SAS Institute A00-415 Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 22,2026- Exam Code: A00-415
- Exam Name: SAS Viya Fundamentals of Programming
- Certification Provider: SAS Institute
- Latest update: Oct 22,2026
In SAS Viya, what is the purpose of the DATA step?
- A . To import external data into SAS
- B . To create and modify SAS datasets
- C . To generate statistical reports
- D . To perform data visualization
Which SAS Viya component is responsible for storing and managing user-defined formats?
- A . CAS server
- B . SAS Studio
- C . SAS Metadata Server
- D . SAS Data Connector
Which CAS action is used to load data from an external file into a CAS table?
- A . cas.load
- B . cas.fetch
- C . cas.upload
- D . cas.import
Which statement is used to apply a user-defined format within a PROC SQL query?
- A . FORMAT
- B . WHERE
- C . GROUP BY
- D . FORMAT SASDATE
What is the purpose of the SELECT statement in SQL programming?
- A . To define the output columns
- B . To filter rows based on conditions
- C . To join multiple tables
- D . To sort the result set
How can you define a user-defined format in SAS?
- A . Using the FORMAT statement in the DATA step
- B . Using the DEFINE statement in PROC SQL
- C . Using the OPTIONS statement in PROC FORMAT
- D . Using the FORMAT procedure in SAS Studio
Which CAS-enabled procedure is used to apply user-defined formats to variables?
- A . CASUTIL
- B . CASTABULATE
- C . CASFORMAT
- D . CASPROC
Which SAS Viya component is used for creating interactive dashboards and reports?
- A . SAS Data Preparation
- B . SAS Studio
- C . SAS Visual Analytics
- D . SAS Cloud Analytic Services (CAS)
In SAS Viya, what is the purpose of the SAS Studio application?
- A . To create interactive reports
- B . To perform data visualization
- C . To write and execute SAS programs
- D . To build machine learning models
Which PROC CAS step will transpose the CLASS table so that the values of the NAME column are used to create the column names in the output table?
- A . proc cas;
transpose.transpose /
table={caslib="casuser",name="class"},
transpose={"name"},
casout={caslib="casuser", name="outclass", replace=true};
quit; - B . proc cas;
transpose.transpose /
table={caslib="casuser", name="class",
groupby={name="name"}},
casout={caslib="casuser", name="outclass", replace=true};
quit; - C . proc cas;
transpose.transpose /
table={caslib="casuser", name="class"} ,
id={"name"},
casout={caslib="casuser", name="outclass", replace=true};
quit; - D . proc cas;
transpose.transpose /
table={caslib="casuser", name="class",
orderby={name="name"}},
id={"age"},
casout={caslib="casuser", name="outclass", replace=true};
quit;