Technical Foundations for Business Analysis Questions

This topic evaluates the baseline technical knowledge that enables a business analyst to turn business questions into verifiable analysis and to collaborate effectively with engineers and data teams. Candidates should be familiar with structured query language fundamentals for extracting and aggregating data, common business intelligence and spreadsheet tooling, basic data modeling and entity relationship concepts, and systems thinking to trace data flows and diagnose issues. Strong responses illustrate how the candidate uses these skills to validate requirements, design testable acceptance criteria, and identify when to escalate complex technical problems.