EMT Practice Test

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Question1: Which statement is an advantage of pre-assigned libraries?

Question2: In what state must the metadata server be in if you choose to use operating system commands to backup metadata repositories?

Question3: When you use a connection profile and the SASSEC_LOCAL_PW_SAVE option is set to Y, which pieces of information is it possible to save?

Question4: You have used the SAS Management Console to delete a repository. Which statement is true?

Question5: A host is using an LDAP provider as a back-end authentication mechanism. For this setup, how does the SAS server view the authentication?

Question6: How do you modify the logging levels of a server without having to restart the server?

Question7: A platform administrator needs to update service account passwords in the metadata and configuration files. How can the platform administrator perform this configuration task?

Question8: 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?

Question9: 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:

Question10: A platform administrator needs to restore backup files to a running metadata server. Which macro can the platform administrator use to perform this task?

Question11: Metadata repositories are a collection of files in a physical folder. In what format are the files stored?

Question12: A platform administrator wants to prevent all restricted users from accessing data that requires the Read permission. Which permission level(s) should the platform administrator assign?

Question13: A platform administrator wants to provide SAS Administrators and service identities with exclusive read access to metadata. Which permission levels should the platform administrator assign?

Question14: A platform administrator wants to physically segregate the physical storage for metadata in a single environment. What should the platform administrator create?

Question15: For metadata library connections to an RDBMS, which statement is true?

Question16: Which groups are pre-defined in the SAS metadata?

Question17: Which role is not pre-defined?

Question18: The METALIB procedure enables you to update table metadata. Which method does NOT provide access to the METALIB procedure?

Question19: Which statement is FALSE regarding the use of the OMABAKUP macro to backup the SAS environment?

Question20: You have used the SAS Management Console to unregister a repository. Which statement is true?

Question21: 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?

Question22: The suffix of a SAS Internal account is:

Question23: A user needs to access data in a cube. The user has the following characteristics: Is in Enterprise Guide:
OLAP role Does not have Read and ReadMetadata permissions for the cube What will be the result when the user attempts to access data in the cube?

Question24: Which statement is FALSE?
Updating table metadata enables you to:

Question25: Which statement is a disadvantage of pre-assigned libraries?

Question26: An identity hierarchy specifies a list of identities and the order of precedence of those identities. Which listing of identities is ranked from highest priority to lowest priority?

Question27: An internal account is used to provide the initial connection to which server?

Question28: How many object spawners, at a minimum, need to be defined in the metadata?

Question29: Identify the object type that can be promoted.

Question30: Which statement regarding default groups is true?

Question31: Place the Log events in order of Diagnostic Level for severity from Highest (most severe) to Lowest.

Question32: Which process does NOT create a log file by default?

Question33: Identify the repository that holds information about the other repositories in the environment.

Question34: 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?

Question35: 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?

Question36: Given the following authorization setup:
- Mary is a direct member of DeptA and DeptB
- Library Sales2 has an explicit RM denial for DeptA.
- Library Sales2 has an explicit RM grant for DeptB.
Which statement is true?

Question37: 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?

Question38: If a server or spawner is failing to start, what would be the most appropriate first step in troubleshooting the cause of the failure?

Question39: Which statement regarding precedence principles for authorization is FALSE?

Question40: Given the definition: A SAS metadata object that pairs logins with the server definitions where those credentials will correctly authenticate. What is being defined?

Question41: A platform administrator needs to register OLAP cubes. What permission levels are required for this task?

Question42: The metadata server is stopped. What will be the result when operating system commands are used to backup the metadata repositories and repository manager?

Question43: 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?

Question44: By default, the SASMeta application server context:

Question45: Which server does the Connection Profile allow you to connect to?

Question46: Which of the following is NOT a method you could use to restore your SAS environment?

Question47: Which permissions are found on all metadata item types?

Question48: The WriteMemberMetadata (WWM) permission is only found on which type of items?

Question49: A platform administrator is working with SAS OLAP servers and wants to: - display all OLAP servers and schemas - provide session controls - manage advanced server options How can the platform administrator perform these tasks?

Question50: A platform administrator has converted the standard workspace server to use SAS Token Authentication in a mixed provider environment. What will be the outcome of this conversion?

Question51: If you are unable to connect to or use a server, which of the following would NOT be a viable first step in troubleshooting?

Question52: The SAS configuration directory on each server machine must be protected by:

Question53: By default, which type of servers run under shared credentials?

Question54: A user needs to modify metadata. Which method should be used?

Question55: In order of precedence from highest to lowest, how are permissions on a metadata item evaluated?

Question56: Given the following authorization setup:
- Mary is a direct member of DeptA and DeptB
- Library Sales2 has an ACT denial for DeptA.
- Library Sales2 has an explicit grant for DeptB.
Which statement is true?

Question57: A customer's environment has a standard workspace server instantiated by the object spawner. What authentication is required to support this configuration?

Question58: Given the following applications:
- SAS Add-in for Microsoft Office
- SAS Enterprise Guide By default,
How do these applications assign libraries?

Question59: The passwords for service accounts that occur in some of the configuration files have been changed. What action should the platform administrator take?

Question60: Select the method for updating table metadata that provides for the most control over updating features and can be run in batch.

Question61: 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?

Question62: What is the correct order in which to start up the SAS servers and spawners?

Question63: Your environment contains a restore program named restoreServer.sas. Which statement regarding restoreServer.sas is FALSE?

Question64: After the SAS configuration completes, all of the configuration directories, files, and scripts are owned by:

Question65: 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?