SAS Institute A01-250 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

SAS Institute A01-250 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1:

  A platform administrator needs to provide seamless access to the standard workspace server in a mixed provider environment. SAS Token Authentication is not applicable. How should the platform administrator handle passwords for external accounts?

  A. Store the passwords in the metadata.
  B. Store the passwords in an external file.
  C. Assign the passwords to an authentication domain.
  D. Store the passwords in a SAS internal account.
  A. Store the passwords in the metadata.

• Question 2:

  Given the following authorization setup:

  -Mary is a direct member of DeptA and DeptB

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  Library Sales2 has an explicit RM denial for DeptA.

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  Library Sales2 has an explicit RM grant for DeptB. Which statement is true?

  A. Mary can see Library Sales2.
  B. Mary cannot see Library Sales2.
  C. Mary can see Library Sales2 for data associated withDeptB only.
  D. Mary can see Library Sales2 for data flagged as PUBLIC only.
  B. Mary cannot see Library Sales2.

• Question 3:

  If a server or spawner is failing to start, what would be the most appropriate first step in troubleshooting the cause of the failure?

  A. Run the SAS Deployment Manager to reconfigure the servers.
  B. Modify the SAS Server configuration files.
  C. Copy the command line used to invoke the server and issue it directly in the operating system, noting any errors or information generated.
  D. Use SAS Management Console to modify the server's configuration.
  C. Copy the command line used to invoke the server and issue it directly in the operating system, noting any errors or information generated.

• Question 4:

  Which statement is FALSE regarding the use of the OMABAKUP macro to backup the SAS environment?

  A. It can be used to restore the backup files.
  B. It can be used to reclaim unused disk space with the REORG option.
  C. It stops the metadata server while performing a backup.
  D. It creates a backup with minimal disruption in service.
  C. It stops the metadata server while performing a backup.

• Question 5:

  Given the following applications:

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  SAS Add-in for Microsoft Office

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  SAS Enterprise Guide By default, How do these applications assign libraries?

  A. by using the SAS/ACCESS interface
  B. by using the metadata LIBNAME engine
  C. by using the BASE SAS engine
  D. by using the server autoexec file
  B. by using the metadata LIBNAME engine

• Question 6:

  By default, the SASMeta application server context:

  A. can only be accessed by unrestricted users.
  B. is a backup for theSASApp application server context.
  C. only holds the metadata server definition.
  D. holds the metadata server definition and a definition for a workspace server and DATA step batch server used for administrative functions.
  D. holds the metadata server definition and a definition for a workspace server and DATA step batch server used for administrative functions.

• Question 7:

  In order of precedence from highest to lowest, how are permissions on a metadata item evaluated?

  A. Directly applied and ACT applied, Inherited from parent, Inherited from default ACT
  B. ACT applied, Directly applied, Inherited from parent, Inherited from default ACT C. Inherited from parent, Inherited from default ACT, ACT applied, Directly applied
  C. Directly applied, Inherited from parent, ACT applied, Inherited from default ACT
  A. Directly applied and ACT applied, Inherited from parent, Inherited from default ACT

• Question 8:

  A platform administrator used operating system commands to backup the metadata repositories and repository manager in a SAS environment. When the platform administrator attempted to restore the SAS environment, the backup files were unusable. What is the most likely cause of the backup files being unusable?

  A. The metadata server was stopped when the backup was taken.
  B. The metadata server was Online when the backup was taken.
  C. The metadata server was only paused to an Offline state when the backup was taken.
  D. The metadata server configuration file omaconfig.xml is not included in a backup initiated by operating system commands.
  B. The metadata server was Online when the backup was taken.

• Question 9:

  A platform administrator needs to delete metadata for table definitions with the following characteristics:

  -the table definitions exist in the metadata repository

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  the table definitions do not have a corresponding table in the physical library After performing impact analysis, what action should the platform administrator take?

  A. delete repository
  B. delete physical library
  C. delete the table's metadata folder
  D. update table metadata
  D. update table metadata

• Question 10:

  Select the method for updating table metadata that provides for the most control over updating features and can be run in batch.

  A. Update Metadata option in Data Library Manager in SAS Management Console.
  B. Update Library Metadata task in SAS Enterprise Guide.
  C. Update Metadata option in SAS Data Integration Studio.
  D. METALIB procedure using SAS code.
  D. METALIB procedure using SAS code.