Free SAS Platform Administration for SAS®9 Practice Questions

Sample Practice Questions

Try these 10 sample questions from the SAS Platform Administration for SAS®9 practice bank. Each includes the answer and explanation. Continue with the interactive practice above to review the full question set.

1. 1Which control protects the SAS configuration directory against inappropriate direct file-system access to repository data sets and server scripts?

   1. A. Role capabilities in SAS Management Console
   2. B. Operating system permissions on the directory
   3. C. ReadMetadata permissions on SAS folders
   4. D. Authentication domains on server definitions

   Answer: B

   Explanation: The guide states, "the configuration directory on each server machine must be protected by operating system controls." Metadata permissions, role capabilities, and authentication domains do not replace controls on direct file-system access.

   Reference: SAS 9.4 Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide, Fourth Edition — Chapter 5, Summary of First-Priority Setup Tasks, p. 46

2. 2Which Server Manager tab lists the user name, host machine, and entry time of clients connected to a selected SAS server component?

   1. A. Options
   2. B. Loggers
   3. C. Clients
   4. D. Spawned Server Activity

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The guide states, "The Clients tab in the Server Manager lists the clients that are or have been connected to the currently selected server component." The Clients tab answers the connection question. Options shows counters and properties, Loggers controls message categories, and Spawned Server Activity graphs spawned processes.

   Reference: SAS 9.4 Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide, Fourth Edition — Chapter 9, Use the Clients Tab in the Server Manager, p. 119

3. 3A deployment uses a third-party database for SAS Web Infrastructure Platform Services instead of the default data server. How should the administrator account for that database in the backup plan?

   1. A. Rely on the Deployment Backup and Recovery tool's metadata backup.
   2. B. Include the database files by exporting all metadata folders.
   3. C. Provide a separate database backup arrangement outside that tool.
   4. D. Expect the Deployment Agent to include the alternative database automatically.

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The guide states, "If you choose to configure an alternative database, the Deployment Backup and Recovery tool cannot be used to back up or restore that database." The alternative database is outside the tool's supported backup scope. Metadata export and the presence of the agent do not add database coverage.

   Reference: SAS 9.4 Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide, Fourth Edition — Chapter 28, What is Not Backed Up by the Deployment Backup and Recovery Tool?, p. 398

4. 4At SAS desktop application initialization, which server does a metadata connection profile identify as the initial connection target?

   1. A. The SAS Content Server
   2. B. The SAS Metadata Server
   3. C. The SAS Object Spawner
   4. D. The SAS Web Infrastructure Platform Data Server

   Answer: B

   Explanation: The guide states, "SAS desktop applications use a connection profile to connect to the metadata server." The initial metadata connection locates enterprise resources and establishes the metadata session. A workspace-launch endpoint or content/data server is not the profile's initial metadata target.

   Reference: SAS 9.4 Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide, Fourth Edition — Chapter 2, About Connection Profiles, p. 9

5. 5In SAS Management Console, where does an administrator start the wizard to register a Base SAS library?

   1. A. Server Manager > SASApp > New Server
   2. B. Metadata Manager > Active Server > New Repository
   3. C. User Manager > New > Group
   4. D. Data Library Manager > Libraries > New Library

   Answer: D

   Explanation: The guide states, "expand Data Library Manager. Right-click Libraries. Then, select the New Library option" Data Library Manager registers a data-library object. Server, repository, and identity creation wizards register different metadata object types.

   Reference: SAS 9.4 Intelligence Platform: Data Administration Guide, Sixth Edition — Chapter 4, Register the Base SAS Library Using SAS Management Console, p. 60

6. 6A user's SAS metadata permissions allow an operation, but the applicable operating system permissions deny it. How do the authorization layers combine?

   1. A. The metadata grant overrides the operating system denial.
   2. B. The layer evaluated most recently determines the outcome.
   3. C. Access fails because every applicable layer must permit it.
   4. D. Access succeeds whenever either applicable layer permits it.

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The guide states, "a user must have sufficient access in all applicable layers." Protections are cumulative across layers. A grant in metadata does not override an operating system denial.

   Reference: SAS 9.4 Intelligence Platform: Security Administration Guide, Third Edition — Chapter 1, Authorization, p. 5

7. 7On Windows, SAS servers and spawners run under a dedicated service account rather than Local System. How should the guide's recommended configuration-directory permissions be applied to that account?

   1. A. Grant the permissions recommended for all other users.
   2. B. Grant the permissions recommended for the backup user.
   3. C. Grant the permissions recommended for System.
   4. D. Grant the permissions recommended for the sassrv account.

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The Windows protection notes state, "If servers and spawners are run under a different account, then grant that account the permissions that are recommended for System." The service identity needs the server permissions; backup-user, ordinary-user, and spawned-server permissions serve different identities.

   Reference: SAS 9.4 Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide, Fourth Edition — Chapter 5, Recommended Operating System Protections for Windows Machines, p. 49

8. 8After connecting to a workspace server connection in Server Manager, an administrator sees several active process IDs. What should be selected to inspect monitoring information for one running workspace process?

   1. A. The application server context above the logical server
   2. B. The particular process beneath the connection node
   3. C. The metadata repository containing the server definition
   4. D. The server connection's authentication-domain definition

   Answer: B

   Explanation: The guide states, "In the Server Manager tree, highlight the process that you want to monitor" Monitoring tabs are activated for the selected process. The application server context, repository, and authentication domain do not select the running process whose metrics are needed.

   Reference: SAS 9.4 Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide, Fourth Edition — Chapter 9, Use SAS Management Console to Connect to Servers and Display Server Monitoring Information, p. 118

9. 9For SAS 9.4M8 deployment backups, what is the documented status and purpose of a central vault?

   1. A. It is optional but recommended to reduce backup loss if a host fails.
   2. B. It is mandatory for every deployment, even on a single host.
   3. C. It replaces the need to run a backup on the participating hosts.
   4. D. It is reserved for metadata backups and excludes other source types.

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The guide states, "Starting from SAS 9.4M2, use of a central vault location is optional. However, a central vault location is highly recommended to avoid the loss of backup files in the event that a host machine fails." M8 is after M2. A vault receives copied backup content; it is neither universally mandatory nor a replacement for creating backups on the source hosts.

   Reference: SAS 9.4 Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide, Fourth Edition — Chapter 28, About Central Vault Locations, p. 401

10. 10Where are SAS desktop metadata connection profiles stored?

    1. A. In .sas files under the metadata server's repository directory
    2. B. In .spk files under the content server's document repository
    3. C. In .xml files under the object spawner's configuration directory
    4. D. In .swa files on the hosts of the desktop applications

    Answer: D

    Explanation: The guide states, "On the hosts of SAS desktop applications, connection profiles are stored in files with the extension .swa" These are client-side profile files. They are not SAS programs, promotion packages, or spawner configuration files stored centrally on a server.

    Reference: SAS 9.4 Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide, Fourth Edition — Chapter 2, About Connection Profiles, p. 9