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Manage and secure Power BI questions

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Question 1mediummultiple choice
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You are a Power BI administrator. A user reports that a shared dashboard shows 'Sensitive data detected' for certain visualizations, but the dashboard is configured with row-level security (RLS). What is the most likely cause of this issue?

Question 2hardmulti select
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A Power BI administrator needs to enforce that all datasets published to the service use certified data sources only. Which two settings should be configured? (Choose two.)

Question 3mediummultiple choice
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You are a Power BI administrator. A user reports that their scheduled data refresh fails with error 'The data source credentials are no longer valid.' The dataset uses a SQL Server database with Windows authentication. What should you do first to resolve the issue?

Question 4hardmultiple choice
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You are a Power BI administrator. Your organization uses Microsoft Purview to manage sensitivity labels. You need to ensure that when a report is exported to PDF, the sensitivity label is automatically applied to the PDF file. What should you configure?

Question 5easymulti select
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A Power BI administrator wants to allow users to create dashboards and reports, but prevent them from sharing content outside the organization. Which two settings should be configured in the Power BI admin portal? (Choose two.)

Question 6hardmultiple choice
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You are a Power BI administrator. A Power BI dataset owner reports that the dataset is not refreshing automatically, but manual refreshes work fine. The dataset uses a cloud data source (Azure SQL Database) with OAuth2 credentials. What is the most likely cause?

Question 7mediummultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. You are a Power BI administrator reviewing a workspace capacity configuration in the Power BI admin portal. Based on the exhibit, which of the following is true?

Exhibit

{
  "properties": {
    "encryption": "ServiceManaged",
    "dataClassification": "Confidential",
    "defaultDatasetStorageFormat": "ABFSSmall",
    "allowedDataSources": [
      "SQLServer",
      "AzureSQL",
      "OData"
    ]
  }
}
Question 8easymultiple choice
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You are a Power BI administrator. A user in the Sales department needs to create reports using a shared dataset, but should not be able to modify the dataset or share it with others. What is the minimum permission level you should assign to the user on the dataset?

Question 9mediummultiple choice
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A Power BI administrator needs to audit which users have exported data from a specific report in the last 30 days. What is the most efficient way to retrieve this information?

Question 10hardmultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. You are reviewing a Power BI activity log entry. What action should you take to ensure compliance if the user who created the report should not have access to 'Confidential' data?

Exhibit

{
  "caller": "user@contoso.com",
  "operation": "CreateReport",
  "itemName": "SalesReport",
  "workspaceId": "12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012",
  "dataset": "SalesDataset",
  "sensitivityLabel": "Confidential"
}
Question 11mediummultiple choice
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You are a Power BI administrator. Your organization uses Microsoft Entra ID for identity management. You need to ensure that only users from specific security groups can access the Power BI service. What should you configure?

Question 12hardmulti select
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A Power BI administrator needs to prevent users from creating new workspaces, but allow existing workspaces to continue functioning. Which two settings should be configured? (Choose two.)

Question 13easymultiple choice
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You are a Power BI administrator. A user reports that they cannot see a shared dashboard in their Power BI account. You verify that the dashboard has been shared with the user. What is the most likely cause?

Question 14mediummulti select
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You are a Power BI administrator. Your organization wants to use Microsoft Defender XDR to monitor Power BI activity for suspicious behavior. Which two components are essential for this integration? (Choose two.)

Question 15hardmultiple choice
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A Power BI administrator needs to ensure that all reports in a workspace are labeled with a sensitivity label automatically when created. The workspace is used by multiple departments. What should the administrator configure?

Question 16mediummultiple choice
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A company deploys Power BI for internal reporting. The security team requires that all report data be encrypted at rest and in transit, and that access be granted only to users with verified identities. Which combination of features should the Power BI administrator use?

Question 17hardmultiple choice
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A Power BI administrator needs to ensure that reports containing sensitive financial data are only accessible to users who have completed mandatory training and are using compliant devices. The organization uses Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Intune. Which feature should the administrator configure?

Question 18easymultiple choice
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A user reports that they cannot publish a Power BI Desktop file to the Power BI service. The error message indicates insufficient permissions. The user is a member of a workspace and has the Viewer role. What is the most likely cause?

Question 19mediummultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. A Power BI administrator is reviewing a dataset configuration exported from a workspace. The dataset connects to an on-premises SQL Server using Windows authentication. The administrator wants to configure a gateway to support scheduled refresh without storing credentials. Which gateway type and configuration should be used?

Exhibit

{
  "dataSources": [
    {
      "name": "SalesDB",
      "connectionString": "Data Source=sqlserver.contoso.com;Initial Catalog=Sales;Integrated Security=SSPI;"
    }
  ],
  "datasets": [
    {
      "name": "SalesDataset",
      "tables": [
        {
          "name": "Orders",
          "columns": [
            {"name": "OrderID", "dataType": "int"},
            {"name": "CustomerID", "dataType": "int"},
            {"name": "Amount", "dataType": "decimal"}
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
Question 20hardmultiple choice
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A Power BI administrator deploys a dashboard that uses a real-time dataset from Azure Stream Analytics. The dashboard must refresh every minute. The administrator notices that the dashboard sometimes shows stale data. What is the most likely cause and solution?

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