SharePoint 2010 Application Development Flashcards

Which SharePoint 2010 workflow template is based on Windows Workflow Foundation and supports sequential and state-machine patterns?

Answer: Visual Studio Workflow

Visual Studio workflows are compiled code-based workflows built on WF 3.5 and support both sequential and state-machine models.

In SharePoint 2010, what is a Content Type Hub used for?

Answer: Publishing content types to subscribed site collections via the Managed Metadata Service

A Content Type Hub is a site collection whose content types are published and synchronized to subscriber site collections through the Managed Metadata Service.

Which SharePoint 2010 class is used to programmatically run an elevated-privilege operation bypassing user permissions?

Answer: SPSecurity.RunWithElevatedPrivileges

SPSecurity.RunWithElevatedPrivileges executes a delegate with the application pool identity, granting elevated access beyond the current user.

What SharePoint 2010 deployment artifact maps a Visual Studio project output to a Feature element file?

Answer: Module

A Module element in Features.xml maps files from the solution package to their deployment locations within a SharePoint site.

Which SPQuery property in SharePoint 2010 limits the number of rows returned from a list query?

Answer: SPQuery.RowLimit

The RowLimit property of SPQuery sets the maximum number of list items returned per query page.

In SharePoint 2010, which service application is responsible for syncing user profile data from Active Directory?

Answer: User Profile Service Application

The User Profile Service Application imports and synchronizes user profile properties from directory services such as Active Directory.

What is the purpose of the SafeControls entry in a SharePoint 2010 web.config?

Answer: Registers assemblies as trusted for rendering in SharePoint pages

SafeControls entries tell SharePoint which assemblies and namespaces contain controls that are safe to render on pages.