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Power BI Interview Preparation Guide

- 1. Basic Power BI Concepts

What is Power BI?

Explain the components of Power BI.

What is the difference between Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service, and Power BI Mobile?

What are the different views available in Power BI Desktop?

What is a Dashboard in Power BI, and how is it different from a Report?

What is a Power BI Workspace?

What are the different types of visualizations available in Power BI?

Explain the concept of filters in Power BI. How many types of filters are there?

What is the difference between a slicer and a filter in Power BI?

What is Power Query in Power BI, and how is it used?

- 2. Data Modeling & DAX (Data Analysis Expressions)

What is Data Modeling in Power BI?

What is a Relationship in Power BI? What are the different types of relationships?

What is a Star Schema and Snowflake Schema in Data Modeling?

What are Calculated Columns and Measures in Power BI?

How is a Measure different from a Calculated Column?

What is DAX, and why is it important in Power BI?

Write a DAX formula to calculate the total sales.

What are Aggregation Functions in DAX?

What is the difference between SUM() and SUMX() in DAX?

Explain the concept of CALCULATE() in DAX.


- 3. Power BI Visualizations

How do you create visualizations in Power BI?

What is the difference between a Line Chart and a Line & Stacked Column Chart?

What is the use of Drill-through and Drill-down in Power BI?

What is a KPI, and how can you create a KPI visual in Power BI?

How do you use Tooltips in Power BI visuals?

What is Conditional Formatting in Power BI, and how do you apply it?

How do you highlight the top 10 products in a report?

How do you sort data in a visual by a custom order instead of alphabetical?

What are Bookmarks in Power BI, and how are they used?

How do you create a hierarchy in Power BI visuals?

- 4. Power BI Data Sources & ETL Process

What are the data sources supported by Power BI?

What is the difference between Import and DirectQuery in Power BI?

What is an M Query in Power BI, and how is it different from DAX?

How do you clean and transform data in Power BI?

What is the Query Editor, and how is it used to prepare data?

Explain the concept of Append Queries and Merge Queries in Power BI.

What is Data Profiling in Power BI?

What are Parameters in Power Query, and how are they useful?

How do you handle errors or missing data while importing a dataset?

What is the "Apply Changes" option in Power Query, and when should you use it?

- 5. Power BI Publishing & Sharing

How do you publish a Power BI report to the Power BI Service?

How can you schedule data refreshes in Power BI?


What are the different ways to share Power BI reports?

What is Row-Level Security (RLS) in Power BI, and how do you implement it?

What are the different roles used in RLS?

Can you explain the concept of Power BI Gateways?

What is the difference between Personal Gateway and On-Premises Gateway?

How can you export Power BI reports to PDF, Excel, or PowerPoint?

What is the Power BI REST API, and what is it used for?

What are the key differences between Power BI Pro and Power BI Premium?

- Tips to Prepare for Power BI Interviews

- Learn Power BI Terminology: Be clear on terms like DAX, M Query, Data Modeling, and RLS.

- Practice Hands-on Projects: Build dashboards, create visuals, and clean datasets to strengthen

your skills.

- Know DAX Functions: Practice important DAX functions like SUM(), CALCULATE(), FILTER(), and

IF().

- Data Modeling Knowledge: Learn how to create relationships between tables, star schemas, and

snowflake schemas.

- Be ready for Scenario-Based Questions: Practice solving practical scenarios in Power BI.

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