Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate Vocabulary Game
Exam terms with clues and explanations by OpenExamPrep.
About the Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate Vocabulary Game
A free word game for the Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate exam. Each round shows a clue for one of 20 exam terms across 7 topics. Recall the term, spell it out, then read a short explanation. Rounds pick a random term, so you can keep playing as long as you like.
How to Play
- 1Read the clue and type a term with the right number of letters (3 to 6). Abbreviations count: type the letters only.
- 2Press Check Answer or Enter. Each letter changes color to show how close you are.
- 3You have 6 tries. Stuck? Need a hint? asks the AI tutor for a nudge without giving the term away, and Skip moves to a new term.
- 4After the round, read the explanation, ask the AI to explain it, share your result, or press Next.
- ARight letter, right spot
- AIn the term, wrong spot
- ANot in the term
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Topics in the Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate Vocabulary Game
Platform components
Data ingestion
Data modeling
Job orchestration
CI/CD
Performance tuning
Governance
Sources for these terms (19)
- What is Delta Lake in Databricks? · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Get started using COPY INTO to load data · Source checked 2026-11-03
- What is Auto Loader? · Source checked 2026-11-03
- JDBC To Other Databases - Spark 4.3.0 Documentation · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Update table schemas with schema evolution · Source checked 2026-11-03
- JOIN · Source checked 2026-11-03
- What is the medallion lakehouse architecture? · Source checked 2026-11-03
- NULL semantics · Source checked 2026-11-03
- ARRAY type · Source checked 2026-11-03
- CREATE VIEW · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Lakeflow Jobs · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Configure and edit tasks in Lakeflow Jobs · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Run jobs on a schedule · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Databricks Git folders · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Databricks CLI · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Skew and spill · Source checked 2026-11-03
- REVOKE · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Row filters and column masks · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Attribute-based access control in Unity Catalog · Source checked 2026-11-03
About the Databricks Data Engineer Exam
The Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate validates the ability to use the Databricks Platform for foundational data engineering tasks. It covers the platform and its compute options, data ingestion and loading, PySpark and SQL transformation and modeling, Lakeflow Jobs, CI/CD with Git folders and Declarative Automation Bundles, troubleshooting and optimization, and Unity Catalog governance and security.
Exam sponsor: Databricks / Kryterion. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.
Questions
45 questions
Time Limit
90 minutes
Passing Score
Not published by Databricks
Reported exam pass rate: ~70%. industry estimate This describes exam candidates, not OpenExamPrep users or results from using our resources. Exam sponsor website
Fees, eligibility, and exam policies can change. Confirm them with the exam sponsor before applying or paying.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the DEA vocabulary game free?
Yes. The game is free to play with no sign-up. Signing in adds AI explanations for any term.
How does the DEA vocabulary game work?
Each round shows a clue for one of 20 DEA terms. Guess the term in six tries: green means the right letter in the right spot, yellow means the letter is in the term but in another spot, and gray means it is not in the term. After the round, read the explanation and play the next term.
Where do the DEA terms come from?
OpenExamPrep researched each term from the Databricks / Kryterion content outline and primary sources, listed under Sources on this page. The game is independent study material, not an official exam resource.
What is the Databricks Data Engineer exam pass rate?
Databricks does not publish a pass rate or a fixed passing score; its FAQ says passing scores are set statistically and can change as exams are updated. The exam has 45 scored multiple-choice questions in 90 minutes, and up to 10 unscored items may also appear.
What Databricks features should I focus on?
Key areas in the August 2026 guide: COPY INTO, Auto Loader, and Lakeflow Connect ingestion; PySpark and SQL joins and transformations; bronze, silver, and gold modeling; Lakeflow Jobs tasks, retries, and triggers; Git folders, Declarative Automation Bundles, and the Databricks CLI; Spark UI skew and spill diagnosis; and Unity Catalog grants, row filters, column masks, and ABAC.