trust.
Question 7
Your organization wants a single source of truth for company-wide KPIs. Which approach is best?
A. Create multiple promoted datasets
B. Certify one centrally governed dataset
C. Share reports individually
D. Use dashboards instead of datasets
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Certified datasets are intended to serve as enterprise-wide trusted sources.
Question 8
Where do you promote or certify a dataset?
A. Power BI Desktop
B. Dataset settings in the Power BI Service
C. Power Query Editor
D. Workspace app settings
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Promotion and certification are configured in the Power BI Service, not in Desktop.
Question 9
Which of the following is a key benefit of certification?
A. Faster data refresh
B. Reduced report load times
C. Improved data governance and reuse
D. Automatic row-level security
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Certification improves governance by guiding users toward trusted, reusable datasets.
Question 10
Why can a report not be certified?
A. Reports do not contain data
B. Reports cannot be shared
C. Certification applies only to datasets and dataflows
D. Reports already inherit certification
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Certification is applied to the data source, not the visualization layer.
Exam Tips
- Promoted ≠ Certified
- Certification requires tenant admin configuration
- Certified content supports enterprise BI
- Reports inherit trust from their dataset, not certification directly
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