Tableau Desktop Foundations — Practice Tests
Tableau Desktop Foundations — Practice Questions
Tableau Desktop Foundations — Flashcards
Acronyms, terms, and other helpful info in matching mode, flashcard mode and more.
This deck covers the core concepts of Tableau, including the interface, connecting to data sources, and basic navigation within Tableau Desktop.
This deck includes foundational topics like creating charts, shelves, and marks, as well as working with basic visualizations in Tableau.
This deck focuses on understanding data connections, joins, unions, data blending, and basic techniques for data preparation.
This deck introduces basic calculations, calculated fields, aggregations, and different types of functions like logical, arithmetic, and string functions in Tableau.
This deck explores the use of filters, sorting data, and the implementation of parameters to create dynamic and customizable dashboards.
Tableau Desktop Foundations Overview
The Tableau Desktop Foundations (Specialist) certification validates your grasp of foundational Tableau Desktop skills. It is intended for professionals new to Tableau or those wanting to confirm they understand the core capabilities of the tool. The exam focuses on theory — it does not require direct interaction with the Tableau software during the exam. Instead, it tests your knowledge of how Tableau works, what options are available, and how you’d execute certain tasks conceptually.
You’ll be assessed across topics like connecting and preparing data, exploring and analyzing data (sorting, filtering, aggregations, basic calculations), designing dashboards and visualizations, and understanding core Tableau concepts (dimensions vs. measures, discrete vs. continuous, etc.). Though the questions are conceptual, hands-on experience in Tableau Desktop will greatly help you internalize how those features operate in practice. Passing this exam demonstrates that you have the theoretical foundation needed to build and interpret basic visualizations in Tableau.
Holding the Foundations (Specialist) certification shows employers and peers that you understand the essentials of Tableau Desktop. It’s a strong credential for analysts, BI professionals, or anyone who works with data visualization tools. From there, you can build on this base to pursue more advanced Tableau certifications and deeper analytics roles.
Tableau Desktop Foundations Exam Details
Supported Languages |
---|
The exam is offered in English and Japanese. |
Recommended Experience |
No formal prerequisites are required, but Tableau recommends having at least three months of hands-on experience using Tableau Desktop to understand the product practically before attempting the exam. |
Questions |
There are 45 questions total — typically 40 scored plus 5 unscored (pilot) questions. |
Passing Score |
The passing scaled score is 750 on a 1,000-point scale. |
Exam Duration |
60 minutes |