SAS A00-203

SAS Warehouse Development Specialist Concepts Exam

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Q: 1 Which of the following helps to reduce the I/O for a procedure that requires
every row of a SAS table to be processed?
A.
B.
C.
D.

indexing the SAS table

using the SQL procedure
partitioning the SAS table
compressing the SAS data set

Answer: D
Q: 2 Click on the Exhibit button to view a diagram that displays a data warehouse
environment:
Which of the following describes the optimal method to join a transformed DB2 table with an Oracle
table and load the result set to the data warehouse using SAS ETL Server and its components?

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A. Generate code with SAS ETL Studio which:

connects to host 2 from host 1,
transforms the DB2 data on host 1,
downloads the Oracle data using the DOWNLOAD procedure to host 1,
joins those result sets on host 1,
downloads the joined data using the DOWNLOAD procedure to host 2,
and populates the target data warehouse table.
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B. Generate code with SAS ETL Studio which:

connects to host 2 from host 1,
transforms the DB2 data on host 1,
extracts the Oracle data from host 2 using Remote Library Services,
joins those result sets on host 1,
and loads the target data warehouse table with the joined data using Remote Library Services to host 2.
C. Generate code with SAS ETL Studio which:
connects to host 1 from host 2,
transforms the DB2 data on host1,
downloads the result set using the DOWNLOAD procedure,
extracts the ORACLE data on host 2,
joins those result sets on host 2,
and populates the target data warehouse table.
D. Generate code with SAS ETL Studio which:
connects to host 1 from host 2,
downloads the DB2 data using Remote Library Services,
transforms the downloaded data on host 2,
extracts the ORACLE data on host 2,
joins those result sets on host 2,
and populates the target data warehouse table.
Answer: C
Q: 3 According to the SAS Rapid Warehousing Methodology, in which of the
following phases must the acceptance test criteria be defined?
A.
B.
C.
D.

final test
assessment
deployment
requirements

Answer: D
Q: 4 For which of the following should metadata be captured?
A.
B.
C.
D.

data exploitation and data storage only

extract, transform, and load (ETL) processes only
data storage and extract, transform, and load (ETL) processes only
data exploitation, data storage, and the extract, transform, and load (ETL) processes

Answer: D
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Q: 5 Which of the following should be stored in the metadata for a data

warehouse?
A.
B.
C.
D.

business rules, logical model, and transformation rules

business rules, conventions and target table data values
derived data values, subject model and transformation rules
business rules, target table data values and transformation rules

Answer: A
Q: 6 Which of the following must be considered when designing unit tests for the
target load process?
I. access capabilities to source data
II. predefined test cases that check transformation rules
III. validity of the data extracted from the operational data store (ODS)
IV. test plan with conditions and results that match the design specification
A.
B.
C.
D.

II and IV only
I, II, and IV only
II, III, and IV only
I, II, III, and IV

Answer: A
Q: 7 Which of the following backup scenarios least impacts the data warehouse
host?
A.
B.
C.
D.

using network filers for storage

using directly attached devices
running the backup software on a separate host with a high speed NFS connection
using a storage area network and running the backup software on a separate host

Answer: D
Q: 8 Which of the following describes the dimension tables in a star schema
logical design?

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A.
B.
C.
D.

They are normalized and can join only through the fact table.
They are denormalized and can join only through the fact table.
They are normalized and can join through the fact table or each other.
They are denormalized and can join through the fact table or each other.

Answer: B
Q: 9 Which of the following steps are necessary to implement job dependencies in
a SAS data warehouse?
I.Deploy the job in SAS ETL Studio.
II.Define job dependencies in SAS ETL Studio.
III.Create a Job Flow in SAS Management Console.
IV.Schedule the Job Flow in SAS Management Console.
A.
B.
C.
D.

II only
I and II only
III and IV only
I, III and IV only

Answer: D
Q: 10 All possible test cases according to the business rules are run using
generated data. Which of the following is the impact of using this data in the initial testing and
development process?
A.
B.
C.
D.

The physical data model of the warehouse can be tested.

The developer can predict the production storage requirements.
The developer can predict the results of the input source processes.
Integrity problems in the source data can be identified early in the development life cycle.

Answer: A
Q: 11 When performing table loads, which of the following automatic data step
variables can be used for error checking?
A.
B.
C.
D.

_IORC_ and _SYSRC_

_ERROR_ and _IORC_
_ERROR_ and _SYSERR_
_SYSERR_ and _SYSRC_
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Answer: B
Q: 12 Which of the following are considered metadata standards?
A.
B.
C.
D.

DDE and XML

OMG and XML
JMS and OMG
COM and DCOM

Answer: B
Q: 13 A star schema design requires that history information is accurately
maintained for a CUSTOMER dimension.
According to The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit, by Ralph Kimball, which of the following slowly
changing dimension techniques is the most appropriate to update the CUSTOMER dimension?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Type I
Type II
Type III
Type IV

Answer: B
Q: 14 Which of the following is a true statement regarding backup strategies for
SAS data sets after the load has been completed?
A.
B.
C.
D.

metadata must be synced

file system-level backups are sufficient
warehouse must be taken off-line to perform backup
incremental backups can be performed based on SAS data set metadata

Answer: B
Q: 15 Which of the following validate the transfer of binary files between
systems?

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A.
B.
C.
D.

using a checksum and checking the file size

using a checksum and comparing the first and last N records
using record counts and comparing a random sample of records
checking the file size and comparing a random sample of records

Answer: A
Q: 16 According to The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit, by Ralph Kimball,
which of the following represent best practices when deploying a data warehouse?
I. Enable warehouse access for all valid users at the same time.
II. Deny warehouse access to end-users who have not received warehouse training.
III. Provide end-users resource support for warehouse to legacy system reconciliation.
IV. End-user education can begin shortly before the production deployment of the warehouse.
A.
B.
C.
D.

III and IV only

I, II and III only
I, II and IV only
II, III and IV only

Answer: D
Q: 17 In SAS ETL Studio, which one of the following transformations can be used
to generate code for accessing data sources located on different hosts?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Data Transfer
Data Download
Remote Connect
Remote Services

Answer: A
Q: 18 The contents of a data dictionary extract are listed below:
Which of the following describes the type of metadata listed?

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