BASIS Certification 2003

No of Questions 80

Fundamentals of Application Platform 8

WEB Application Server I 16
WEB Application Server II 19
Software Logistics 14
Installation 10
Work Load 13

New Questions
1) In terms of ABAP what do you mean by the term “VARIANT”
2) Different types of RFC:
a) Synchronous RFC
b) Transaction and Asynchronous RFC
c) Queued RFC
d) Fast RFC
e) Real Fast RFC
3) BASIS and Application support packs have their own release cycle? (T/F)
4) What security types and methods can you use along with WEB AS 6.20
a) Store and Secure Forward (SSF)
b) Secure Network connection (SNC)
c) Secure ABAP protocol (SAP)
d) Secure JAVA protocol (SJP)
5) Archiving, physical path, logical path, and start time of archiving will be given. A screen dump
will show the parameters. Need to identify the output archive file that will be generated
6) User is logged on to a logon group using logon load balancing, how does message server
allocate work processes for user‘s request
a) Message server will allocate the available work processes from the assigned SAP
instance server (True / False)
7) Identify which statements related to “user master records” are true
a) It gets generated by PFCG
b) A profile generated from a role can be attached using PFCG
c) Role can be assigned directly using SU01
d) Role can be assigned using PFCG
e) A generated profile from a role using PFCG can be assigned directly using SU01
8) Parameters for minimum password length and maximum password length
a) Login/min_password_lng (T/F)
b) Login/max_password_lng (T/F)
9) PFCG
10) Input library
11) CCMS
12) You cannot create your own monitor sets (T/F)
13) Changing parameter value for thresholds in one operating mode, does not affect the other
operation mode (T/F)
14) Total number of clients supported per SAP system
a) 1000
b) 994
c) 998
d) 003
15) Define the Acronym ACID, used by SAP system functioning
16) Online documentation
 a) You can call PLAINTMLHTTP from web browser(T/F)
b) You can view HtmlHelpFile from Web browser (T/F)
c) PlainHtmlHelp takes less space compared to HTMLHelp (T/F)
d) Can install library on web server or file system cache (T/F)
17) Number of updates
a) At least one V1 should be present per system (T/F)
b) At least one V2 should be present per system (T/F)
c) If V2 update modules are present, then V1 update modules are reserved for critical
updates (V1 updates) (T/F)
18) How does SAP system pick up system time
a) BASIS administrator needs to set up system time
b) It picks up the time from Database Instance
c) It picks up the time from Central Instance
19) In case of MCOD, State whether the following statements are True / False
a) Work process connect to Database using the one and same DB user
b) Migration from Non-Unicode to Unicode is possible
c) Unicode and Non-Unicode systems exists in the same database
20) Which statements regarding SAP system recommended hardware sizing are true
a) Sizing starts with at least 256MB RAM and 1Ghz processor
b) Open a call to SAP and they will answer you back with sizing
c) Discuss with your hardware vendor
d) Go to site http://service.sap.com/sizing
21) Parameter rdisp/vbname & rdisp/mshost found in which profile
a) Default
b) Start profile
c) Central instance – Instance profile
d) Application Instance – Instance profile
22) Regarding SAPinst:
a) You need to install SAPinst fresh for every instance installation
b) You can restart the installation from the point of failure without repeating the previous
steps
c) It gets installed by default to the folder C:\Temp\install_log
23) Telephony:
a) SAP Mail – MTA
24) As part of SAP Installation preparation, what is the best thing you can do:
a) Download the latest JDK from the site http://java.sun.com
b) Check for all the installation related problems at
http://service.sap.com/installationproblems
c) Mount the CD-ROM and dump all CD‘s to hard disk, and create necessary space
d) Make sure there is enough RAM on server, so that you do not need to reboot the
server in between the installation
25) Post Installation steps
a) You can use PFCG without performing any post-installation steps (T/F)
26) What are the types of GUI available
a) GUI for windows
b) GUI for Java
c) GUI for HTML
d) GUI for LINUX
27) Which of these is a communication user in client 000
a) TMSADM
b) SAPDPIC
c) DDIC
 d) SYS
28) What tools are provided by CTS
a) Client organizer
b) CTS Organizer
c) Transport Organizer
d) TMS
29) Which statements regarding Upgrade are true
a) Installing the new kernel is part of upgrade
b) Including the patches is part of the upgrade
c) Any modifications done, needs to be taken care of
30) Which statements regarding SPDD are true
a) SPDD needs to be done after upgrade
b) SPDD needs to be done before upgrade
c) Modifications to data elements and tables would cause to SPDD
d) Modifications to Data elements and reports would cause to SPDD
31) Client copy – parallel processing / dialog
32) What causes changes to TMS configuration
a) Addition of a Virtual system in the landscape
b) Addition of a delivery route
c) Kernel Upgrade
d) R/3 Upgrade
33) Kernel patch application on one of the system in the landscape
34) When a SAP object is modified
a) It has to be included in a Customer package
b) It is to be included in pre-defined SAP standard package
35) ICM scalability:
a) ITS can be used along with WAS for certain business applications
b) ICM can process HTTP request for J2EE
36) Test script {refer to the question of TADM12, it is taken from there}
a) same test container
b) different test container
37) CUA
a) Directory services – schema
38) SM50
39) DB request time
40) Processing time
41) Memory allocation sequence for dialog work process
a) rollfirst, heap memory until exhausted, remaining of roll area, then Extended
memory
b)rollfirst, Extended memory until quota reached, remaining of Roll area, then
Heap memory
42) Customizing request
a) Consists of one more tasks
43) Table Buffering
a) native SQL statements used, bypass buffering
b) Statement “BYPASS BUFFERING” uses Database access
c) Statement “USE BUFFERING” uses buffering
44) Expensive SQL statement (Screen Dump might be given)
a) buffer gets 5% Total Reads so Statement is expensive
b) buffer gets 5% Physical Reads so Statement is expensive
c) Statement is not expensive
d) Very high buffer gets so statement is expensive
e) High no of execution so statement is expensive
45) GUI time, RFC+CPIC, roll wait
46) User has set a language in his default, which is not installed in the SAP system, he can use it
by specifying the language during the logon (T /F)
47) Screen dump of System  Status. Find the Database host name?
48) Sequence of Updates V1 & V2
a) both occur independently
b) first V1 and then V2
c) both simultaneously
49) Screen dump on TIME_LIMIT_EXCEED explanations and some questions
50) Can W-GATE and Web server be on different boxes?
51) Which of the following files of TP contain configuration
a) transport.ini
b) DOMAIN_DEV.cfg
c) TP_DOMAIN>.PFL
d) tpimport.pfg
52) Uses of Solution Manager:
53) Enqueue / Dequeue is related to:
a) lock & unlocking at Database level
b) Lock & unlock of SAP transactions
54) A communication is to be done between 2 systems, such that none should use anonymous
logon for misuse to do remote logon to target system (multiple choice)
a) To create a communication user in SU01 and Test Authorization
b) To keep logon details blank so that each user has to specify the details every time a
connection is made
55) What is the startup sequence of the SAP system? (multiple choice)
a) Database, gateway, dispatcher
b) Dispatcher, gateway, database
c) Database, dispatcher, gateway
56) User in Client 000 used to logon to a newly installed system (single choice)
a) SAP* , pass
b) SAP*, 06071992
c) DDIC, 07061992
d) DDIC, 19920607
e) system/pass
57) Allocation sequence of DIA work process
a) rollfirst, heap memory until exhausted, remaining of roll area, then Extended memory
b) rollfirst, Extended memory until quota reached, remaining of Roll area, then Heap
memory
58) From external programs which process is used to trigger an event within an SAP system
(Single Choice)
a) sapxpg
b) gwrd
c) dpmon
d) sapevt
e) disp+work.exe
59) When you do a modification then (single choice)
a) The package /dev class of the object has to be changed to Customer dev. Class
b) The package /dev class of the object is within that of SAP and cannot be changed
60) A customer wants to restrict modification. What should he do?
a) Change to ‘Not modifiable’ in SE06  System Change Option (T/F)
b) avoid modification by using enhancements & Business Add-ins (T/F)
61) Further on Modifications
a) Every Modification has to be registered as SAP Service Marketplace (T/F)
 b) Every manual modification requires Developer Access key for the developer (T/F)
c) Modification request has to be sent to SAP thru FAX (T/F)\
d) All modifications should be done in DEV system for techincal reasons (T/F)
e) If modifications done then further work is required during upgrades (T/F)
62) Use of native SQL
a) Will always improve the performance (T/F)
b) Will remove the programs from being database independent (T/F)
c) Data accessed will not be buffered (T/F)
63) Operation mode switch from BTC to DIA
a) if jobs are running in BTC process then Operation Modes will be switched after
the jobs are completed (T/F)
b) if jobs are running in BTC process then Operation Modes switch will be
cancelled (T/F)
c) The running jobs would be temporarily put in suspended status (T/F)
64) RZ20/RZ21
a) in order to add create new monitor set you have to switch to ‘Activate
Maintenance function ON’ (T/F)
b) It is recommended to copy Entire Monitor Set and then make changes to it (T/F)
c) It is recommended to keep monitor set with minimum monitoring objects so that
loading time of the set is minimum (T/F)
d) You should maintain the threshold values of the monitor set (T/F)
65) SAPCONNECT
a) SAPConnect only works with RFC destinations (T/F)
b) If you configure SAPConnect in client 000 then it is available to all other
clients(T/F)
c) For Auto reaction method SAPConnect needs to be configured in client 000 (T/F)
d) For External mail configuration, a connection has to be maintained in SCOT
(T/F)
e) No extra setting required for Mail Config (T/F)
f) An program has to be scheduled so that SAPConnect send external mails (T/F)
66) In 3 System Landscape, from where the request can be imported in QAS system
(Single Choice)
a) Only from DEV
b) Only from QAS
c) From all of the 3 Systems
d) Only from PRD
67) How many spool work process can be configured? (Single Choice)
a) One per SAP Instance
b) One per SAP system
c) More than one per SAP instance
d) One on the Central instance
68) When the PREPARE phase in Upgrade is running, which log file is created?
a) R3UP.LOG
b) R3UPCHK.LOG
c) R3CHK.LOG
d) CHECKS.LOG
e) PREPARE.LOG
69) For buffer synchronization:
a) In central system the only way is to make bufrefmode=sendon/exeauto
b) In central instance and all dialog instance it should be bufrefmode=sendoff/exeauto
c) In central system it should be bufrefmode=sendoff/exeauto
 d) In central system and all dialog instances in exceptional conditions may be set
as bufrefmode=sendoff/exeauto
70) One screen dump on Load average of ST06 screen given (Single Choice)
a) Load average is the Average CPU Utilization of the server
b) No. of CPU processes waiting in front of the CPU

Count 3
Load average 1 min 0.00
5 min 0.00
15 min 0.00
Context switches/s 2,790
71) Program ZZSLOW is there and it accesses ZZTABLE. You want to improve the
performance (Multiple choice)
a) Create an Index on ZZTABLE and this is preferred over option of tuning SQL
statement
b) Creating an index would definitely improve the performance
c) Tuning the SQL statement would solve the performance and is preferred over
Index Creation
d) Optimizer may choose wrong index after creation of the index
72) If V1 process is only there and there are no V2 processes, then will V1 process
handle V2 updates as well? (T/F)
73) Which of the following Trace Options can be started without restarting SAP system
a) Buffer Trace
b) SYSLOG Trace
c) Database (SQL Access) Trace
d) Dispatcher Trace
e) Authorization (System Trace)
74) Analyze Problem of System startup. Before anyone could login the system stops. Check
using (Multiple choice)
a) Check SM21
b) Check <Drive>:\usr\sap\log directory
c) Analyze Database error log in detail
d) Check files in <Drive>:\usr\sap\<instance><no>\work folder
e) Check files in sapbackup folder
75) What of the following are Components in mySAP Technology
a) SAPGUI
b) mySAP database
c) ITS
d) SAPDB (MaxDB)
76) From where can the ITS be administered (Multiple choice)
a) From within SAP system
b) From Web server
c) From ITS Admin instance
77) Enqueue table is stored in (Single choice)
a) Table TLOCK in database
b) In Central instance at file level
c) In shared memory of the Central instance
d) In shared memory of each SAP instance
78) User/Password in newly created client
a) DDIC, 06071992
 b) SAP*, Pass
c) DDIC, 19920706
d) SAP*, 06071992
79) Client copy
a) Remote copy creates huge file in operating system level in target systems
(T/F)
b) Client copies can be done within same system (T/F)
c) Remote Client copy can be done using parallel processes (T/F)
80) Buffering for a frequently updated table should be (Single choice)
a) Single record buffering
b) Generic buffering
c) No buffering
d) Full buffering
81) How to create additional SAP Service Marketplace users (Single choice)
a) One user SAPADM always there for every customer
b) At customer place the user with Administrator rights can create additional
users
c) Create an OSS message for creating additional users
d) Has to check license & contract between SAP & customer
82) SCU0 along with SM30 can be used to (Multiple choice)
a) Compare clients within same system
b) Compare different clients within different systems
c) Can be used to adjust customizing along with SM30
d) Can be used to compare transaction tables
83) Which process first connects to the database?
a) Dispatcher
b) Message server
c) Work process
d) SAPGUI
e) Gateway
84) A communication is to be done between 2 systems, such that none should use
anonymous logon for misuse to do remote logon to target system (Multiple choice)
a) If you do not give RFC target system, system no etc. then a default Logon is
performed on to 000 / own system with user SAPCPIC
b) Create a communication user in SU01 and specify it in target destination
c) Keep logon details blank so that each user has to specify the details every
time a connection is made
85) Where the R/3 Spool system stores data:
a) In the TemSe database
b) at the Operating system