Learning Microsoft Power BI - Creating a Dashboard

The video tutorial introduces the concept of dashboards in Power BI, explaining their purpose and functionality. It covers the creation of dashboards, highlighting the ability to pin visuals from multiple reports and the limitations regarding filtering. The tutorial also demonstrates how to customize dashboards and discusses the mobile view feature, emphasizing the importance of dashboards for quick insights and data exploration.

What is the primary purpose of a dashboard in Power BI?

• To create a single huge data model

• To provide quick insights by combining data from multiple reports

• To allow users to filter data directly

• To replace individual reports

Why can't users apply filters directly on a Power BI dashboard?

• Because filters are not supported in Power BI

• Because it would require a separate data model

• Because dashboards are only for viewing data

• Because it would cause data ambiguity and misalignment

What icon is used to pin visualizations to a dashboard in Power BI?

• A refresh icon

• A share icon

• A pin icon

• A filter icon

Which of the following cannot be pinned to a Power BI dashboard?

• Visualizations

• Cards

• Slicers

• Tiles

What happens to the data on a dashboard when the underlying report data is refreshed?

• The dashboard data remains unchanged

• The dashboard data is manually updated

• The dashboard data is automatically updated

• The dashboard data is deleted

How can you customize the layout of a Power BI dashboard for mobile devices?

• By using the desktop view settings

• By creating a separate mobile layout

• By resizing the desktop view

• By using a third-party app

What is a requirement for showing or hiding tiles in the mobile view of a Power BI dashboard?

• Tiles must be created in the mobile view

• Tiles must be pinned to the desktop view first

• Tiles must be resized in the mobile view

• Tiles must be unpinned from the desktop view