dbt Analytics Engineering Certification Exam (dbt-Analytics-Engineering) Free Practice Test

Question 1

You introduce a new test, which unexpectedly leads to many models previously deemed 'successful' now failing.
What should your initial troubleshooting steps include?

A. Review the test's severity configuration (warning vs_ error).

B. Verify the test logic doesn't contain errors.

C. Temporarily raise the test's failure threshold to give you time to investigate.

D. Check if the test is revealing previously overlooked data quality problems.

Correct Answer: A,B,D

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Question 2

You're merging changes from a feature branch into your main branch. Which of the following Git commands or strategies help keep a clean and easy-to-follow project history?

A. All of the above can be valid strategies, each with different trade-offs.

B. Utilizing git rebase main before merging to linearize the history.

C. Using git merge to create a merge commit.

D. Employing git squash merge for condensing feature branch commits.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 3

Your dbt_project.yml contains the following: YAML

A. Runtime Error: Incorrectly specifying materialization within a nested YAML structure-

B. No error: This is a valid configuration-

C. Compilation Error: Invalid indentation causing a YAML parsing issue.

D. Compilation Error: Using "+" to indicate nested configuration is incorrect in -yml files.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 4

You've introduced a new series of dbt models and want to run them in isolation to verify results before integrating them into the main build process. Which dbt command options and flags are likely to be useful?

A. dbt run -s to target models with a specific tag

B. dbt test --select source name to validate the new models' source data.

C. dbt run -m +model_path to explicitly select a model by its file path.

D. dbt build -exclude model_name to temporarily skip certain models.

Correct Answer: A,C

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Question 5

A user reports a critical security issue discovered in a third-party dbt package you use. Where could you most likely find updated information about potential vulnerabilities or fixes?

A. Within dbt Cloud's central package documentation and release notes.

B. The locally generated dbt documentation for the installed packages.

C. The packages.yml file in your dbt project.

D. Directly from the maintainer of the dbt package, often in a GitHub repository or similar

Correct Answer: D

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Question 6

Your dbt project contains both source descriptions (within your sources.yml file) and model descriptions. You notice that the source descriptions don't appear in the generated docs alongside the relevant models. What's then most likely reason?

A. Source tables need to be explicitly tagged within your model configuration for their descriptions to appear

B. Your dbt_projectyml file is lacking the proper configuration to include source descriptions.

C. A recent update to dbt has changed how source descriptions are integrated into the documentation.

D. Source descriptions only appear when you navigate directly to the Sources section of the documentation_

Correct Answer: B

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Question 7

You are using seeds in your dbt project for static data lookups. During a dbt seed run, you encounter an error indicating a duplicate primary key value. What are the likely consequences?

A. Seed data is considered non-essential, and the dbt seed command will complete with a warning.

B. Models directly referencing the problematic seed will fail during the next dbt run.

C. Existing seed data will remain, but records with the conflict will not be inserted.

D. The entire dbt seedoperation will roll back, leaving no seed data updated.

Correct Answer: B,D

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Question 8

Your company wants to standardize pull request templates. Which information would be beneficial to include in such a template?

A. Specific instructions for the reviewer, if certain aspects need special attention.

B. All of the above.

C. Checkboxes for confirming that tests have been run and documentation has been updated if necessary.

D. A section to link to relevant design documents or specifications.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 9

You've merged a pull request but later discover it introduced a regression (unexpectedly broke existing functionality). What's the most common initial step to address this?

A. Run git revert on the merge commit to undo the changes.

B. Open a new pull request with a fix for the regression.

C. Coordinate with the original author of the merged pull request.

D. Use git blame or git log to pinpoint the commit that caused the issue.

Correct Answer: C,D

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