SAS Certification Prep Guide, 5th Edition

Chapter Quiz

Select the best answer for each question. Check your answers using the answer key in the appendix.

1. Suppose you do not specify the LIBRARY= option and your formats are stored in Work.Formats. How long do they exist?

   1. only for the current procedure
   2. only for the current DATA step
   3. only for the current SAS session
   4. permanently
2. Which of the following statements store your formats in a permanent catalog?

   1. libname formtlib 'C:\Users\Student1\sas\formats\lib'; 
      proc format lib=formtlib 
         ...;

   2. libname formtlib 'C:\Users\Student1\sas\formats\lib'; 
      format lib=formtlib 
         ...;

   3. formtlib='C:\Users\Student1\sas\formats\lib'; 
      proc format formtlib 
         ...;

   4. formtlib='C:\Users\Student1\sas\formats\lib'; proc formtlib ...