Microsoft Sharepoint 2013 SharePoint 2013 Administration and Governance 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In SharePoint 2013, what does the term 'MinRole' refer to?
- A minimal server installation
- Predefined server roles introduced in SharePoint 2016 (Correct answer)
- Minimum security permissions
- A scaled-down farm topology
Correct answer: Predefined server roles introduced in SharePoint 2016
MinRole is a feature introduced in SharePoint 2016, not SharePoint 2013; in 2013, administrators manually assign server roles.
Question 2: What is the maximum number of site collections that can reside in a single SharePoint 2013 content database?
- 1,000
- 5,000 (Correct answer)
- 10,000
- 25,000
Correct answer: 5,000
Microsoft supports up to 5,000 site collections per content database in SharePoint 2013 for optimal performance.
Question 3: Which SharePoint 2013 feature allows administrators to delegate site collection administration to non-farm administrators?
- Site Collection Administrators setting (Correct answer)
- Delegated Administration
- Secondary Contact feature
- Site Owner promotion
Correct answer: Site Collection Administrators setting
The Site Collection Administrators setting in Central Administration allows farm admins to designate non-farm users as site collection administrators.
Question 4: In SharePoint 2013, what is the default content database size warning threshold?
- 50 GB
- 100 GB
- 200 GB (Correct answer)
- 500 GB
Correct answer: 200 GB
SharePoint 2013 issues a warning when a content database reaches 200 GB, though it can technically support up to 4 TB.
Question 5: Which PowerShell cmdlet backs up a SharePoint 2013 farm?
- Save-SPFarm
- Export-SPFarm
- Backup-SPFarm (Correct answer)
- Archive-SPFarm
Correct answer: Backup-SPFarm
Backup-SPFarm is the PowerShell cmdlet used to create a backup of a SharePoint 2013 farm.
Question 6: What is the purpose of the Unattached Content Database Recovery feature in SharePoint 2013?
- Recover deleted items from Recycle Bin
- Restore data from a content DB not attached to the farm (Correct answer)
- Reconnect orphaned site collections
- Repair corrupted content databases
Correct answer: Restore data from a content DB not attached to the farm
The Unattached Content Database Recovery feature allows administrators to restore content from a content database without attaching it to the farm.
In SharePoint 2013, what does the term 'MinRole' refer to?