Free A00-231 Questions for SASInstitute SAS 9.4 Base Programming - Performance-based A00-231 Exam as PDF & Practice Test Engine

  • Exam Code/Number: A00-231
  • Exam Name/Title: SAS 9.4 Base Programming - Performance-based exam
  • Certification Provider: SASInstitute
  • Corresponding Certification: SAS Institute Systems
  • Exam Questions: 298
  • Updated On: Jul 05, 2026
The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.retail;
cost = '20000';
total = .10 * cost;
run;
Which one of the following is the value of the variable TOTAL in the output data set?
Correct Answer: C Vote an answer
Given the SAS data set EMPLOYEE INFO:
EMPLOYEE_INFO
IDNumber
Expenses
2542
100.00
3612
133.15
2198
234.34
2198
111.12
The following SAS program is submitted:
proc sort data = employee_info;
<insert BY statement here>
run;
Which BY statement completes the program and sorts the data sequentially by ascending expense values within each ascending IDNUMBER value?
Correct Answer: C Vote an answer
The following program is submitted:

Why does the program fail?
Correct Answer: A Vote an answer
The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.test;
array agents{4} $ 12 sales1 - sales4;
run;
Which one of the following represents the variables that are contained in the output data set?
Correct Answer: C Vote an answer
Which step displays a listing of all the data sets in the WORK library?
Correct Answer: C Vote an answer
The following SAS DATA step is submitted:
data sasdata.atlanta
sasdata.boston
work.portland
work.phoenix;
set company.prdsales;
if region = 'NE' then output boston;
if region = 'SE' then output atlanta;
if region = 'SW' then output phoenix;
if region = 'NW' then output portland;
run;
Which one of the following is true regarding the output data sets?
Correct Answer: B Vote an answer
The following SAS program is submitted:
data WORK.DATE_INFO;
Day="01" ;
Yr=1960 ;
X=mdy(Day,01,Yr) ;
run;
What is the value of the variable X?
Correct Answer: D Vote an answer
The following SAS program is submittad:
data work.sales;
do year = 1 to 5;
do month=1 to 12;
x+1;
output
end;
end;
run;
How many observations are written the WORK SALES data set?
Correct Answer: C Vote an answer
The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.new;
length word $7;
amount = 7;
if amount = 5 then word = 'CAT';
else if amount = 7 then word = 'DOG';
else word = 'NONE!!!';
amount = 5;
run;
Which one of the following represents the values of the AMOUNT and WORD variables?
Correct Answer: A Vote an answer
A SAS program is submitted and the following SAS log is produced:
2 data gt100;
3 set ia.airplanes
4 if mpg gt 100 then output;
22 202
ERROR: File WORK.IF.DATA does not exist.
ERROR: File WORK.MPG.DATA does not exist.
ERROR: File WORK.GT.DATA does not exist.
ERROR: File WORK.THEN.DATA does not exist.
ERROR: File WORK.OUTPUT.DATA does not exist.
ERROR 22-322: Syntax error, expecting one of the following: a name,
a quoted string, (, ;, END, KEY, KEYS, NOBS, OPEN, POINT, _DATA_, _LAST_, _NULL_.
ERROR 202-322: The option or parameter is not recognized and will be ignored.
5 run;
The IA libref was previously assigned in this SAS session.
Which one of the following corrects the errors in the LOG?
Correct Answer: D Vote an answer
What is the format for the variableNamein the data setBoth? Select one:
Correct Answer: D Vote an answer
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