MCE-Admn-201 Sample Questions & Answers
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- Question 1Intermediate
Subscriber Data Management · Contact Builder
A global retailer is designing their Contact model in Contact Builder. They have a 'Customers' Data Extension (DE) acting as the root. They want to link a 'Purchases' DE where one customer can have multiple purchase records. Which cardinality and link setting represents the optimal configuration in Data Designer?
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Correct answer: A
Since a single customer can make multiple purchases, the relationship is One-to-Many. The link should connect the unique identifier in the root (Contact Key) to the foreign key in the Purchases table (Customer ID). Setting the correct cardinality ensures the system understands how to traverse data for segmentation and decision splits.
erDiagram CUSTOMERS ||--o{ PURCHASES : places CUSTOMERS { string ContactKey PK string Email } PURCHASES { string PurchaseID PK string CustomerID FK date PurchaseDate } - Question 2Intermediate
Digital Marketing Proficiency · Deliverability
A marketing team is preparing to warm up a new dedicated IP address. They plan to send 500,000 emails in the first week. As the Administrator, what is your recommendation regarding this plan?
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Correct answer: B
Sending 500,000 emails immediately on a cold IP will likely trigger blocking by ISPs. IP warming requires starting with low volumes (e.g., 5,000–50,000 depending on the ISP mix) and doubling volume every few days to build reputation. The proposed plan is too aggressive.
- Question 3BeginnerSelect 2
Setup · Security
Select TWO features that can be configured in the 'Setup' section of Marketing Cloud Engagement to enhance account security. (Select TWO)
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Correct answers: A, D
Session Timeout configuration allows admins to determine how long a user session remains active before requiring re-authentication, reducing the risk of unauthorized access on unattended screens.
Administrators can restrict access to the Marketing Cloud interface by defining a list of allowed IP addresses. Users attempting to log in from outside these ranges will be denied access.
- Question 4Beginner
Setup · Users/Permissions
A user reports they cannot access the 'Data Designer' tab in Contact Builder. The Administrator verifies the user has the 'Marketing Cloud Viewer' role. What is the likely cause?
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Correct answer: B
The 'Marketing Cloud Viewer' role is generally restrictive. Access to Contact Builder's Data Designer often requires specific permissions like 'Access Contact Builder' and 'View Data Designer', which are typically found in the Marketing Cloud Administrator or Data Manager roles, or must be explicitly granted.
- Question 5Beginner
Subscriber Data Management · Synchronized Data Sources
True or False: When using Synchronized Data Sources to pull data from Sales Cloud, the synchronization poll schedule can be set to as frequent as every 15 minutes.
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Correct answer: A
This is True. The poll schedule for Synchronized Data Sources in Contact Builder can be configured to run at intervals of 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, etc.
- Question 6Intermediate
Channel Management · Email Studio
An Administrator is creating a new Send Classification. They need to ensure that these emails are treated as non-promotional, do not require a visible unsubscribe link, and will send even to unsubscribed users (e.g., password resets). Which Transactional Send Classification setting is critical?
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Correct answer: D
Setting the CAN-SPAM Classification to 'Transactional' tells the system that the message is operational (like a receipt or password reset). This bypasses the system check for an unsubscribe link and allows the email to be delivered to subscribers with a status of 'Unsubscribed'.
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