SharePoint 2010 Interview Capsule

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1 SharePint 2010 Jumpstart [G Green Paperless Office- SharePint 2010 Interview Capsule] SharePint 2010 Interview Capsule Intent SharePint as a prduct is easy t understand, install and cnfigure but when it cmes t giving r taking interview it becmes very difficult t find the precise questins ne can ask r study. This ebk appraises SharePint 2010 develpers, administratrs, architects, users and interviewers abut the key terms and precise questins t remember in SharePint 2010.The frequently asked questin during interviews are stated in simple language. The user will als cme t knw abut SharePint Basic Questins. SharePint Custmized Questins. SharePint Advance Questins. All the questins listed are imprtant and ne must g thrugh and remember all f them but then as per industry definitin rle, ne can pnder the questins like this: SharePint Basic Questins- SharePint 2010 Users/ Develpers/ Architects/Administratrs SharePint Custmized Questins- SharePint 2010 Develpers/ Architects SharePint Advance Questins- SharePint 2010 Users/ Develpers/ Architects/Administratrs Authr Infrmatin Vishal Gupta, having experience f 15 yrs. using Micrsft Technlgies. Since last eight years wrking n creating slutins using SharePint 2003, Mss 2007 and SharePint 2010.The slutins invlves creatin and designing f internet & intranet Prtals fr varius small, medium & large-scale rganizatins. Being an architect fr missin critical assignments, created the architecture t meet functinal as well as nn-functinal business requirements. I am Micrsft Certified [MCP, MCSE, MCSE+I, MCSD, MCTS]. I Lve t enable rganizatins t implement SharePint. Where t find Vishal Gupta nline: Website: Twitter: vguptadelhi Facebk: Facebk prfile-vgup LinkedIn: MySpace: Blg: Mail:vguptadelhi@gmail.cm EBk 4 Page 0 Vishal Gupta [MCTS, MCP, MCSD, MCSE, MCSE +I, CNA, NCIM, NCIBS, BPP, MCA, MASE] vguptadelhi@gmail.cm LinkedIn: twitter.cm/vguptadelhi

2 0. Intrductin The aim f writing SharePint Interview capsule is t list SharePint 2010 interview questins. This ebk cntains questins in simple language with scenaris t enable user t remember easily. 0.1 Basic Questins 1. What is SharePint 2010? SharePint was brn ut f a simple idea: Sharing Dcuments. Micrsft develped family f sftware prducts called SharePint, t perfrm features like File Sharing, Cllabratin, and Web Publishing. In simple terms, SharePint acts as the single platfrm t share, cmmunicate, stre, and cllabrate the cntent, dcuments, and recrds. 2. What des SharePint 2010 family f prducts cnsists f? 1. SharePint Fundatin Search Server 2010 Express 3. SharePint Server Search Server FAST Search Server 2010 fr SharePint 6. SharePint Designer What is the Histry f SharePint? SharePint Prducts Site Server V 1.0 (1996) Site Server V 3.0 (1998) Micrsft Frntpage SharePint Prtal Server (SPS) in 2001 SharePint Team Services (STS) in 2001 SharePint Designer 2007 SharePint Prtal Server 2003 Windws SharePint Services 2.0 SharePint Designer 2010 Office SharePint Server 2007 Windws SharePint Services 3.0 SharePint Prtal Server 2010 SharePint Fundatin Server 2010

3 4. What are Features f SharePint? Cmmunities: The new versin f SharePint allws users t wrk tgether in different ways. Micrsft has enhanced the scial feature f SharePint 2007 in SharePint 2010 and has made it lk better. Cmmunities allw peple t cllabrate in grups, share knwledge, and find infrmatin n varius tpics easily. Cntent: SharePint cntent shifts SharePint 2010 frm a departmental slutin t an enterprise slutin. There has been massive imprvement in cntent wherein users can add a significant number f dcuments t SharePint. They can even use external data strage ptins t stre mre data. Search: Micrsft SharePint 2010 has acquired FAST search server, which imprves the search tremendusly fr users. Nw, users nt nly can search fr cntent, but als peple. User can pt fr better language ptins with thumbnails and previews. User can even srt ut the search queries and study similar search t get relevant search results. Insights: with the help f SharePint insights, users can access infrmatin thrugh different data surces like dashbards, screcards, reprts and mre. T help users, Micrsft has intrduced perfrmance pint server t the SharePint platfrm. It is als knwn as Perfrmance pint services fr SharePint. It helps users discver right peple and expertise t make better business decisins. Cmpsitins: SharePint being a cmplete platfrm helps users in creating their cde slutin n premises r in the clud. Cmplex applicatin can be develped with the help f well-knwn tls like: InfPath SharePint designer 2010 Visi What are the new features in Sharepint? 1- Access Services: Use Access Services in Micrsft SharePint Server 2010 t edit, update, and create linked Micrsft Access 2010 databases that can be viewed and manipulated by using an Internet brwser. 2- Business Cnnectivity Services: SharePint Server 2010 include Micrsft Business Cnnectivity Services, which is a set f services and features that prvide a way t cnnect SharePint-based slutins t surces f external data and t define external cntent types based n that external data 3- Central Administratin: Central Administratin has been redesigned in SharePint Server 2010 t prvide a mre familiar experience 4- Digital Asset Management: SharePint Server 2010 includes a new asset library specially designed fr managing and sharing digital assets such as audi, vide, and ther rich media files. 5- Enterprise Search (Fast Search): With the new capabilities in SharePint Server 2010, search administratrs can cnfigure an ptimal search infrastructure that helps end users find infrmatin in the enterprise quickly and efficiently. 6- Excel Services: Excel Services in SharePint 2010 can be used t publish Excel client wrkbks n SharePint Server 2010

4 7- Health Mnitring: SharePint Server 2010 includes an integrated health analysis tl called SharePint Health Analyzer that enables SharePint Server t autmatically check fr ptential cnfiguratin, perfrmance, and usage prblems 8- Managed Metadata: The Managed Metadata Service supprts the use f managed metadata, as well as the sharing f cntent types acrss the enterprise. 9- Perfrmance Pint Services: Perfrmance Pint Services in Micrsft SharePint Server 2010 prvides flexible, easy-t-use tls fr building dashbards, screcards, and key perfrmance indicatrs (KPIs 10- Recrds Management: In SharePint Server 2010, user can manage recrds in an archive, r can manage recrds in the same dcument repsitry as active dcument 11- Sandbxed Slutins: User can deply sandbxed slutins t quickly and mre securely slve business prblems. Sandbxed slutins are like farm slutins except in the fllwing ways: they are rights-restricted and have a mre permissive deplyment plicy than farm slutins; they are limited t the site cllectin t which they are deplyed; 12- Scial Cmputing: SharePint Server 2010 includes scial netwrking tls such as My Site Web sites and scial cntent technlgies such as blgs, wikis, and really simple syndicatin (RSS). These features are built upn a database f prperties that integrates infrmatin abut peple frm many kinds f business applicatins and directry services 13- Upgrade: 13.1: Visual Upgrade: A new feature that is available with upgrade allws the server administratr r site wner t determine when and if the new lk fr SharePint Server 2010 is used fr a particular site cllectin. Server administratrs can chse t adpt the new lk and feel fr all sites during upgrade, let site wners make the chice after upgrade, r keep the ld lk and feel fr all site 13.2: Feature Upgrade: SharePint Fundatin 2010 prvides new members and types that make it pssible fr user t upgrade custm Features thrugh versining and declarative upgrade actins. User can update any Features created fr Office SharePint Server 2007 t wrk with SharePint Server 2010 by using these members. 14- Visi Services: The Visi Graphics Service is a service n the SharePint Server 2010 platfrm that enables users t share and view Visi diagrams and enables data-cnnected Micrsft Visi 2010 diagrams t be refreshed and updated frm a variety f data surce 15- Windws Pwer Shell: Windws Pwer Shell is the new cmmand-line interface and scripting language specifically designed fr Admin 16- Client Object Mdel: Micrsft SharePint Fundatin 2010 intrduces three new client APIs fr interacting with SharePint sites: frm a.net managed applicatin, frm a Micrsft Silverlight r frm ECMAScript (JavaScript, JScript) that executes in the brwser. The new client bject mdels prvide an bject-riented system fr interperating with SharePint data frm a remte cmputer easier t use existing SharePint Fundatin Web services. 6. What are the key differences between Windws Shared Services 3.0 and MOSS 2007? Feature Name / Area WSS (3.0) MOSS 2007 Cllabratin Standard site templates Inc. Inc. Scial netwrking web part N/A New Wikis Inc. Inc. Blgs Inc. Inc. integratin Inc. Inc. Dcument cllabratin Inc. Inc. Real time presence and cmmunicatin Inc. Inc. Enterprise Prtal My site persnal site N/A New User prfiles N/A New N/A

5 Feature Name / Area WSS (3.0) MOSS 2007 Audience targeting N/A New Site Manager N/A New Mbile device supprt Inc. Inc. Clleagues and membership web parts N/A New Privacy & Security N/A New Cntent syndicatin N/A New Integratin with SharePint designer Inc. Inc. (FrntPage technlgy) Integratin with utlk 2007 Inc. Inc. Integratin with access, excel, PwerPint, wrd 2007 Enterprise search Search results Inc. Inc. Enterprise cntent surces N/A New Peple search N/A New Business data search N/A New Indexing cntrls N/A New Administratin management N/A New User interface Inc. Inc. Enterprise cntent management Business dcument wrkflw supprt N/A New Dcument infrmatin panel Inc. Inc. WYSIWYG web cntent editr N/A New Page layuts N/A New Navigatin cntrls N/A New Cntent authring N/A New cntent as recrds N/A New Recrds repsitry N/A New Business prcess frms Brwser based frms N/A New Centralized frms management and N/A New cntrl Cmpatibility checker N/A New Integrated deplyment mdel fr N N/A New cde frms Frm imprt wizard N/A New Design nce develpment mdel N/A New Business intelligence Business data catalg N/A New Key perfrmance indicatrs N/A New Integrated business intelligence dashbards Web based business intelligence using excel services Inc. N/A N/A Inc. New New

6 Feature Name / Area WSS (3.0) MOSS 2007 Data cnnectin libraries N/A New Business data web parts N/A New Platfrm services Ntificatin service N/A New Single sign n N/A New Excel spreadsheet develper reuse and N/A New extensibility Wrkflw Inc. Inc. Supprt fr ASP. Net 2.0 Inc. Inc. 7. What are the key differences between Windws Shared Services 3.0 and Micrsft SharePint Fundatin 2010? Feature Name / Area WSS (3.0) Fundatin 2010 Business Cnnectivity service N/A New Windws PwerShell N/A New Sandbxed slutins N/A New Claims based authenticatin N/A New Central administratin N/A New Client bject mdel N/A New Ribbn Interface N/A New ULS Lgging N/A New Service applicatin framewrk N/A New Upgrade N/A New Health mnitring N/A New Audience targeting N/A New Silverlight web parts N/A New Brwser based custmizatin N/A New Wrkflws N/A New SharePint designer N/A New Micrsft synch framewrk N/A New InfPath frm services N/A New 8. What are the key differences between SharePint Server 2007 vs. SharePint Server 2010? Feature Name / Area SharePint Server 2007 SharePint Server 2010 Sites Office Integratin Inc. Imp Line-f-Business Integratin Inc. Imp Enterprise Management Operatins Inc. Imp Management tls and reprting Inc. Imp

7 Feature Name / Area SharePint Server 2007 SharePint Server 2010 Web Analytics N/A New Mbile Cnnectivity Inc. Imp Full-fidelity viewing N/A New Editing t mbile N/A New Cntextual Ribbn N/A New Micrsft Silverlight N/A New Office Web Applicatins N/A New Tagging N/A New Audience Targeting Inc. Imp Cmmunities Peple prfiles Inc. Imp Phts and presence N/A New Micr blgging N/A New Nte Bard N/A New Recent activities N/A New Organizatin Brwser N/A New Add clleagues Inc. Imp Scial bkmarks N/A New Tags N/A New Blgs Inc. Imp Wikis Inc. Imp Enterprise Wikis N/A New Ratings N/A New Clleague suggestins Inc. Imp Keywrd suggestins N/A New Cntent Cmpliance Everywhere N/A New Flexible Recrds Management N/A New Shared Cntent Types and Managed N/A New Metadata Service Cntent Organizer N/A New Rich Media Management N/A New Dcument Sets N/A New Wrd Autmatin Services N/A New Supprt fr Accessibility Standards N/A New Search Peple and expertise search Inc. Imp Search frm Windws7 and Windws Inc. Imp Mbile Cmmn cnnectr framewrk fr Inc. Imp indexing and federatin Scale and perfrmance via Imp tplgy Inc. Imp architecture Ability t build search-pwered Inc. Imp applicatins Refinement panel and srting N/A New

8 Feature Name / Area SharePint Server 2007 SharePint Server 2010 Scial behavir imprves relevancy N/A New Thumbnails, previews, and view in brwser Advanced cntent prcessing with strng linguistics Insights N/A N/A New New KPI details N/A New Dashbard Designer Inc Imp Enhanced navigatin, including filtering and srting N/A New Publish mre wrkbks N/A New JavaScript Object Mdel N/A New PwerShell scripting N/A New Richer fidelity with Excel wrkbks N/A New Supprt fr Analytical Services N/A New frmatting Additinal data surces, including N/A New external lists and "Pwer Pivt" wrkbks (naming t cme) Imp strategy map cnnectin and N/A New frmatting Seamless management f dashbard Inc. Imp cntent Integrated filter framewrk N/A New Calculated KPIs N/A New Imp visualizatins N/A New Chart Web Parts N/A New Business Intelligence Centre N/A New Cmpsites Brwser-based custmizatins Inc. Imp Business Cnnectivity Services N/A New SharePint Designer Inc. Imp Human wrkflw Inc. Imp Frm Services Inc. Imp Visi Services N/A New Access Services N/A New Sandbxed Slutins N/A New 9. What are the key differences between SharePint Fundatin 2010 vs. SharePint Server 2010? Feature Name / Area SharePint Fundatin 2010 SharePint Server 2010 Excel Services N/A New Visi Services N/A New Web analytics N/A New Windws PwerShell Inc. Inc

9 Feature Name / Area SharePint Fundatin 2010 SharePint Server 2010 Multilingual interface Inc Inc Ribbn interface Inc Inc Enterprise search N/A New Perfrmance Pint services N/A New Wrd autmatin services N/A New Sandbxed slutins Inc Inc Business cnnectivity services Inc Inc Audience targeting Inc Inc Mbile cnnectivity Inc Inc User prfiles and scial data N/A New Enterprise cntent management N/A New InfPath frms services Inc Inc Wrkflws Inc Inc Query enhancements Inc Inc 10. What are the key differences between NET vs. SharePint? Feature Name / Area.NET SharePint Creatin Cde need t be written even t achieve simple functinality Time Takes time t create the cde and test Skilled Prfessinals Skilled prfessinals are required t create the functinality License Requirement Nt required at the time f deplyment f slutin Lts f pre-defined web parts and elements available n need t write the cde. Very less time required Even nvice prfessinals can d s easily Free versins available, but in case f extensive requirements License is required 11. What is Site cllectin? SharePint site cllectin is a lgical gruping f multiple SharePint site r hierarchical site structure. Fr e.g. Sites f varius teams r departments f an rganizatin can be gruped lgically in ne site cllectin. A site cllectin cnsists f a tp-level site and ne r mre sites belw it. Each tp-level site and any sites belw it in the site structure are based n a site template and can have ther unique settings and cntent. Hence, SharePint site cllectin is a hierarchical set f sites that can be managed tgether. Sites within a site cllectin have cmmn features, such as shared permissins, galleries fr templates, cntent types, and Web Parts, and they ften share a cmmn navigatin. A sub site can inherit permissins and navigatin structure frm its parent site r these can be specified and managed independently. Creatin f sub sites can be delegated t users f a site cllectin, but a service administratr must perfrm creatin f site cllectins 12. What is Site? Site is a cllectin f web pages used t stre infrmatin in an rganized manner. It stres a list f dcuments, discussins, events, tasks, and many ther types f infrmatin. Site prvides cntrlled access t share infrmatin amng users, i.e. authrize users are allwed t access the site & its elements. User can cnfigure fllwing elements in SharePint site: 1. Templates: Template acts as stencils, used t create similar attribute elements. 2. Language: SharePint has ability t create multilingual sites. Language packs are installed n the server t translate the prtal in ther languages. User can select a language-specific site template while creating new site.

10 3. Security: User can define unique user grups and permissins fr each site as well as site elements. 4. Navigatin: Site navigatin reflects the relatinships amng the sites in a site cllectin. User can fine-tune site's navigatin experience by cnfiguring unique navigatin links in each part f site's hierarchy. Therefre, planning navigatin and planning sites structures are clsely related activities. 5. Web pages: Web pages in sites r site cllectin are used t display infrmatin. 6. Site layuts: Site Layut dictates the verall lk and feel f the SharePint site. 7. Themes: Themes specify the appearance f site in terms f Clr & fnt. 8. Reginal settings: Reginal settings are specific t particular cuntry r gegraphy, such as lcale, time zne, srt rder, time frmat and calendar type. 9. Search: User can make each site having unique search settings. Fr example, user can specify that a particular site never appear in search results. 10. Cntent types: A cntent type defines the attributes f a list item, a dcument, r a flder. 11. Wrkflws: Wrkflw defines the actin r series f actins that has t be perfrmed n the ccurrence f event. 13. What is Sub Site? A sub-site is a single SharePint site within a site cllectin. A sub-site can inherit permissins and navigatin structure frm its parent site r can be specified and managed independently. 14. What is List? A SharePint list is a cllectin f recrds related t an entity like a student, emplyees, etc. Recrds in lists are termed as items. A list cntains clumns r fields that define the item data r metadata. Lists are created using a GUI interface by defining the metadata types. Once the Lists are created, it becmes very easy t add, edit, delete, and search items in it. 15. What is Dcument Library? A Dcument library allws users t easily stre, uplad, share, cllabrate, and track dcuments r files. Users can als stre the prperties related t dcuments called metadata t make the dcuments easily searchable. 16. What is Picture library? A Picture library allws users t easily stre, uplad, share, cllabrate and track images r digital pictures. Users can als stre the prperties related t images called metadata t make the images easily searchable. 17. What is Check-ut? Check-ut ensures that nly ne persn can edit a dcument at a time. T edit a dcument, a user wuld first have t check ut a dcument. This prevents anyne else frm editing the dcument until that user check the dcument back in. During the perid that the dcument is checked ut, ther users can nly view a read-nly versin f the dcument. 18. What is Check-in? Check in a file means that user is uplading the mdified file t the library and it is nw available fr edit by ther users. Once the dcument is checked in, the dcument becmes available again t be checked ut by smene else. In additin, all changes made by the persn wh checked in the dcument are nw visible t thers. 19. What is Versining? Versining allws updates, restring and tracking f the items in a list r in a library when they are changed. Versining makes use f versin numbers t keep track f changes. 20. What is Site Clumns? A site clumn is a reusable clumn definitin, r template that user can assign t multiple lists acrss multiple SharePint sites. Site clumns are useful if user rganizatin wants t establish sme cnsistent settings acrss lists and libraries.

11 21. What are the varius built in clumns available in SharePint 2010? 1. Single line f text 2. Multiple lines f text 3. Chice (menu t chse frm) 4. Number (1, 1.0, 100) 5. Currency ($,, ) 6. Date and Time 7. Lkup (infrmatin already n this site) 8. Yes/N (check bx) 9. Persn r Grup 10. Hyperlink r Picture 11. Calculated (calculatin based n ther clumns) 12. Full HTML cntent with frmatting and cnstraints fr publishing 13. Image with frmatting and cnstraints fr publishing 14. Hyperlink with frmatting and cnstraints fr publishing 15. Summary Links data 16. Rich media data fr publishing 17. Managed Metadata 22. What is Cntent Type? A cntent type is a reusable cllectin f metadata (clumns), wrkflw, behavir, and ther settings fr a categry f items r dcuments. Cntent types enable user t manage the settings fr a categry f infrmatin in a centralized and reusable manner. A cntent type defines the attributes f a list item, a dcument, r a flder. Each cntent type can specify prperties t assciate with items f its type. 23. What is rating? Rating prvides user the ability t rate cntent (f any type, lists, dcuments, pages n a site, and even cntent types) and stres that rating infrmatin in the database. It is an assessment r classificatin f cntent n a scale accrding t hw well the cntent meets specific criteria. Ratings shw an average scre that can range frm 1 t What is Audience targeting? The cntent inside lists, libraries, web parts, etc., can be targeted t appear nly fr the users wh are members f a particular grup r audience. The audience can be identified via SharePint grups, distributin lists and security grups. 25. What are views? User can use views t see the items in a list r library that are mst imprtant t user r that best fit a purpse. Fr example, user can create views f the files that were created mst recently, f the list items that apply t a specific department, r f the files created by ne persn. After creating a view, it is always available when user lks at a list r library. User can create persnal views and public views. A persnal view is available nly t user while lking at a list r library. A public view is available when anyne lks at a list r library. T create a public view, user must have permissin t change the design f the list r library. User can make a public view the default view fr a list r library. 26. What are the varius types f views? 1. Standard This view displays list items r files like a traditinal list n a Web page. Standard view is the default fr mst types f lists and libraries, and user can custmize it in several different ways. 2. Calendar This view displays the calendar items in a visual frmat that is similar t a desk r wall calendar. User can apply daily, weekly, r mnthly views in this frmat. Fr example, user can create a calendar t track the team's deadlines fr a prject r hlidays fr the rganizatin. 3. Datasheet This view prvides data in a frmat that user can edit, such as a table in a database r spreadsheet. This view can be helpful if user need t perfrm large editing tasks r custmizatin, r exprt data t a spreadsheet r database prgram. Datasheet view requires a

12 cntrl r prgram that is cmpatible with Windws SharePint Services, such as Office Access 2007, and ActiveX cntrl supprt. 4. Gantt This view prvides a visual view f data, with bars that track prgress, if data is based n a time interval. A Gantt view can help user manage prjects and see a quick verview f the data. User can use this view, fr example, t see which tasks verlap each ther and t visualize verall prgress. 27. What is Task list? A task list in SharePint displays a cllectin f tasks that has t be perfrmed. Users can als add clumns r metadata t stre additinal infrmatin abut the tasks. 28. What is Dcument Set? Dcument Set enables users t grup multiple dcuments that supprt a single prject r task, tgether int a single entity. All dcuments in a Dcument Set share the metadata and the entire set can be versined. Dcument sets are built n SharePint 2010 cntent types, and user can create multiple unique dcument set cntent types as part f their implementatin. 29. What is Drp-Off Library? The Drp Off Library will be the default destinatin when a user tries t uplad a dcument t this site. This is used when user des nt knw that where shuld the dcument be upladed in the site. In that case, user uplads the dcument in this library and the dcument is ruted autmatically t the specific library. 30. What is Ruting Rules List? The Ruting Rules list, as its name implies, cntains the rules fr hw a dcument is t be ruted t its final destinatin. These rules are written t rute the dcuments t their final and prper destinatin. 31. What is Blgs? Blgs is a type f website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries f cmmentary, descriptin f events, r ther material such as graphics r vide. It can be used t pst ideas, bservatins, thughts and expertise n which cmments can be dne. 32. What is Enterprise wiki? An enterprise wiki is a publishing site fr sharing and updating large vlumes f infrmatin acrss an enterprise. Enterprise wiki can be used as a central repsitry fr large rganizatins t stre and share unstated infrmatin. 33. What is Tagging? Tagging is the ability t tag dcuments that enables user t search dcument easily with keywrds. Tags clud webparts enable users t display tagging keywrds. 34. What is Recent activity? The recent activity is a helpful way t understand what the persn has been wrking n recently. 35. What is Survey? Survey is used when user want t cllect the respnses frm varius peple, acrss the rganizatin abut any event, any activity r any ther thing. It is a list that allws user t cllect the respnses in varius ways. User can ask the questins and they can answer thse questins and then result can be analyzed by taking it t the excel sheet r thrugh graphical summary r by watching all respnses at nce. 36. What is My site? My Site is the individual mini sites and acts as a central lcatin t view and manage all f a user s dcuments, tasks, etc. My Sites enables users t easily share infrmatin abut themselves and their wrk. This sharing f infrmatin encurages cllabratin, builds and prmtes infrmatin abut expertise, and targets relevant cntent t the peple wh are interested.

13 37. What is enterprise Metadata Management? Enterprise metadata management (EMM) is a set f features intrduced in Micrsft SharePint Server 2010 that enable taxnmists, librarians, and administratrs t create and manage terms and sets f terms acrss the enterprise. There are tw key principles in the use f metadata: 1. Use f tags: It is easy fr a site t use enterprise wide tags and taxnmies, and easy fr users t apply them. 2. Applicatin f tags in SharePint 2010: The dcument libraries are cnfigured t use metadata as a primary navigatin pivt and imprves search. 38. What is Web part? Web Parts are custmizable plug and play cmpnents that empwer infrmatin wrkers t create persnalized user interfaces by simply dragging and drpping them n a Web page. Web parts allw custmizatin at bth design time and run time. There are tw types f web parts. 1. In-built web parts Web parts that are included in SharePint. Develpers can drag them frm web part galleries and drp them int web part znes. 2. Custm web parts Web parts that are created by the user using visual studi is called custm web parts. A Web Part is cmpsed f the fllwing entities: 1. The Web Part descriptin file (.dwp) is a prtable cntainer f default and persnalized prperty values fr the Web Part. 2. The Web Part assembly file (.dll) cntains the lgic and cde fr the Web Part, and is installed n the server running Windws SharePint Services. 3. Resurce files that supprt the Web Part; these are als stred n the server. 4. Tables in the Windws SharePint Services database are used t stre current values f the Web Part prperties. 39. What is RSS Viewer? RSS viewer is a web part that prvides a gd way f adding interesting cntent t SharePint site pages. 40. What is a Recrd Center? The Recrds Center is intended t serve as a central repsitry in which an rganizatin can stre and manage all f its recrds such as legal r financial dcuments. The Recrds Center supprts the entire recrds management prcess, frm recrds cllectin thrugh recrds management t recrds dispsitin. The Recrds Center site template is a pre-cnfigured site designed specifically t help rganizatins implement their recrds management and retentin prgrams. Versining, auditing, metadata management, ediscvery, and custmizable recrd ruting are built-in features that can help user t manage recrds mre effectively. 41. What is Dcument Center? Dcument Center is a site n which user can centrally manage dcuments in an enterprise. A largescale library useful as an enterprise knwledge base r histrical archive includes features t help users navigate, search, and manage many dcuments in a deep hierarchy by using a set f specialized Web Parts. 42. What is Digital asset management? SharePint server 2010 includes a new asset library specially designed fr managing and sharing digital assets such as audi, vide, and ther rich media files knwn as Digital Asset Management. 43. What is Scial netwrking? Scial Netwrking Cnnects public t MySite pages t help establish cnnectins between clleagues with cmmn interests.

14 44. What is a recycle bin in SharePint? Whenever user will delete smething, it ges t recycle bin in SharePint. User can restre items that have been deleted frm the site frm the recycle bin. 45. What is Publishing feature? Publishing feature enables the delivery f cntent fr bth internal and external users. User need t turn n the Publishing feature n a site. Checked in and Checked Out feature in a Site gets enabled and if user dn t Checked-in the change versin then lder versin f pages are shwn t users.users can then brand the site s that it has the crprate lk and feel, and can enable ther users t edit the crprate site within the cntext f the Web. On a site with the Publishing functinality turned n, user can als create a multilingual site by creating a surce site and then translating the site int ther languages, which can be published as separate sites. 46. What is Branding? Branding means t create and design the prtal accrding t the rganizatinal nrms, by changing the title, lg, header, fter, and cntent t prvide the lk and feel that suite the rganizatin. Creating custm-designed UIs, either n a traditinal HTML page r in Micrsft SharePint Server 2010, is knwn as branding. Branding f prtals is dne t achieve the unique crprate identity f an rganizatin acrss the market. 47. What are Master page? Master pages are template that ther pages can inherit frm t keep cnsistent functinality. The pages that inherit frm master pages are referred t as cntent pages. Master pages allw develpers t keep cnsistent, reusable, web based cde (html, CSS, JavaScript, etc.) at ne high level place, s that the cntent pages can cncentrate n their specific web based cde. A cntent page refers t a master page and the ASP. Net framewrk merges the tw pages tgether t make ne page. 48. What are the varius types f master pages? There are three types f master pages in SharePint 2010: 1- V4.master Default team site master page. Prvides ribbn bar and ther editing features using UI. 2- Default.master Sites upgraded frm SharePint 2007 use this unless they are changed t use a v4 versin. 3- Minimal.master These trimmed-dwn custm master pages are cmmnly referred t as Starter Master Pages in SharePint What are Cntent pages? Cntent pages implement a master page. Cntent pages cntain an attribute, which infrms the cmpiler that the page shuld be, merged with a master page. This attribute is part f the page directive tag called the MasterPageFile. 50. What is Page Layut? Page layut dictates the verall lk and feel f a web page. A page layut relies n a cntent type t determine the kind f cntent that can be stred n pages. Page layut cntains field cntrls and web part. 51. What is Site definitin? Site definitins are the fundatins n which all sites and user templates are built. These are the cllectin f XML r ASPX files. Site definitin cntains infrmatin f web parts, lists, libraries, features, and navigatin bars t be included in the site. 52. What is Site template? A site template prvides the basic cmpnent and layut f a new site created under SharePint. A site template cntains specific design infrmatin abut a site, including the list that is part f the site, web part pages used in the site, the site s themes and brders, changes t the quick launch bar,

15 as well as sme site cntent (such as dcument libraries). Site templates are used t allw the rapid creatin f websites and basic cntent in a SharePint system. Fllwing is a list f site templates available in SharePint Template Purpse Categry in Site Cllectin Assets Web Database Basic Meeting Wrkspace Basic Center Search Blank Meeting Wrkspace Blank Site Blg Business Intelligence Center Charitable Cntributins Web Database Cntacts Database Decisin Meeting Wrkspace Dcument Center Dcument Wrkspace Web Enterprise Search Center Enterprise Wiki An assets database t keep track f assets, including asset details and wners. A site n which user can plan, rganize, and capture the results f a meeting. It prvides lists fr managing the agenda, meeting attendees, and dcuments. A site that prvides basic search functinality. The site includes pages fr search results and advanced searches. Use this template if user des nt require peple search r publishing features. A blank meeting site that user can custmize based n requirements. A blank site that user can custmize based n requirements. A site n which a persn r team can pst ideas, bservatins, and expertise that site visitrs can cmment n. A site fr presenting business intelligence data. It prvides dcument libraries fr string dcuments, images, data cnnectins, and dashbard Web Parts. It als prvides lists fr linking cntent frm PerfrmancePint Services. A database t track infrmatin abut fundraising campaigns including dnatins made by cntributrs, campaign-related events, and pending tasks. A cntacts database t manage infrmatin abut peple that team wrks with, such as custmers and partners. A site n which user can track status r make decisins at meetings. It prvides lists t create tasks, stre dcuments, and recrd decisins. A site n which user can centrally manage dcuments in the enterprise. A site n which clleagues can wrk tgether n a dcument. It prvides a dcument library fr string the primary dcument and supprting files, a tasks list fr assigning t-d items, and a links list t pint t resurces. A site that prvides the search functinality. The welcme page includes a search bx that has tw tabs: ne fr general searches and anther fr searches fr infrmatin abut peple. A site n which user can publish knwledge that users capture and want t share acrss N/A Meetings Enterprise Meetings Categry in Site Web Databases Meetings Search Meetings Cllabratin Blank & Custm Cllabratin Cntent Enterprise N/A N/A Meetings Enterprise Cllabratin Enterprise Publishing N/A Web Databases Web Databases Meetings Cntent Cllabrati n, Cntent Search Cntent

16 FAST Center Grup Site Issues Database Multipage Meeting Wrkspace Search My Site Hst Wrk Web Persnalizatin Site Prjects Web Database Publishing Prtal the enterprise. It prvides an easy cntent editing experience in a single lcatin fr cauthring cntent, fr discussins, and fr managing prjects. A site fr delivering the FAST search experience. The welcme page includes a search bx with tw tabs: ne fr general searches and anther fr searches fr infrmatin abut peple. User can add and custmize tabs t fcus n ther search scpes r result types. A refinement ptin prvides a cunt f each query refiner. This template prvides a grupware slutin that teams can use t create, rganize, and share infrmatin. It includes the Grup Calendar, Circulatin, Phne-Call Mem, dcument library and ther basic lists. An issues database t manage a set f issues r prblems. User can assign, priritize, and fllw the prgress f issues frm start t finish. A site n which user can plan a meeting and capture decisins and ther results frm the meeting. It prvides lists fr managing the agenda and meeting attendees. It als prvides tw blank pages that user can custmize based n the requirements. A site that hsts persnal sites (My Sites) and the public Peple Prfile page. This template has t be prvisined nly nce per User Prfile Service Applicatin. This template is available nly at the site cllectin level. A site fr delivering persnalized views, data, and navigatin frm this site cllectin t My Sites. It includes Web Parts that are specific t persnalizatin and navigatin that is ptimized fr My Sites. This template is available nly at the site level. A prject-tracking database t track multiple prjects, and assign tasks t different peple. A starter site hierarchy that user can use fr an Internet site r a large intranet prtal. User can use distinctive branding t custmize this site. It includes a hme page, a sample press releases site, a Search Center, and a lgn page. Typically, this site has many mre readers than cntributrs, and it is used t publish the Web pages by using apprval wrkflws. It als restricts the rights f annymus users s that they can see nly cntent pages, and they cannt see SharePint Server 2010 applicatin pages. Enterprise Cllabratin N/A Meetings Enterprise Search Cllabrati n Web Databases Meetings N/A N/A Blank & Custm N/A Publishing Web Databases N/A

17 Publishing Site Publishing Site with Wrkflw A blank site fr expanding the Web site and quickly publishing Web pages. Cntributrs can wrk n draft versins f pages and publish them t make them visible t readers. This site includes dcument and image libraries fr string Web publishing assets. A site fr publishing Web pages n a schedule by using apprval wrkflws. It includes dcument and image libraries fr string Web publishing assets. By default, nly sites that have this template can be created under this site. This template is available nly at the site level when the Publishing Prtal template is used t create the tp-level site. Recrds Center A site that is designed fr recrds management. Recrds managers can cnfigure the ruting table t direct incming files t specific lcatins. The site als enables user t manage whether recrds can be deleted r mdified after they are added t the repsitry. Scial Meeting A site n which user can plan scial ccasins. Wrkspace It prvides lists fr tracking attendees, prviding directins, and string pictures f the event. Team Site A site n which a team can rganize, authr, and share infrmatin. It prvides a dcument library, and lists fr managing annuncements, calendar items, tasks, and discussins. Visi Prcess A site n which teams can view, share, and Repsitry stre Visi prcess diagrams. It prvides a versined dcument library fr string prcess diagrams, and lists fr managing annuncements, tasks, and review discussins. N/A N/A Enterprise Meetings Cllabratin Cllabratin Cntent Cntent Data Meetings Cllabrati n Cntent 53. What are the key differences between Site template and site definitin? Site Definitins Site Definitins are the fundatins n which all sites and user templates are built. Site Definitin is cllectin x XML and.aspx file. Site Definitins are predefined cmpnents needs t be included when a site was created in SharePint server. Site Definitin cntains infrmatin f Web Part, Lists, Features and navigatin bars t be included in the site Files are n disk, better perfrmance. Highly custmizable and extensible (XML and.net cde is much mre flexible than UI) Can prvisin multiple webs Site Templates Site template apprach fr SharePint Site Creatin is easier, and just requires the use f the Web interface and ccasinally Micrsft FrntPage. Cntent can be saved with site template Files are in cntent database, less efficient. Nt easily extensible (users are limited by what UI ffers) Can nly prvisin ne web

18 54. What is ONET.xml? ONET.xml file is present in TEMPLATE\SiteTemplates\XML\Onet.xml lcatin, which defines the setup f the site definitin, such as which Features t lad, where the web parts g and what they will perfrm and which dcument library templates t assign and many mre. 55. List all the types f custm templates in SharePint 2010? Custm templates are f fur types: List Templates List templates cntain the files, views, fields, Web Parts, and, ptinally, the cntent that is assciated with a list. Users create list templates n the Save as Template page fr a list r thrugh cde, that uses the SaveAsTemplate methd f the SPList class. When saved, list templates are stred in the List Template Gallery f the tp-level site in a site cllectin, where they becme available t all sites in the site cllectin that derive frm the same site definitin and language as the site n which the list was riginally created Library Templates A library template cntains several types f libraries like asset library, dcument library, frm library, recrd library, picture library, wiki page library. Each type f library displays a list f files and key infrmatin abut the files, such as wh was the last persn t mdify the file, which helps peple t use the files t wrk tgether. Page Templates Page template cntains web part page, publishing page, and a nrmal html page. These templates are easily custmizable and are used fr sharing cntent. Site Templates Site templates cntain the same type f data as list templates, but site templates include data fr the entire site. Like list templates, site templates may als include the cntent f the site. 56. What is Theme? SharePint theme represents a cllectin f graphics and cascading style sheets that can mdify hw a website lks. Using themes, we can change fnt and clr scheme f the sites. 57. What is Navigatin in SharePint 2010? Site navigatin prvides the primary interface fr site users t mve arund n the sites and pages n the site. Micrsft SharePint Server 2010 includes a set f custmizable and extensible navigatin features that help rient users f the site s they can mve arund n its sites and pages. 58. What are the varius ptins fr Navigatin available in SharePint 2010? 1. Navigatin cntrls n master pages Tp link bar navigatin Quick Launch navigatin Breadcrumb navigatin Tree view navigatin Metadata navigatin 2. Navigatin cntrls n page layuts Summary Links Table f Cntents Cntent Query 3. Navigatin Web Parts Categries Site Aggregatr Site in Categry Tag Clud The fllwing navigatin Web parts are available nly n Publishing sites: Summary Links Table f Cntents 59. What is Ribbn interface? Ribbn Interface act as the UI enhancement in the prduct. It prvides the cmmands t be executed in the frm f Icns and tabs.

19 60. What is a wrkflw? A wrkflw cnsists f a sequence f cnnected steps. It is a depictin f a sequence f peratins, declared as wrk f a persn, a grup f persns, an rganizatin f staff, r ne r mre simple r cmplex mechanisms. 61. Explain.Net Wrkflw and SharePint wrkflw? 1..Net Wrkflw: Windws Wrkflw Fundatin (WWF) is a new prgramming framewrk intrduced in.net 3.0 fr creating reactive prgrams. A reactive prgram typically represents a set f prcedures r instructins used t capture and autmate a specific business prcess. Windws Wrkflw Fundatin supprts publishing a wrkflw as an ASP.NET Web service n a Web server r server farm running ASP.NET n Internet Infrmatin Services (IIS) 6.0. Because Windws Wrkflw Fundatin Web service supprt is based n ASP.NET 2.0, it inherits mst f the features f a standard ASP.NET Web service. 2. SharePint Wrkflw: SharePint wrkflws are built n tp f WWF. WSS extends the WWF. WSS extends the WWF by intrducing the cncept f a wrkflw template. The main purpse f the wrkflw template is t integrate WWF prgrams int WSS s that they can be installed, cnfigured and parameterized fr use. A wrkflw template is created by adding a Wrkflw element t a feature that is scped t the level f the site cllectin. 62. What is Single sign-n? Single Sign-n allws users t lg n t a variety f applicatins with the single username and passwrd and user has t enter the details nly nce fr all the applicatins. 63. What is ULS Lgging? ULS Lgging captures and writes events t trace lgs. 0.2 Custmizatin Questins 64. What is Sandbx slutin? When user writes custm cde, the cde is nt trusted, its failure can influence entire site. S the sandbx slutin cncept is used. In that case, prgram is nly written fr particular site & slutin is upladed in the same site. The slutin size limit is decided at the time f site creatin & if size increases r cde shws bad perfrmance then it will be easy fr the administratr t stp the wrking f slutin. 65. What can be deplyed as a Sandbx slutin in SharePint 2010? Users can deply the belw fur things as sandbxed slutins: 1. WebParts. 2. Event Receivers. 3. List Definitins. 4. Wrkflws. 66. What are the Visual Studi 2010 Tls fr SharePint? Visual Studi 2010 includes SharePint-specific prject types and prject item types, and includes pwerful packaging, deplyment, and debugging features that help increase the efficiency as a SharePint 2010 develper. Sme f the Templates available are: 1. Visual Web Part prject template. 2. List definitin template. 3. Cntent Type template. 4. Empty Prject template. 5. Event Receiver template. 6. Sme wrkflw template. 7. the Site Definitin template And many mre...

20 67. What is SharePint Designer? SharePint Designer is a specialized HTML editr and web design freeware fr creating and mdifying Micrsft SharePint sites and web pages. It is a part f Micrsft SharePint family prducts. 68. Hw des Client bject mdel wrks? When develper use SharePint client API s t perfrm a specific task, the SharePint 2010 managed client bject mdel bundles up these uses f the API int XML and sends it t the server that runs SharePint Fundatin. The server receives this request, and makes apprpriate calls int the bject mdel n the server, cllects the respnses, frms them int JavaScript Object Ntatin (JSON), and sends that JSON back t the SharePint Fundatin 2010 managed client bject mdel. The client bject mdel parses the JSON and presents the results t the applicatin as.net Framewrk bjects (r ECMAScript bjects fr ECMAScript). 69. Hw many types f Client Object mdel extensin are available in 2010 and when wuld a develper use ne r the ther. T develp rich client side slutins, three set f client-side APIs has been intrduced in the Micrsft.SharePint.Client namespace. The three APIs are targeted fr three different types f clients. 1..Net Managed applicatins These are used when we have t create cnsle applicatins r windw applicatins, web applicatins which are nt running inside SharePint Cntext. 2. Fr Silverlight applicatins 3. ECMAScript It is a client bject mdel extensin fr using with JavaScript r JScript. This is used fr creating applicatins, which are hsted inside SharePint. Fr example, web part deplyed in SharePint site can use this JavaScript API fr accessing SharePint frm brwser using JavaScript. 70. Hw des user access ECMAScript bject mdel API s? The ECMAScript library is available in a number f JS files in the LAYOUTS flder. The main file amng number f.js files is SP.js. When develper includes this file in the APSX page using a ScriptLink cntrl, all ther required JS files are laded autmatically. By linking SP.js t the page, the SP namespace is registered. SP is the SharePint namespace that cntains all bjects. Fr debugging purpses, every js file als has a debug equivalent in the same flder. 71. What are the Authenticatin methds fr the client bject mdel applicatin? A develper can use three authenticatin ptins while wrking with the Client Object Mdel in SharePint 2010: 1. Annymus 2. Default 3. FrmsAuthenticatin Develper can specify clientcntext.authenticatin = Annymus\Default\FrmsAuthenticatin, If develper d nt chse an authenticatin methd in the cde, the applicatin will by default start using the client s Windws Credentials (DefaultCredentials). 72. Hw can a develper write efficient and better perfrming client bject applicatins? Develper can always use Lambda expressins in their queries t return nly specific prperties that will be used in the blck. Develper can als use LadQuery() methd and specify multiple levels f prperties t lad fr e.g. while returning specific prperties f the lists using LadQuery(), develper can als specify the fields t return frm each list t ptimize the data access. 73. What is difference between Lad() and LadQuery() methds? Lad methd ppulates the client bject directly with what it gets data frm the server i.e. a cllectin bject like ListItemCllectin etc. but LadQuery returns the data as a cmpletely new cllectin in IEnumerable frmat. Other majr difference is that the Cllectins that user lad using the Lad() methd are eligible fr garbage cllectin nly when the client cntext variable itself ges ut f scpe whereas, in these cllectins g ut f scpe at the end f IEnumerable<List> list.

21 74. What is the purpse f calling clientcntext.executequery()? ExecuteQuery gives develper the ptin t minimize the number f rundtrips t the server frm the client cde. All the cmpnents laded int the clientcntext are executed in ne g. 75. What is REST? Hw it is used in SharePint 2010? REST (Representatinal State transfer) is a prtcl (pwered by ADO.NET services) which is used fr getting data ut f SharePint via URL. It is mstly used t access data frm SharePint even when user is nt in the SharePint cntext. 76. What data type des REST return? REST des nt return an bject f type SharePint Site\List. Instead, it returns an XML utput. 77. What is the GAC? Glbal Assembly Cache flder n the server hsting SharePint. Users place their assemblies here fr web parts and services. 78. What is CAML? CAML stands fr Cllabrative Applicatin Markup Language and is an XML-based language that is used in Micrsft Windws SharePint Services t define sites and lists, including, fr example, fields, views, r frms, but CAML is used t define tables in the Windws SharePint Services database during site prvisining. 79. Why wuld a develper use LINQ ver CAML fr data retrieval? Unlike CAML, with LINQ t SharePint prvider, develpers are wrking with strngly typed list item bjects. Fr example, an item in the Annuncements list is an bject f type Annuncement and an item n a Tasks list is an bject f type Task. Develper can then enumerate the bjects and get the prperties fr their use. In additin, develper can take benefit f LINQ syntax and the LINQ keywrds built int C# and VB fr LINQ queries. 80. What are the Disadvantages f Using LINQ in the Cde? LINQ translates the LINQ queries int Cllabrative Applicatin Markup Language (CAML) queries thus adding an extra step fr retrieving the items. 81. What des AllwUnsafeUpdates d? If develper is trying t mdify Windws SharePint Services data using cde, develper may need t allw unsafe updates n the Web site, withut requiring a security validatin. Fr this, develper needs t set AllwUnsafeUpdates prperty t true. 82. What des RunWithElevatedPrivileges d? There are certain bject mdels that call anther mdel that require site-administratin privileges. T bypass access-denied errr, we use RunWithElevatedPrivileges prperty when a nnprivileged user initiates request. We can successfully make calls int the bject mdel by calling the RunWithElevatedPrivileges methd prvided by the SPSecurity class. 83. Hw is a Cntent Type created? We can create clumn and cntent types in three ways: 1. Using the SharePint Fundatin user interface. 2. Using the SharePint Fundatin bject mdel. 3. Deplying a Feature that installs the cntent type based n an XML definitin file. 84. Hw is a Cntent type deplyed? Cntent Type can be deplyed and assciated with list using feature. Inside the Feature, the feature.xml file cntains references t all the element manifests within that Feature. Cntent type definitins are element manifests. 85. What is the scpe f a cntent type?

22 A site cntent type becmes available t lists and dcument libraries within the site in which the cntent type is created and t the lists and dcument libraries in any child site. 86. What is an ancestral type and what des it have t d with cntent types? An ancestral type is the base type that the cntent type is deriving frm, such as Dcument (0x0101). The ancestral type will define the metadata fields that are included with the custm cntent type. 87. Can a list definitin be derived frm a custm cntent type? Yes, a list definitin can derive frm a cntent type, which can be seen in the schema.xml f the list definitin in the element. 88. When creating a list definitin, hw can a user create an instance f the list? User can create a new instance f a list by creating an instance.xml file 89. What is ghsted page? A ghsted page is a page in SharePint website which is nt stred in the database instead it reference t a file which exists in the server s file system. These reference files are cmmn fr all the website/site cllectin within that SharePint server, i.e., if user mdify a reference file then that change will reflect in all the websites/site cllectins within that SharePint server autmatically. 90. What is Un-ghsted page? All the pages in a SharePint website, which are stred in the cntent database, are referred t as unghsted pages. All the un-ghsted pages are specific t that SharePint website nly, i.e., changes dne in an un-ghsted page will nt reflect in ther websites within that SharePint server. 91. What are the types f pages available in SharePint 2010? There are tw types f pages that are available in SharePint, which are as fllws: 1- Applicatin page. 2- Site page. 92. What are applicatin pages? An applicatin page is the best type f page t create, when there is need t add custm cde. Applicatin pages are stred n the file system f the frnt-end Web server in the %Prgram Files\Cmmn Files\Micrsft Shared\web server extensins\14\template\layouts directry. They allw in-line cde withut restrictin. They cannt use dynamic Web Parts r Web Part znes r be mdified using SharePint Designer. Applicatin pages are nt tracked in the cntent database. They never run in safe mde. Since applicatin pages must be deplyed inside the SharePint Rt directry hence, they cannt be used within sandbxed slutins. 93. When t use applicatin pages? 1. These are generally used as administrative pages. 2. These pages can be used where we want t capture data. 3. These pages can be used fr cnfiguratin pages. 4. These pages can be used where we want t restrict the users t custmize the page. 5. Applicatin pages can be used with any site r site cllectin r web applicatin n same server. 6. These pages are used when we want t add custm cde r inline cde t the page. 94. List the flders and files added while creating an applicatin page? When develper creates an applicatin page, Visual Studi adds the fllwing flders t the prject: Flder Layuts Layuts subflder Descriptin Maps t the _layuts virtual directry f the SharePint file system. Cntains the files that make up the applicatin page. By default, this flder has the same name as prject. This flder can be renamed at any time. At the time f running f the prject, Visual Studi deplys this flder t the _layuts virtual directry f the SharePint file system.

23 Visual Studi adds the fllwing files t the prject: File ASP.NET page file (.aspx) Applicatin page cde file Applicatin page designer cde file Descriptin Cntains XML markup that defines the page. Cntains cde behind the applicatin page. Add cde that handles events t this file. Cntains cde that is generated by the designer. D nt directly edit this file. 95. What is the difference between Site page and applicatin page? S. N Site Pages Applicatin Pages 1 Site pages are stred in the Cntent database f SharePint. Applicatin pages are stred in the server s file system. 2 Site pages can be edited by using SharePint Designer tl 3 Site pages are used within Sandbxed slutins. 4 A site page can be custmized and mdified by end user. SharePint Designer tl cannt be used with applicatin pages. Applicatin pages cannt be used within sandbxed slutins. An Applicatin page cannt be custmized and mdified by end user, instead a develper is required. 5 Site pages cannt cntain inline cde. Applicatins pages can cntain inline cde. 96. Can web parts and web znes be added t an Applicatin page? N, since Applicatin pages des nt supprt edit mde s web part znes and web parts cannt be added using SharePint. Hwever, static web parts can be added by editing then in Visual Studi, as web parts are nthing but cntrls with sme extra functinality. 97. Hw t edit an Applicatin page? An applicatin page can nly be edited either by pening the page in Visual Studi r in Ntepad. Hwever, in bth the ways, the applicatin page needs t be deplyed again fr further usage. 98. What is difference between an Applicatin page and a Custm aspx page in SharePint 2010? Applicatin Page Develper wuld typically use an applicatin page when develper need sme cntent that is merged with SharePint master page. A master page enables applicatin pages t share the same appearance and behavir as ther pages n a site. Applicatin page generally is deplyed in _layuts and inherits the lk and feel f the site that develper is using. A Custm.net aspx page n the ther hand wuld need cntent and master page tags in the page t make it inherit the lk and feel f the site. 99. If a page with sme cde has t be deplyed, which type f page shuld be selected? Develper must select t deply an applicatin page with cde as it is much easier and built-in templates are available in VS 2010.

24 100. Hw t create a custm master page? There are multiple ways t create custm master page files 1- By cpying and editing existing master page. 2- By SharePint Designer. 3- By editing minimal.master using editr Hw t apply a custm master page? There are tw ways t apply a custm master page 1. Custm Master Page can be deplyed using SharePint Feature by which master page gets upladed t the master page gallery. 2. Custm master page can be upladed directly in master page gallery library and apply the same master page using site and system master page ptin in Site Settings page by selecting Master Page ptin Can develper use the custm master page with the applicatin pages in SharePint 2010? With 2010, develper can nw set whether the pages under _Layuts use the same Master Page as the rest f the site. Develper can enable r disable this functinality thrugh the web applicatin settings in Central Administratin. This hwever, is nt applicable t the custm applicatin pages. If develper wants the custm applicatin page t inherit the site master page, he must derive it frm Micrsft.SharePint.WebCntrls.LayutsPageBase class Hw t link the custm CSS file in the master page? Custm CSS files can be linked t the master pages with the help f a class called Sharepint:CssRegistratin What is the best methd n wrking with CSS? The best methd t wrk with css is t create a new css file, stre the file in any dcument library, and then prvide the alternate CSS URL t the site by navigating t the master page ptin in the Lk and Feel If a develper creates a new CSS file then where shuld the file be stred? The css file can be stred in tw lcatins, either in the dcument library r in the layuts flder Hw will user deply a CSS file in SharePint 2010? The mst preferable way t deply files in SharePint is by using the slutin package. In SharePint 2010, develper can create an empty prject with VS 2010 and then add a new SharePint Mapped flder in it. This will give the desired lcatin in 14 hive where develper can then add a file t deply If multiple css files are used in the same master page then hw can a develper rder the files t be applied t the master page? The rdering f the css files can be dne with the help f the CssRegistratin class. Suppse if there are fur css files t be linked namely 1.css, 2.css, 3.css and 4.css then the after attribute f the CssRegistratin class can be used. Firstly, apply 1.css and use after attribute with value Crev4.css and then link 2.css file and use after attribute with value 1.css and s n Hw t create custm Themes? Custm themes can be created fr SharePint by tw ways. 1- Creating a theme in Micrsft PwerPint. 2- Themes can als be created with the help f Visual Studi.

25 109. What des safe cntrl means? SharePint applicatin runs in Full Trust mde. Fr Web Parts t wrk prperly in SharePint Sites, its entry in web.cnfig file assures Full Trust t SharePint Site as it is registered in the file as safe What is Custm Cntrl? Custm cntrls have a file extensin as.ascx, and are shared acrss web applicatins. There is n visual designer fr creating custm cntrls hence, user cannt drag and drp custm cntrls What is User Cntrl? User cntrls are created using a designer s tl, having file extensin as.ascx. User cntrls cannt be shared acrss web applicatins Hw t use user cntrl in SharePint? Suppse there is a user cntrl MyCntrl.ascx. This file has t be deplyed t the SharePint server alng with its binary. If develper is using a Smart Part, the ascx file must be cpied t a flder called User Cntrls lcated in the rt f the web sites flder (by default c:\inetpub\wwwrt\wss\virtualdirectries\80. I recmmend creating f wn web part t hst the user cntrl that will wrk with any applicatin. SharePint itself puts all user cntrls in the TEMPLATES flder in the 14 hive (C:\Prgram Files\Cmmn Files\Micrsft shared\web Server Extensins\14) What is a web part zne? Web part znes are the znes where the web part resides in and helps categrizing the web parts while designing a page What is Cntent Editr Web part? Cntent Editr Web part is a universal plug in adapter. It is used t cnnect SharePint pages t the rest f the wrld. User can use cntent editr web part t add html/css/javascript, embed vides r widgets, frmatted text, tables, hyperlinks, images, and display cntent frm ther SharePint sites t a web part page Hw can a user add cntent t the cntent editr web part? There are three ways t add cntent t the cntent editr web part. 1. Rich Text Editr: It allws user t add frmatted text autmatically withut prir knwledge f HTML syntax. 2. Surce Editr: The surce editr is a plain text editr and it is intended fr users wh are familiar with HTML syntax. It allws user t add scripts, HTML and styles t a web part page. 3. Cntent link: It is used t link existing cntent by entering a hyperlink t a text file that cntains HTML surce cde What is Cntent query web part? Cntent query web part displays a dynamic set f items based n a query that user build by using a web brwser. The query displays selected items. User can set presentatin ptins t determine hw these items are displayed n the finished page Hw t create a web part? A web part can be created thrugh visual studi 1. Using visual studi template fr SharePint web parts. 2. Add cnsle applicatin, add xml and aspx page, and then deply Hw t debug a web part? A web parts can be debugged in visual studi using fllwing steps. 1. Set the break pints 2. Attach the ASP.Net w3wp.exe prcess 3. Debug by tracing, change trace level in web.cnfig < Trace enabled ="true" pageoutput = "true"/>

26 119. Hw t deply a web part? We can deply a web part using three methds 1. Using Feature 2. cpy dll in bin(wss directry) r Assembly(windw) and uplad web part file in web part gallery and then ppulate 3. Using Windws PwerShell Hw t deply a WebPart Using Windws PwerShell? At the Windws PwerShell cmmand prmpt (PS C:\>), type the belw cmmand : Install -SPWebPartPack -LiteralPath FullPathfCabFile -Name Name f WebPart 121. Can a mdal dialg be displayed frm a webpart? Yes, a mdal dialg can be displayed frm within a webpart cde since it is a JavaScript blck that can be registered n the page While creating a Web part, which is the ideal lcatin t initialize the web cntrls? Override the CreateChildCntrls() methd t include web cntrls. Develper can cntrl the exact rendering f the cntrls by calling the Render methd Hw will develper use WebParts r ther slutins created in SharePint 2007 in SharePint 2010? In SharePint 2010 the 12 hive is nw replaced by 14 hive, s develper will rewrite and recmpile any cde that refers t files and resurces in 12 hive. In additin t develper must recmpile custm cde written fr Windws SharePint Services 3.0 and Office SharePint Server 2007 that des nt run n IIS What is SharePint designer wrkflw? One f the mst pwerful features f SharePint designer is the ability fr nn-prgrammers t easily create business tailred wrkflw t imprve business prcess management. SharePint designer wrkflw is an easy, cheap, and smewhat limited entry pint t wrkflw develpment. They are easy because mst end users and administratrs can becme wrkflw develpers withut t much training Can Develper mdify the Out-f-Bx wrkflws in SharePint 2010? In SharePint 2010, develper has an ptin t custmize the Out-f-Bx wrkflws. The fur mst ppular wrkflws in SharePint Server 2010 the Apprval, Cllect Feedback, Cllect Signatures, Publishing Apprval wrkflws have been cmpletely rebuilt as declarative reusable wrkflws, meaning that they are nw fully custmizable in SharePint Designer When is wrkflw frms created? And hw t custmize it? SharePint Designer 2010 autmatically generates the frms, but user can custmize them by ging t the settings page fr the wrkflw, in the Frms sectin, click the frm user want t custmize. Wrkflw frms are either InfPath r ASP.NET pages. They are stred n the SharePint site with the wrkflw surce files Where are the InfPath frms published in SharePint? InfPath frms are published in the Manage Frm Template in Central Administratin site r t a list r a frm library in a site cllectin What is Features in SharePint? Feature is a functinal cmpnent, which cntains varius SharePint elements. Features have their wn receiver architecture, which allw user t trap events such as when a feature is installed, uninstalled, activated, r deactivated. User can define several element types in features like menu cmmand, template, page instance, event handler, wrkflw, list instance, list definitin, and link cmmands. Features in SharePint allw users t easily package up functinality that can be deplyed and installed acrss the server farm. Features prvide a mechanism by which user can package the

27 files that a slutin needs, such as cntent types, Web Parts, lists, and site definitins, master page. Inside the Feature, the feature.xml file cntains references t all the element manifests within that Feature, pluggable behavir fr installing r uninstalling Features within a deplyment, pluggable behavir fr activating r deactivating Features at a given scpe, scped prperty bag fr string data required by a Feature within its scpe What is the scpe f feature activatin? Feature can be activated r deactivated at varius scpes thrughut a SharePint instances, such as farm level, web applicatin level, site cllectin level, web level, etc What is the difference between feature definitin and feature instance? The feature definitin is the set f surce files in the Visual Studi 2010 prject that is deplyed using a slutin package. Once deplyed, a feature definitin is a set f template files and cmpnents that reside n each frnt-end Web server. A feature instance is what is created when a user activates the feature definitin What are the minimum files required fr a feature? Every feature directry shuld cntain at least ne file namely feature.xml and shuld be placed in the rt f the directry. But a feature directry can cntain ne r mre xml files as well as resurce files such as image files, css files r js files. A feature.xml file cntains attributes like Id, Title, Descriptin, Versin, Scpe, Hidden, and ImageURL What is hidden attribute in a feature? Hidden attribute will take the value f True r False. If it is set t False, after installatin the feature definitin can be seen by administratrs nly What is Elements.xml file in Feature in SharePint 2010? Elements.xml file cntains the actual feature element. It can cntain elements like ListInstance, Field, CntentType, ListTemplate, Wrkflw, WrkflwActins etc What is Feature Receiver in SharePint 2010, its base class alng with the methds that needs t be verride? A Feature Receiver allws user t write event handlers in a managed prgramming language such as C# r Visual Basic. These event handlers are executed during feature specific events such as feature activatin and feature deactivatin. The base class is SPFeatureReceiver. The methds t be verridden are: FeatureActivating, FeatureActivated, FeatureDeactivating,FeatureDeactivated etc Hw are features created? Feature can be created by creating a new Empty SharePint prject frm VS 2010 and then add new item named feature. After user has created the prject, right click n the "Features" nde in "slutin explrer" and "add feature". This will create a new feature with the title "Feature1". User can rename it r leave it as it is. On duble clicking the name f the feature, the prperties f the feature will appear, such as title, descriptin and the scpe. Right click n the "feature1" in slutin explrer and click n "Add feature Receiver" t add it. After the file has been created, uncmment (as required) the "n activate" and/r n deactivate" and put cde in there Hw can a feature be deplyed? There are tw ways fr deplying a feature 1- WSP builder via Visual Studi and activate slutin frm central admin. 2- Using STS Cmmand, firstly install and then activate Where the feature receiver file needs t be deplyed? The feature receiver file needs t be deplyed in Glbal Assembly cache (GAC) What is a Manifest.xml File in SharePint 2010?

28 Manifest.xml file cntains the Meta data f a slutin package. At the time f deplyment, SharePint inspects manifest.xml file t determine which template files it needs t cpy int the SharePint rt directry Can a page be displayed as a mdal dialg? Yes, any page can be displayed as mdal dialg. A Mdal dialg takes ptins as a parameter and develper can specify the URL fr any page usually saved in _layuts What is New in SPALerts? In SharePint 2007, alerts were sent nly thrugh s, but in SharePint 2010, users can als send an alert t mbile devices as SMS Message. A New prperty DeliveryChannels is intrduced t indicate, whether the alert is delivered as r as an SMS Message. 0.3 Advanced Questins 141. What is Claims based authenticatin? Claims based authenticatin prvides a new authenticatin mdel that supprts any crprate identity system like active directry dmain services, LDAP-based directries, applicatin-specific databases, etc. The purpse f claims-based authenticatin is t make authenticatin simple fr all users. Fr example, user may want t setup a SharePint site that is accessible by bth internal and external users, such as clients. Internal users might use ne mechanism such as Windws-based authenticatin and external users might want t use anther methd, such as frms-based authenticatin. N matter what authenticatin prtcl was used, the SharePint applicatin gets a signed set f claims s it has the infrmatin it needs abut the user What is Classic-mde authenticatin? In the classic authenticatin mde, nly mixed-mde authenticatin is available. In mixed-mde authenticatin, a single SharePint web applicatin has t be extended t additinal IIS applicatins with different URLs and authenticatin prviders. The same cntent is used fr the different URLs, but the different authenticatin prviders can change the access users have, and their permissins Which type f IP Addresses des SharePint 2010 supprt? SharePint 2010 Prducts supprt the fllwing envirnments: Pure IPv4 envirnment Mixed IPv4 and IPv6 envirnment Pure IPv6 envirnment 144. List the steps hw SharePint interacts with IIS? Steps f SharePint interactin with IIS are as fllws: 1. User sends a request ver the internet 2. The HTTP Prtcl Stack (HTTP.sys) intercept the request and passes it t the Svchst.exe 3. Svchst.exe cntains the Windws Activatin Services (WAS) and the Wrldwide Web Publishing Service (WWW Service) 4. WAS requests cnfiguratin infrmatin frm the cnfiguratin stre, applicatinhst.cnfig. This maps virtual directries t physical directries. 5. WWW Service receives cnfiguratin infrmatin, such as applicatin pl and site cnfiguratin 6. WWW Service uses the cnfiguratin infrmatin t cnfigure HTTP.sys 7. WAS starts a wrker prcess fr the applicatin pl t which the request was made 8. Authenticatin is dne and Request cmes in fr an ASP.NET Page. 9. The request is given t the SharePint14Mdule. 10. The page handler is unable t find a precmpiled versin f the page class n disk, s it must grab the file and give it t the ASP.NET engine fr parsing. 11. The SharePint14Mdule cntacts either the file system r the cntent database fr the apprpriate page class infrmatin. 12. The ASP.NET Page engine parses the file and generates a page class.

29 13. The page class is cmpiled int a.net assembly and cached n the disk. 14. An instance f the requested page s class is created. 15. The respnse is generated frm the requested page class is sent back t the riginal caller What is the difference between 32-bit hardware and 64-bit hardware and sftware? The terms 32-bit and 64-bit refer t the way a cmputer's prcessr (als called a CPU), handles infrmatin. The 64-bit versin f Windws handles just duble amunts f data frm a 32-bit system What is a SharePint Farm? A SharePint farm is a set f ne r mre server cmputers wrking tgether t prvide SharePint functinality t clients in terms f executing SharePint prject r slutin Hw t install r deply SharePint 2010? SharePint installatin/deplyment scenaris can be classified as: 1. Standalne Installatin: Mst f the small cmpanies prefer standalne installatin scenari. This scenari enables user t install, SharePint and SQL database n ne physical server.