Professional Data Engineer

Build and operate the data processing systems behind analytics and ML on Google Cloud, including BigQuery, Dataflow, and Pub/Sub, and track your readiness for the Professional Data Engineer exam.

Advanced

Prepare and test your skills

Advanced

Prepare and test your skills

Google Cloud feature

preferred tables

Topic in 2 exam domains

Also called: preferred tables reservation list

A configuration option that restricts BI Engine query acceleration to a specific designated set of tables.

Where this appears on the exam

2 objectives in 1 of 5 domains

Domain 4
Preparing and using data for analysis
~15% of exam
1. 4.1Preparing data for visualization
  - Connecting to tools
  - BigQuery features for business intelligence (e.g., BI Engine, materialized views)

How learners score on this topic

Last updated October 15, 2026

Professional Data Engineer

Build and operate the data processing systems behind analytics and ML on Google Cloud, including BigQuery, Dataflow, and Pub/Sub, and track your readiness for the Professional Data Engineer exam.

Advanced

Prepare and test your skills

Advanced

Prepare and test your skills

Google Cloud feature

preferred tables

Topic in 2 exam domains

Also called: preferred tables reservation list

A configuration option that restricts BI Engine query acceleration to a specific designated set of tables.

Where this appears on the exam

2 objectives in 1 of 5 domains

Domain 4
Preparing and using data for analysis
~15% of exam
1. 4.1Preparing data for visualization
  - Connecting to tools
  - BigQuery features for business intelligence (e.g., BI Engine, materialized views)

How learners score on this topic

Last updated October 15, 2026