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Salesforce Certified Tableau Server Administrator Free Sample Questions

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Covers Tableau Server topology and versions, installation, configuration and user setup, core administrative tasks and site management, browser and troubleshooting procedures, and upgrades.

12 free sample questions163 in the full practice test Other version: SCA-C01(365)

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Analytics-Admn-201 Sample Questions

  1. Question 1

    Beginner

    Connecting to and Preparing Data · Minimum Hardware Requirements

    A Tableau Server Administrator needs to deploy a single-node installation for a production environment supporting 100 concurrent users. The infrastructure team has proposed a server specification. According to Tableau's minimum hardware recommendations and best practices for production, which of the following specifications is the absolute minimum requirement to proceed with the installation, though higher is recommended?

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: A

    For a production installation of Tableau Server (64-bit), the absolute minimum hardware requirements are 4 physical cores and 16 GB of system memory. While 8 cores and 32 GB RAM are strongly recommended for production performance, the installer checks for the minimums of 4 cores and 16 GB RAM and will fail if these are not met.

  2. Question 2

    Beginner

    Connecting to and Preparing Data · Server Processes

    You are designing a distributed Tableau Server environment. Which server process is primarily responsible for handling background tasks such as extract refreshes, subscription emails, and 'Run Now' tasks initiated by users?

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: B

    The Backgrounder process runs server tasks including extract refreshes, subscriptions, and data-driven alerts. It consumes significant CPU resources, which is why it is often isolated on a specific node in a distributed cluster to avoid impacting user interactivity handled by the VizQL Server.

  3. Question 3

    Intermediate

    Installation and Configuration · Identity Store and SSO options

    A large financial institution requires a Tableau Server deployment where user identity is managed via Active Directory, but they also need to allow users to reset their own passwords through the Tableau Server interface. Why is this requirement technically impossible to fulfill as requested?

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: A

    When configured with an external identity store like Active Directory (or LDAP), Tableau Server delegates authentication to that store. Tableau treats the external directory as read-only regarding credentials. Users must change their passwords through Windows or their corporate identity management tools, not within Tableau Server.

  4. Question 4

    Intermediate

    Installation and Configuration · SSL setup

    You are configuring a new Tableau Server installation. The security team requires that all external traffic to the server be encrypted. Which file format must your SSL certificate and key be in for TSM to accept them?

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: A

    Tableau Server requires SSL certificates to be in PEM-encoded x509 format. The certificate file usually has a .crt extension, and the key file is a .key extension. If you have a PFX file, it must be converted to PEM format before it can be used in TSM configuration.

  5. Question 5

    Advanced

    Installation and Configuration · Permissions

    A Project Leader has configured permissions for a 'Finance' project. Group A is granted 'Viewer' capabilities. Group B is granted 'Interactor' capabilities. A specific user, John, is a member of both Group A and Group B. However, the Project Leader explicitly set the 'View' capability to 'Deny' for Group A on a specific sensitive workbook within the project. What is John's effective permission for that workbook?

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: B

    In the Tableau security model, a specific 'Deny' always takes precedence over an 'Allow'. Even though Group B grants John access, the explicit Deny on Group A (of which he is a member) overrides the Allow, resulting in John being unable to view the workbook. This is a critical security feature to ensure restrictions are enforced.

  6. Question 6

    Beginner

    Administration · Complete a backup and restore

    You need to perform a complete backup of your Tableau Server production environment, including the repository database, file store content, and server configuration. Which TSM command should you run to create a restoration-ready file?

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: A

    The tsm maintenance backup command is used to create a backup of the repository and file store data. The -f flag specifies the filename. Note that to perform a full disaster recovery, you should also export the configuration settings using tsm settings export, as the backup file contains data but not all server configuration topology.

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