ADWORDS SEARCH ADV. EXAM Note- Please answers are not 100% right, you can find the answers yourself most important thing is read the exam materials and understand the context than memorizing the whole thing. 1 An ad group contains the phrase-matched keyword "underwater camera." Which search query may trigger an ad in this ad group to display? camera for use underwater underwater camera case affordable underwater digital camera water-proof camera 2 Exact Match Impression Share metrics: are only available at the account level. summarize impression share statistics for all keywords currently set to exact match. calculate impression share as if all keywords were set to exact match. are available for both Search and Display Network campaigns. 3 Which allows advertisers to automate AdWords reporting and campaign management? Execution of repetitive Data Mining Extensions (DMX) queries Use of an AdWords Application Programming Interface (API) web service Use of Structured Query Language (SQL) server reporting services Execution of multiple reporting tasks from multiple computers 4 The IP Exclusion tool allows advertisers to: obtain IP addresses for valuable website visitors. determine which IP addresses have seen ads.
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ADWORDS SEARCH ADV. EXAM
Note- Please answers are not 100% right, you can find the
answers yourself most important thing is read the exam
materials and understand the context than memorizing the
whole thing.
1 An ad group contains the phrase-matched keyword "underwater camera." Which
search query may trigger an ad in this ad group to display?
camera for use underwater
underwater camera case
affordable underwater digital camera
water-proof camera
2 Exact Match Impression Share metrics:
are only available at the account level.
summarize impression share statistics for all keywords currently set to
exact match.
calculate impression share as if all keywords were set to exact match.
are available for both Search and Display Network campaigns.
3 Which allows advertisers to automate AdWords reporting and campaign
management?
Execution of repetitive Data Mining Extensions (DMX) queries
Use of an AdWords Application Programming Interface (API) web
service
Use of Structured Query Language (SQL) server reporting services
Execution of multiple reporting tasks from multiple computers
4 The IP Exclusion tool allows advertisers to:
obtain IP addresses for valuable website visitors.
determine which IP addresses have seen ads.
discover IP addresses of competitors.
prevent specific IP addresses from seeing their ads.
5 A user conducts a search on the term "laptop computers" and clicks on an ad.
Which landing page would be the most relevant to that user?
A category page containing both laptop and desktop computers
A product page for a desktop computer
An electronic store's homepage
A category page containing a variety of laptop computers
6 In an AdWords account managed by multiple users, one user noticed a surprising
jump in impressions. Where should this user look for details on what might have
created the impression increase?
Billing Summary
Change History
Keyword Tool
Campaign Settings
7 One reason for using Conversion Optimizer is to:
avoid unprofitable clicks.
generate more clicks than manual bidding would generate.
dynamically manage ad position.
maximize ad exposure.
8 A florist is advertising five types of flowers, including red roses. When a user
types the phrase "red roses" into Google, the advertiser's ad is displayed and clicked
on. Which landing page is more likely to convert to a sale?
The homepage that displays all five types of flowers
The page on the site where users can register as "frequent shoppers"
The page on the site that displays only roses
The "Contact Us" page of the site
9 Often, the "last click" before a conversion gets all the credit. But there are often
assist clicks and assist impressions that help guide your customers to conversion.
Which built-in AdWords report can show you this performance data?
Billing Preferences
Campaign Settings
Search Funnels
AdWords Editor
10 What information does the Conversion Optimizer need in order to find the
optimal cost-per-click (CPC) bid for an ad each time the ad is eligible to appear?
Manual bid changes
Historical conversion data
Forecast data
Test conversions
11 You can add a '+' modifier in front of broad match keywords to...
overrides negative keywords with an explicit positive keyword.
only trigger ads when the Google+ social extension is available.
indicate that this keyword should be dynamically inserted into your ad text.
specify that certain words must be included in someone's search term to
trigger your ads.
12 Which is the most appropriate action to take when a keyword is below the "first
page bid estimate" listed in the Status column of the Keywords tab?
Delete the keyword from all instances in the account.
Always increase the keyword bid to the "first page bid estimate."
Change the match-type of the keyword to Exact.
Consider increasing the bid or editing the keyword to improve Quality
Score.
13 A user clicks on an ad promoting a sale on sneakers. Upon clicking, the user is
taken to a page that does not contain sneakers, but rather discount sunglasses. The
user also encounters pop-ups while trying to navigate the site. What should the
advertiser do to improve the user's experience?
Ensure that the pop-ups relate to the user's search.
Edit the ad text to promote the sunglasses in addition to the sneakers.
Link to the webpage that is relevant to the ad and remove the pop-ups.
Provide original content that cannot be found on another site.
14 A new coffeehouse downtown would like to run an "afternoon espresso"
promotion to increase sales during the afternoon hours on weekdays. Which
AdWords feature is most effective for preventing their search ads from appearing at
night or on weekends?
Automatic Bidding
Ad Scheduling
Position Preference
Traffic Estimator
15 An advertiser who sells designer dresses is selecting a landing page to pair with
new ads for spring dresses. A good landing page for the spring dress collection ads
would display:
a catalog of all dresses available on the website.
spring dresses, skirts, belts, and shoes.
a page of the top-selling dresses for all seasons.
several colors of spring dresses.
16 The keyword insertion code in an ad's headline reads: "Buy
{KeyWord:Books}." The related ad appeared when a user searched "flower books"
and the query expanded to a broad-matched keyword in the account, "gardening
books." In this example, how would the ad's headline be displayed?
Buy keyword books
Buy Gardening Books
Buy flower books
Buy Books
17 An advertiser attempts to enable Conversion Optimizer but the feature is not
available in the account. Which is the most likely reason?
The advertiser advertises a service rather than a product.
The advertiser's campaign targets the Google Display Network only.
The advertiser has fewer than 15 conversions in the last 30 days.
The advertiser's daily budget is not set to the recommended amount.
18 An advertiser notices that the clickthrough rate (CTR) in one ad group has
significantly decreased throughout the past few weeks. What could this advertiser
do in an attempt to increase CTR and maintain relevant website traffic?
Use keyword matching options to help remove irrelevant searches.
Edit the ad text to include a more relevant destination URL.
Upgrade to a faster web server to reduce page load time.
Redesign the landing page to create a better experience for users.
19 Which approach to bidding is best suited to maximize profit?
Balance CPA and # of conversions
Minimize CPA
Maximize conversions
Maximize ROI as a percentage
20 If the query "Seattle plumbers" is entered into Google, Google will use the
location term that is part of the query to show ads:
targeted to areas surrounding the city of Seattle.
that have included "Seattle" as an exact match in keyword lists.
targeted to Seattle, regardless of the user's location as long as they are in the
US.
to that user based on IP (Internet Protocol) address.
21 In a Reach and Frequency report, "Frequency" is defined as the:
average number of times a video ad is played by a user.
average number of times a user is exposed to an ad.
total number of ad impressions.
average number of times an ad appears on a single webpage.
22 What kind of click volume increase is likely to be immediately filtered from an
AdWords campaign?
a related press release.
"peak season" of a product or service.
improvement in an ad's position.
automated clicks.
23 You're an independent consultant selling an ebook you wrote about Search
Engine Marketing for $50. You have campaigns across multiple online advertising
platforms: search networks, display networks, & other advertising networks. Which
approach to CPA targets
and budget is best suited to maximize your total profit?
Predetermined budget, to be divided equally across all platforms. Minimize
CPA on all platforms.
Unlimited budget on all platforms where ROI is positive. Find a different CPA
for each platform which maximizes profit based on costs, sales volume, &
contribution to overall marketing campaign.
Predetermined budget to be divided across all platforms. Allocate the
most budget to the platforms with the lowest CPA.
Unlimited budget on all platforms where ROI is positive. Use a single CPA
target for all channels which matches the channel with the lowest CPA.
24 You own a pizzeria in downtown Chicago. With call extensions, a customer
who searches for pizza on her mobile phone can see your ad along with your phone
number and make the call with one click. How is that priced?
Click-to-call ads are flat-fee based on the caller's phone model.
Click-to-call ads are priced by the minute based on the call's duration.
The cost is the same as a standard click on the ad.
Prices are negotiated in advance with discounts for bulk purchases.
25 What is a benefit of using the AdWords Application Programming Interface
(API)?
Programming skills are not necessary.
Advertisers can log into the AdWords account to upload changes.
Programmers benefit from third-party coding support.
Advertisers can make dynamic changes to their AdWords accounts at scale.
26 Which best describes the relationship between maximum cost-per-click (CPC)
bids and Ad Rank?
An increased CPC bid leads directly to a small increase in Ad Rank.
CPC bid only affects Ad Rank on the Search Network.
An increased CPC bid leads directly to a large increase in Ad Rank.
CPC bid is one factor that affects Ad Rank.
27 In order to achieve the best performance possible from text ads, which is a best
practice that should be followed?
Include words like "find" and "search" in the ad text.
Include no more than one ad text per ad group.
Use at least five keywords from the ad group directly in the ad text.
Use account statistics and reports to monitor ad performance.
28 How should advertisers use their websites to help them structure their accounts?
Organize ad groups and campaigns to reflect the layout of the website.
Organize keywords to cover each word represented on the website.
Add the website's URL as a keyword to each ad group.
Add the headings from the website as keywords across campaigns.
29 How might an advertiser compare, over time, two campaign metrics such as
"cost per conversion" and "cost"?
Select the two metrics in "Graph options" on the Campaigns tab.
Search the account for keywords with high average cost-per-click (CPC) bids.
Run an impression share report and select to display the two metrics.
Filter all keywords with an average position greater than three.
30 An advertiser who is selling computer monitors is writing new ad text for an
existing ad group. Which line of ad text is written according to Google AdWords
advertising policies?
Cheap, cheap, cheap monitors
BUY affordable LCDs
20-70% off LCD monitors
**Free** shipping on LCDs
31 Business listings in Google Places can be:
physical locations or mobile applications.
entered into their own ad auction.
location extensions in AdWords.
conversions in AdWords.
32 An advertiser targeting only France determines that clicks have been received
from users in Switzerland. Why might clicks outside of the target location occur?
Users in Switzerland are searching on Google's French domain.
French users are visiting Switzerland and searching Google.
Users globally are searching Google from mobile phones.
French users were looking at Swiss news sites that show Google display ads.
33 An advertiser enabled Conversion Optimizer and noticed a decrease in the
number of conversions. What could have caused this decrease to occur?
The specific Conversion Optimizer code snippet was not added to the site.
The cost-per-click (CPC) bid was lower than the recommended amount.
The ads in the campaign are waiting to be approved.
The maximum cost-per-acquisition (CPA) bid was lower than the
recommended amount.
34 To improve the performance of an ad group on the Search Network, advertisers
should create ad groups containing:
keywords that are also included in the ad text.
destination URLs set at the ad group level.
at least 50 keywords.
managed placements and keywords.
35 Which is the quickest way to add a long list of locations to target in an AdWords
campaign?
Select "Bulk locations" in the advanced section of a campaign's location
settings.
Search for each location in the search tab of location settings.
Add locations as keywords to the campaign.
Enter a value in the "Show my ads within" box.
36 Jane's e-commerce site sells a wide variety of bicycle equipment. She wants to
estimate her profit-per-conversion for each ad group to get a sense of which ad
groups are immediately profitable in the short term. Which formula best estimates
Jane's profit-per-conversion
before advertising expenses?
(Avg CPC) * (Conversion Rate)
(Avg Profit per Order) * (Conversion Rate)
(Avg Revenue per Order) * (Profit Margin)
(Total Profit) / (Total Revenue)
37 You are CEO of a small e-commerce shop and your team is debating AdWords
performance metrics to maximize profit. Budget is unlimited as long as ROI is
positive. Whose recommendations most effectively position you for maximum
profit?
Lou: "We get a CPA of $15 on our e-mail campaign. Let's meet or beat that
benchmark across all marketing platforms."
Joe: "An MBA class once suggested ad-spend should always be 9% of
revenue. Let's use that as our target ROI."
Jane: "A $15 CPA is okay, but if we could get it down to $10 that would give
us more profit-per-customer."
Pete: "Let's start by verifying our campaign is profitable, then test
different CPA targets to find which maximizes total profit."
38 Which is a recommended action for new mobile preferred ad creative?
Use a mobile-optimized landing page
Use exact match only
Target Search Network only
Integrate mobile Flash video ads
39 Which AdWords feature is compatible with Conversion Optimizer?
Separate Display Network bids
Advanced Ad Scheduling
Enhanced CPC
Ad Extensions
40 Reviewing "Keyword details" data on the Keywords tab will help advertisers to
identify:
keywords with low Quality Scores.
new keyword ideas for a campaign.
potential new placements to target on the Google Display Network.
ad groups or campaigns that should be paused.
41 Which is the next stage of detection in an AdWords account, if Google's
automatic filtering system does not successfully remove all potentially invalid
clicks?
Proactive offline analysis by the Google Ad Traffic Quality Team
Advertiser reports suspicious activity in the account
Alert from the AdSense team about publisher suspension
Third-party analysis of advertiser's web server logs data
42 An advertiser implements Conversion Optimizer and notices campaigns are
receiving fewer conversions than before the tool was implemented. Which action
should the advertiser take to increase the number of conversions received?
Opt out of the Google Display Network.
Set campaign budget to a 30-day cycle.
Narrow location targeting settings.
Increase the maximum cost-per-acquisition (CPA) bid.
43 An advertiser that uses ad scheduling has a custom bid adjustment for 9pm-
12am on weeknights. The normal bid is USD$0.40 and the bid multiplier is 75%.
How much is the advertiser bidding between 9pm-12am on weeknights?
USD$0.03
USD$0.33
USD$0.70
USD$0.30
44 You are launching a new campaign selling stylish office furniture. You would
like to grow it to maximize profit for all traffic available on your current keywords.
If only allowed one cycle, which order of steps below is most likely to capture the
most profit?
Test different bids to optimize profit ? Achieve profitability ? Gradually
increase AdWords daily budget to traffic available, maintaining profitability each
step
Achieve profitability? Test different bids to optimize profit ? Gradually
increase AdWords daily budget to traffic available, maintaining profitability each
step
Achieve profitability? Gradually increase AdWords daily budget to traffic
available, maintaining profitability each step ? Test different bids to optimize profit
Test different bids to optimize profit ? Gradually increase AdWords daily
budget to traffic available, maintaining profitability each step ? Achieve
profitability
45 The AdWords Application Programming Interface (API) allows developers to
use applications that:
interact directly with the AdWords server.
can appear throughout the Google Search Network.
are accessible only through AdWords Editor.
can be uploaded into the display ad builder.
46 Dynamic search ads would be most helpful for...
A local restaurant with a dynamically changing menu that offers fresh new
entrees every few months.
Websites with hundreds or thousands of products, services, or listings that
frequently change.
Moving an ad's position dynamically in whatever direction a user's eyes are
looking.
Campaigns that need to reduce exposure on competitive keywords.
47 An advertiser has several keywords set to broad match and would like to see the
actual search queries that triggered his ads. This information can be found in the:
"Keyword details" section of the Keywords tab.
"Tools" menu on the Opportunities tab.
Ads tab of a specific ad group.
Ad Extensions tab.
48 What are Sitelinks?
Links to other websites that appear beneath the text of your Search ads.
Links from other sites to your site.
Links to more pages of your site that appear beneath the text of your
Search ads.
Links from your site to other sites.
49 In a Reach and Frequency report, "Reach" is defined as the:
number of unique users exposed to an ad.
demographic populations to which an ad is served.
geographic locations in which an ad is served.
distance between a user exposed to an ad and the business location of the
advertiser.
50 Which feature distinguishes location extensions from regional and customized
campaign targeting?
Location extensions will appear when an advertiser has targeted a specific
region or location.
Location extensions will appear when a user located near the advertised
business searches on relevant terms.
Customized campaign targeting determines which address appears below the
ad.
Customized campaign targeting is required in order to enable location
extensions.
51 How can advertisers see specific search queries that have caused their ads to
show, even if those queries are not keywords within their accounts?
Select "Keyword details" on the Keywords tab.
Review "Automatic placements" on the Display Network tab.
Use the Ad Preview and Diagnosis Tool on the Tools and Analysis tab.
Add a customized column for "queries" on the Keywords tab.
52 An advertiser can apply mobile bid adjustments at which of the following
levels?
Campaign level
Keyword level
Account level
Ad level
53 Which determines a keyword's clickthrough rate (CTR)?
Number of impressions divided by the number of clicks
Number of impressions divided by the average position
Number of clicks divided by the number of impressions
Number of clicks accrued per day
54 An advertiser who works for a large company wants to make frequent, specific
changes to bids based on criteria for more than 100,000 keywords. Which would be
the most efficient tool for that advertiser to use?
AdWords Application Programming Interface (API)
My Client Center (MCC)
Automatic cost-per-click (CPC) bidding
AdWords Editor
55 Which are key elements to keep in mind when optimizing a landing page for
AdWords?
Clear landing page layout and several links to related websites
Correct programming language used to construct site
Prominent headlines in several font styles and text sizes
Relevant and original content that clearly represents the business
56 An advertiser in Canada wants to view ads as they would appear to users in
Mexico. Which tool should this advertiser use to accomplish this goal?
Placement Tool
Ad Preview and Diagnosis Tool
Traffic Estimator
Search-based Keyword Tool
57 Jane uses AdWords to promote her online shoe store and her conversion rate has
remained constant over the last year. While checking her web server logs for
December, she notices she sometimes gets two clicks from the same IP address
within a few minutes. The most likely cause of this is:
automated software designed to click on her ads.
users who are comparison shopping for shoes.
users who click on an ad on the Google Display Network.
inaccurate web server log information.
58 Information an advertiser would find in the Change History tool would be:
credit card information associated with the account.
adjustments made to the daily budget.
timestamps for when ads were approved or disapproved.
changes made by the Ad Automator feature.
59 An advertiser who sells laptop computers only wants to reach consumers who
are ready to make an immediate purchase online. When building the keyword list
for an ad group, the advertiser should include:
phrase match keywords such as "laptop" or "computer."
negative match keywords such as -buy or -purchase.
exact match keywords such as [rate], [review], or [compare].
negative match keywords such as -review or -comparison.
60 AdWords Editor allows users to:
access multiple accounts offline.
make live edits to multiple accounts simultaneously.
invite new users to share accounts.
find relevant ads on Google partner sites.
61 If an advertiser has the same keyword in two different ad groups, the one to win
a given auction will be the keyword with the:
most historical data in the account.
highest Ad Rank.
highest maximum cost-per-click (CPC) bid.
best Quality Score.
62 Linking your Google+ Page to your AdWords account...
Cannot be done if you have a Google Merchant account.
Enables users to login to your website through your Search advertisements.
Requires a 2-month approval process.
Enables you to show more endorsements for your business from your
customers and supporters.
63 AdWords Campaign Experiments allow you to...
Test changes to your account for a portion of the auctions that your ads
participates in.
Automate different images and text on your site to understand what converts
most effectively.
Receive written feedback from users based on their experience on your site.
Request a formal analysis from Google's Campaign Experiments team that
isolates the effect of online advertisements on offline purchases.
64 Assuming default cookie expiration timing, a conversion (1-per-click) is
recorded when:
a user clicks on an AdWords ad.
multiple conversions result from a single AdWords ad click.
a single conversion is made within 30 days following an AdWords ad
click.
a user visits a website within 30 days of clicking on an AdWords ad.
65 The purpose of a developer or authentication token is to track:
AdWords applications.
Application Programming Interface (API) access by application.
AdWords usage.
Application Programming Interface (API) usage.
66 How does Conversion Optimizer use an advertiser's cost-per-acquisition (CPA)
bid to determine the optimal equivalent cost-per-click (CPC) bid for each auction?
The CPC bid is one-tenth of the CPA bid by default.
The actual CPC bid is based on current max CPC settings.
The CPA bid is the highest the system will allow the CPC bid to reach.
The CPA bid is multiplied by the predicted conversion rate.
67 Bud would like to test new logic in his application that uses the AdWords
Application Programming Interface (API) without modifying his live AdWords
campaigns. Which tool would allow him to do this?
Ad Preview Tool
AdWords API Sandbox
Traffic Estimator
AdWords API Tokens
68 On which tab can advertisers see credits for invalid clicks within their AdWords
accounts?
Billing
Opportunities
Campaigns
My account
69 Advertisers can provide physical address information about their businesses
through Google Places accounts. Ads that include this type of information are
eligible to show on:
any networks selected in the campaign's settings.
mobile devices with GPS enabled only.
Google Maps only.
Google search only.
70 An advertiser notices that clicks have suddenly increased and is concerned that
they might be due to invalid activity. What is the first thing the advertiser should do
to investigate this situation?
Pause the affected campaign until an invalid clicks investigation is complete.
Look at click patterns over time and rule out legitimate reasons for increased activity.
Submit an invalid clicks report to the Google AdWords team.
Submit new ad text variations for review.
71 You are gaining a reputation as a true wizard of AdWords and just won a multi-
million dollar client to consult on bidding strategy. Your new client asks you to set
bids that maximize profit, focus on the top 3 positions, and minimize CPA. How
can you most effectively
meet their goals?
Set bids that minimize CPA while maximizing profit, but explain that
position can’t effectively be optimized simultaneously.
Explain that all three objectives contradict each other and the tradeoffs at risk.
Understand the client’s priorities and adopt a bidding strategy with minimal
contradictions.
Set bids that minimize CPA within the top 3 positions, but explain that profit
can’t effectively be optimized simultaneously.
Set bids that simultaneously optimize profit, position, and CPA all to the
perfect point.
72 An advertiser runs a report at the Campaign level and includes invalid clicks
statistics. The report indicates that 20% of clicks received during the selected time
period were invalid. This means that the invalid clicks were:
filtered out of the account before they accrued cost.
removed as a result of a proactive investigation.
credited to the account.
charged to the account.
73 An advertiser made edits to an AdWords ad and noticed that the position of the
ad decreased. What is the most likely cause for the decrease in position?
The Quality Score for the account was reset after the ad was edited.
The edited ad is less relevant to the keywords within the ad group.
The edited ad has a lower conversion rate after the changes were made.
The advertiser's landing page is down for maintenance.
74 Which is a benefit of using AdWords Editor?
Multiple users can share archives and proposals for an account.
Conflicts between changes made by importing a file do not need to be resolved
prior to posting.
Users with My Client Center (MCC) Reports Access can make edits to an
account.
Multiple users can make offline changes to Account Preferences.
75 Automatic cost-per-click (CPC) bidding attempts to get advertisers the most:
clicks for their daily budget.
impressions for their daily budget.
conversions based on their conversion goals.
impressions in their preferred position range.
76 You are tracking conversions in a budget-constrained campaign. If you raise
CPC bids within the budget constraint, which result is most likely?
Receive fewer conversions while paying more on average per conversion.
Receive more conversions while paying more on average per conversion.
Receive fewer conversions while paying less on average per conversion.
Receive more conversions while paying less on average per conversion.
77 You're running a Search campaign for an accounting software provider that
wants to estimate lifetime customer value as a primary benchmark for performance.
They charge $10/mo for Basic service and $20/mo for Pro. Which formula best
describes their average lifetime customer value across all service offerings?
($10)*(% Basic customers) + ($20)*(% Pro customers)
($10)*(% Basic customers)*(Basic average lifetime in months) + ($20)*(%
