sas a00-250 practice test

SAS Platform Administration for SAS 9

Last exam update: Nov 18 ,2025
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Question 1

Your environment contains a restore program named restoreServer.sas. Which statement regarding
restoreServer.sas is FALSE?

  • A. connects to the metadata server using the SAS Trust credentials.
  • B. It writes a log to the metadata server directory.
  • C. You can execute the program in a SAS session with XCMD option enabled.
  • D. It restores the backup files from the SASBackup directory to the appropriate subdirectories in the metadata server directory.
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Question 2

You used the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office in Microsoft Excel to view a SAS OLAP cube. Which type
of server is used to access the OLAP cube?

  • A. OLAP server
  • B. Workspace server
  • C. OLAP and workspace server
  • D. OLAP and batch server
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Question 3

The SAS configuration directory on each server machine must be protected by:

  • A. metadata access controls.
  • B. operating system controls.
  • C. the Authorization Manager of SAS Management Console.
  • D. the default Access Control Template (ACT).
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Question 4

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
  • D. Directly applied, Inherited from parent, ACT applied, Inherited from default ACT
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Question 5

A client wants to have their system set up so that stored processes can access libraries without
having to manage library assignments in the stored process code. How should the libraries be
assigned?

  • A. by default
  • B. by client application
  • C. by pre-assignment
  • D. by user access
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Question 6

To support seamless access to database servers or SAS processing servers, a login for outbound use
may be defined in the metadata. An outbound login must include:

  • A. a user lD.
  • B. a user ID and password.
  • C. a user ID and authentication domain.
  • D. a user ID, password, and authentication domain.
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Question 7

Which process does NOT create a log file by default?

  • A. Metadata server
  • B. Workspace server
  • C. Object spawner
  • D. OLAP Server
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Question 8

In most deployments of the Platform for SAS Business Analytics, which type of access requires
passwords for external accounts to be stored in the metadata?

  • A. seamless access to the SAS datasets
  • B. seamless access to SAS OLAP cubes
  • C. seamless access to external databases
  • D. all of the above
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Question 9

Identify the repository that holds information about the other repositories in the environment.

  • A. custom repository
  • B. foundation repository
  • C. project repository
  • D. repository manager
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Question 10

Given the following authorization setup:
-Mary is a direct member of DeptA .
- DeptA is a direct member of DeptB .
- Library Sales2 has an explicit denial for DeptA .
- Library Sales2 has an explicit 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 with DeptB only.
  • D. Mary can see Library Sales2 for data flagged as PUBLIC only.
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Question 11

Identify the object type that can be promoted.

  • A. users
  • B. ACT’s
  • C. roles
  • D. libraries
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Question 12

Which permissions are found on all metadata item types?

  • A. RM WM RMM RW Administer
  • B. RM WM RW Administer
  • C. RM WM Administer
  • D. RMWM
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Question 13

A platform administrator needs to associate a library with an application server. What permission
level on the application server will the platform administrator need for this task?
A.CM
B. RMLE
C.WM
D. WMM

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Question 14

Which role is not pre-defined?

  • A. Enterprise Guide: Unrestricted
  • B. Enterprise Guide: Advanced
  • C. Enterprise Guide: Programming
  • D. Enterprise Guide: OLAP
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Question 15

A platform administrator needs to delete metadata for table definitions with the following
characteristics:
- the table definitions exist in the metadata repository
- 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
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