Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 (Exams 70-331 & 70-332) — Questions and Answers

Question 1: What is a SharePoint 2013 SkyDrive Pro (now OneDrive for Business) used for?

Backing up SharePoint content to Microsoft cloud
Sharing documents with external users via a public link
Syncing SharePoint document libraries to a user's local computer (Correct answer)
Archiving older documents to secondary storage

Correct answer: Syncing SharePoint document libraries to a user's local computer

SkyDrive Pro (renamed OneDrive for Business) in SharePoint 2013 provides a sync client that allows users to synchronize SharePoint document libraries and their MySite documents to their local computer.

Question 2: Two online applications make up the SharePoint environment of a business. The business intranet is accessed through the first web application, while various custom apps are hosted by the second web application. Data from external systems is retrieved by the custom apps using Microsoft Business Connectivity Services (BCS) Web Parts. The second web application's main page renders slowly and shows data from three bespoke apps. The custom app that is causing the delayed response times must be found. What instrument should you use?

Developer Dashboard
SharePoint Web Analytics service application
SharePoint Health Analyzer (Correct answer)
SharePoint audit log reports

Correct answer: SharePoint Health Analyzer

To identify the custom app causing slow response times on a SharePoint web application's main page, the SharePoint Health Analyzer is the appropriate tool. While the Developer Dashboard provides real-time metrics for a single page load, the Health Analyzer proactively scans the entire farm for potential configuration, performance, and security issues. It provides reports and actionable recommendations that can pinpoint problematic components or applications affecting overall farm health and performance, making it ideal for systemic issues.

Question 3: In SharePoint 2013, what does Power View provide?

A mobile-optimized view of SharePoint content
A simplified view mode for sites with reduced navigation
Interactive data visualization and reporting in browser through SQL Server Reporting Services integration (Correct answer)
A read-only view for external users

Correct answer: Interactive data visualization and reporting in browser through SQL Server Reporting Services integration

Power View in SharePoint 2013 (through SSRS integration) provides interactive data visualization, enabling users to create charts, maps, and slicers from BI semantic model data sources.

Question 4: The technological requirements for service applications must be met with the least amount of administrative work possible. What ought you to do?

In Central Administration, manually create each service application.
Use Windows PowerShell to conﬁgure service applications. (Correct answer)
Use the SharePoint Products Conﬁguration Wizard to complete the server conﬁguration.
Use the Farm Conﬁguration Wizard to add service applications.

Correct answer: Use Windows PowerShell to conﬁgure service applications.

Using Windows PowerShell is the most efficient method for configuring service applications in SharePoint 2013, especially when aiming for minimal administrative effort. PowerShell cmdlets enable automated, repeatable, and scriptable deployment and configuration of service applications. This approach significantly reduces manual intervention and potential errors, making it superior to manual creation via Central Administration for complex or multiple deployments.

Question 5: In SharePoint 2013, what is the purpose of the 'About Me' section on a MySite profile?

Show the user's SharePoint permissions and group memberships
Display system-assigned attributes from Active Directory only
Display the user's recent document activity
Allow users to provide a personal bio and information about their expertise and interests (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Allow users to provide a personal bio and information about their expertise and interests

The 'About Me' section on a SharePoint 2013 MySite profile is a free-form area where users can write personal biographies, describe their expertise, interests, and past experiences.

Question 6: What is the new workflow engine introduced in SharePoint 2013 that replaces the Windows Workflow Foundation engine?

SharePoint Designer Workflow 2.0
Workflow Manager 1.0 with Azure Workflow (Correct answer)
Microsoft Flow integration
SharePoint Workflow Service

Correct answer: Workflow Manager 1.0 with Azure Workflow

SharePoint 2013 introduced Workflow Manager 1.0, an external Azure-based workflow engine that replaces the legacy Windows Workflow Foundation engine used in SharePoint 2010.

Question 7: In SharePoint 2013 Search, what does KQL stand for?

Knowledge-base Query Logic
Keyword Query Language (Correct answer)
Knowledge Query Language
Key Query Level

Correct answer: Keyword Query Language

KQL stands for Keyword Query Language, the primary query syntax used in SharePoint 2013 Search for constructing search queries.

Question 8: Which SharePoint 2013 feature enables administrators to enforce a maximum number of major and minor versions retained for a document?

Retention Policies
Content Organizer
Version History Limits (Correct answer)
Document ID Service

Correct answer: Version History Limits

Version History Limits settings in library configuration allow administrators to cap the number of major and minor versions SharePoint retains.

Question 9: What SharePoint 2013 feature allows site owners to grant users outside the organization access to collaborate on a site?

External sharing (Correct answer)
Anonymous access
Federated browsing
Guest access tokens

Correct answer: External sharing

SharePoint 2013's external sharing feature allows site owners to invite external users to collaborate, provided it is enabled at the web application and site collection level.

Question 10: Which SharePoint 2013 built-in security group has Full Control over the entire site by default?

Site Members
Farm Administrators
Site Owners (Correct answer)
Site Visitors

Correct answer: Site Owners

The Site Owners group is assigned the Full Control permission level by default, giving complete site management capabilities.

Question 11: Which SharePoint 2013 API allows mobile apps to interact with SharePoint using JSON responses?

WCF SharePoint API
SharePoint REST API with OData (Correct answer)
ASMX Web Services
SOAP Services

Correct answer: SharePoint REST API with OData

The SharePoint 2013 REST API supports OData queries and returns JSON responses, making it ideal for mobile and JavaScript applications.

Question 12: What SharePoint 2013 feature provides a distributed cache for improving performance of feeds, security tokens, and other data?

AppFabric Caching Service
SharePoint Distributed Cache (Correct answer)
IIS Output Cache
SQL Server Cache

Correct answer: SharePoint Distributed Cache

The SharePoint 2013 Distributed Cache service (built on AppFabric) provides in-memory caching for social feeds, authentication tokens, and OneNote notebooks.

Question 13: Which SharePoint 2013 feature enables site administrators to require users to check out a document before editing it?

Require Check Out (Correct answer)
Content Approval
Version History
Document Sets

Correct answer: Require Check Out

The 'Require Check Out' library setting forces users to check out a document before editing, preventing simultaneous conflicting edits.

Question 14: Which SharePoint 2013 BI component provides a data connection library for centrally storing and managing data source connections?

Connection Manager
Data Connection Library (DCL) (Correct answer)
Central Data Repository
BI Connection Store

Correct answer: Data Connection Library (DCL)

The Data Connection Library (DCL) in SharePoint 2013 is a specialized document library for storing Office Data Connection (.odc) and Universal Data Connection (.udcx) files for reuse across Excel and PerformancePoint.

Question 15: In SharePoint 2013, what is the purpose of Anonymous Access?

Masking user identities from audit logs
Preventing any user from accessing certain pages
Allowing only specific unnamed users to access content
Enabling unauthenticated users to view public-facing content without logging in (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Enabling unauthenticated users to view public-facing content without logging in

Anonymous access in SharePoint 2013 allows unauthenticated users (without credentials) to view content on sites configured for public access.

Question 16: In SharePoint 2013, what does InfoPath Forms Services enable?

Import forms from external systems into SharePoint
Create and publish browser-based InfoPath forms without requiring InfoPath client installation (Correct answer)
Sync form data with SharePoint lists in real-time
Convert InfoPath forms to PDF automatically

Correct answer: Create and publish browser-based InfoPath forms without requiring InfoPath client installation

InfoPath Forms Services in SharePoint 2013 allows InfoPath forms to be rendered in a web browser, enabling users to fill out forms without having InfoPath installed locally.

Question 17: In SharePoint 2013, what is a 'Content Type Hub'?

A document library that stores all content types
A term store for managing metadata
A central repository for workflow templates
A site collection that publishes content types to subscribing site collections (Correct answer)

Correct answer: A site collection that publishes content types to subscribing site collections

A Content Type Hub is a designated site collection from which content types can be published and shared across multiple site collections via the Managed Metadata Service.

Question 18: In SharePoint 2013, what is the Analytics Processing Component responsible for?

Analyzing server performance metrics
Processing usage and recommendation signals to improve search relevance (Correct answer)
Processing query logs for audit reporting
Analyzing crawl errors and content issues

Correct answer: Processing usage and recommendation signals to improve search relevance

The Analytics Processing Component in SharePoint 2013 analyzes user activity and item relationships to generate recommendations and improve search result relevance through usage data.

Question 19: In SharePoint 2013, what happens to a subsite's permissions by default when the parent site's permissions are changed?

Subsite permissions are unaffected
Subsite permissions are deleted
Subsite permissions require manual updates
Subsite permissions are automatically updated to match the parent (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Subsite permissions are automatically updated to match the parent

By default, SharePoint sites inherit permissions from their parent site, so changes to parent permissions automatically propagate to child sites.

Question 20: Which SharePoint 2013 feature allows end users to request access to a site they cannot currently reach?

Permission elevation
Access Request (Correct answer)
User invitation
Self-service site creation

Correct answer: Access Request

The Access Request feature sends an email notification to site administrators when a user attempts to access a site without sufficient permissions.

Question 21: In SharePoint 2013, which tool is primarily used by business users to create workflows without writing code?

InfoPath Designer 2013
Visio 2013
SharePoint Designer 2013 (Correct answer)
Visual Studio 2012

Correct answer: SharePoint Designer 2013

SharePoint Designer 2013 is the primary no-code tool for business users and IT pros to create list workflows, site workflows, and reusable workflows in SharePoint 2013.

Question 22: In SharePoint 2013, what does the 'Publish to PerformancePoint' feature in SharePoint Designer allow?

Connect SharePoint Designer data connections to PerformancePoint data sources (Correct answer)
Publish list data directly to PerformancePoint dashboards
Export workflow diagrams as PerformancePoint KPI charts
Export designed forms to PerformancePoint for business intelligence reporting

Correct answer: Connect SharePoint Designer data connections to PerformancePoint data sources

SharePoint Designer 2013 allows BI developers to connect data connections and publish them to PerformancePoint Services for use in dashboards and scorecards.

Question 23: What SharePoint 2013 workflow feature allows workflows to call external web services?

External Service Connector
Call HTTP Web Service action (Correct answer)
Web Service Activity
REST Workflow Bridge

Correct answer: Call HTTP Web Service action

SharePoint 2013 Workflow Manager includes a 'Call HTTP Web Service' action that enables workflows to make REST API calls to external web services during execution.

Question 24: What is the role of the Workflow Manager in a SharePoint 2013 farm?

Provide an external execution environment for SharePoint 2013 workflows (Correct answer)
Schedule workflows to run at specified times
Manage workflow permissions and security
Monitor and restart failed workflows automatically

Correct answer: Provide an external execution environment for SharePoint 2013 workflows

Workflow Manager is an external service that SharePoint 2013 connects to for executing SharePoint 2013 platform workflows, providing scalability and new workflow features outside the SharePoint process.

Question 25: What is the SharePoint 2013 Search component responsible for crawling content sources?

Query Processing component
Crawl component (Correct answer)
Index component
Content Processing component

Correct answer: Crawl component

The Crawl component in SharePoint 2013 Search is responsible for discovering and fetching content from configured content sources for indexing.

Question 26: In SharePoint 2013, which default security group is assigned only the Read permission level?

Site Members
Site Visitors (Correct answer)
Approvers
Site Owners

Correct answer: Site Visitors

Site Visitors are assigned the Read permission level by default, allowing them only to view site content without making changes.

Question 27: Enterprise Search for SharePoint Server 2013 is put into use by a business. Some results sources' crawls do not finish. To decide how to change crawling, you must look at information about the status of the content that has been indexed. What ought to be examined?

Search Server performance counters
the crawl log (Correct answer)
Unified Logging Service (ULS) logs
crawl-health reports

Correct answer: the crawl log

To investigate why some results sources' crawls do not finish and to understand the status of indexed content in SharePoint 2013 Enterprise Search, the crawl log is the essential tool. The crawl log provides detailed information about the crawl process, including successes, failures, warnings, and errors for each item attempted to be crawled. This allows administrators to effectively diagnose and troubleshoot crawling issues, ensuring content is properly indexed.

Question 28: In SharePoint 2013, what is the role of the _layouts virtual directory?

Store site collection-specific layouts
Store user-uploaded page designs
Manage page layout templates for publishing
Host SharePoint application pages shared across all sites (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Host SharePoint application pages shared across all sites

The _layouts virtual directory in SharePoint 2013 hosts application pages (ASPX files) that are shared across all sites and site collections in the farm.

Question 29: Which SharePoint 2013 component is responsible for executing timer jobs and must be running on at least one server in the farm?

Distributed Cache Service
SharePoint Administration Service
SharePoint Timer Service (SPTimerV4) (Correct answer)
SharePoint Foundation Web Application service

Correct answer: SharePoint Timer Service (SPTimerV4)

The SharePoint Timer Service (SPTimerV4) runs scheduled jobs such as health analysis, search crawls, and workflow processing.

Question 30: Which PowerShell cmdlet is used to create a new SharePoint 2013 web application?

New-SPSite
Add-SPWebApplicationExtension
New-SPFarm
New-SPWebApplication (Correct answer)

Correct answer: New-SPWebApplication

New-SPWebApplication creates a new SharePoint web application, including its IIS site and associated content database.

Question 31: In SharePoint 2013, which type of Web Part allows content from other websites to be displayed using iframes?

Content Editor Web Part
Page Viewer Web Part (Correct answer)
Media Web Part
Script Editor Web Part

Correct answer: Page Viewer Web Part

The Page Viewer Web Part in SharePoint 2013 uses an iframe to display content from another webpage within a SharePoint page.

Question 32: What is the purpose of the SharePoint 2013 BCS (Business Connectivity Services)?

Synchronize SharePoint content with Office 365
Connect SharePoint to external data sources as if they were SharePoint lists (Correct answer)
Enable cross-farm site collection access
Provide backup connectivity to SQL Server

Correct answer: Connect SharePoint to external data sources as if they were SharePoint lists

Business Connectivity Services (BCS) allows SharePoint 2013 to surface data from external systems like SAP, Siebel, or custom databases as native SharePoint content.

Question 33: In SharePoint 2013 Search, what is a Managed Property?

A property that controls crawler frequency
A default property set by the administrator
A crawled property mapped to a searchable, filterable field (Correct answer)
A property that restricts access to search results

Correct answer: A crawled property mapped to a searchable, filterable field

A Managed Property in SharePoint 2013 Search is a crawled property that has been mapped and configured to be searchable, sortable, refinable, or retrievable in search results.

Question 34: In SharePoint 2013, what does the Authoritative Pages setting in Search do?

Restrict search results to only approved/authoritative content
Set which pages are crawled first in priority order
Mark certain pages as requiring approval before they appear in search
Influence search result relevance ranking by designating key pages as authoritative (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Influence search result relevance ranking by designating key pages as authoritative

Authoritative Pages in SharePoint 2013 Search allow administrators to designate pages that are considered highly relevant, which influences the relevance ranking of nearby content in search results.

Question 35: What does SharePoint 2013's 'Minimal Download Strategy' (MDS) do?

Limits document download sizes
Restricts downloads to authenticated users only
Downloads only the changed parts of a page to reduce bandwidth and improve navigation speed (Correct answer)
Compresses images before storing them

Correct answer: Downloads only the changed parts of a page to reduce bandwidth and improve navigation speed

MDS reduces page load times by downloading only the delta (changed content) between pages rather than full page reloads.

Question 36: What is the term used in SharePoint 2013 when a site, list, or item has different permissions than its parent?

Role inheritance
Permission elevation
Access override
Unique permissions (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Unique permissions

When the permission chain from a parent is broken, the object has 'unique permissions' specific to itself.

Question 37: In SharePoint 2013, what is the Access Services application used for?

Managing access control lists for document libraries
Publishing Microsoft Access databases as SharePoint web applications (Correct answer)
Providing API access to SharePoint data
Controlling user access permissions across the farm

Correct answer: Publishing Microsoft Access databases as SharePoint web applications

Access Services in SharePoint 2013 enables users to publish Access 2013 database applications to SharePoint, where they run as browser-based apps stored in SQL Azure or SQL Server.

Question 38: In SharePoint 2013, what is a crawl rule used for?

Set the priority order of content sources
Define how crawled properties map to managed properties
Include or exclude specific URLs from being crawled and configure authentication (Correct answer)
Define which users can trigger crawls

Correct answer: Include or exclude specific URLs from being crawled and configure authentication

Crawl rules in SharePoint 2013 Search allow administrators to exclude specific URLs from crawling or to provide authentication credentials for crawling secured content.

Question 39: What SharePoint 2013 development concept allows a custom action to add a button to the SharePoint ribbon?

Ribbon Extension Web Part
Custom Action Feature element with location set to CommandUI.Ribbon (Correct answer)
CommandBar Plugin
UI Extension Feature

Correct answer: Custom Action Feature element with location set to CommandUI.Ribbon

In SharePoint 2013, a Custom Action Feature element with its Location attribute set to CommandUI.Ribbon adds custom buttons and controls to the SharePoint ribbon interface.

Question 40: In SharePoint 2013, what is the Content Search Web Part primarily used for?

Providing full-text search within a page
Displaying search results from the default search page
Displaying dynamically retrieved content based on a search query on any page (Correct answer)
Searching content within a document library only

Correct answer: Displaying dynamically retrieved content based on a search query on any page

The Content Search Web Part in SharePoint 2013 executes a configured search query and displays the results on any SharePoint page, enabling search-driven content aggregation.

Question 41: What is the SharePoint 2013 feature that allows workflow history to be stored and audited?

Workflow Audit Log
Workflow Event Recorder
Process Audit Trail
Workflow History List (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Workflow History List

The Workflow History List in SharePoint 2013 automatically records workflow events, comments, and status changes, providing an audit trail for each workflow instance.

Question 42: What SharePoint 2013 search feature automatically corrects misspelled query terms?

Fuzzy Matching
Smart Query Correction
Auto-Suggest
Query Spelling Correction (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Query Spelling Correction

Query Spelling Correction in SharePoint 2013 Search automatically detects and corrects misspelled search terms using a dictionary built from crawled content.

Question 43: Which component in SharePoint 2013 search architecture is responsible for processing crawled content and extracting metadata before writing to the index?

Analytics processing component
Query processing component
Content processing component (Correct answer)
Crawl component

Correct answer: Content processing component

The content processing component processes items from the crawl store, extracts metadata and entities, and feeds data to the index component.

Question 44: Which SharePoint 2013 workflow type is associated with a list or library and runs on items within that list?

List Workflow (Correct answer)
Site Workflow
Reusable Workflow
Global Workflow

Correct answer: List Workflow

A List Workflow in SharePoint 2013 is associated with a specific list or library and is designed to automate processes on items within that specific list.

Question 45: In SharePoint 2013, what is the primary purpose of the 'Limited Access' permission level?

Granting temporary access to external users
Providing read-only access to specific documents
Restricting administrators from full site control
Allowing access to a specific item when a user has no direct site-level access (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Allowing access to a specific item when a user has no direct site-level access

Limited Access is automatically assigned by SharePoint when users are given access to a specific item within a site to which they otherwise have no access.

Question 46: Which SharePoint 2013 search feature shows users related queries and popular refiners to help narrow results?

Refinement Panel (Correct answer)
Search Suggestions
People Also Ask
Query Spelling Correction

Correct answer: Refinement Panel

The Refinement Panel in SharePoint 2013 Search displays managed properties as refiners, allowing users to filter and narrow search results interactively.

Question 47: What does the SharePoint 2013 'User Profile Service' provide?

A centralized store of user properties, social data, and My Sites for the farm (Correct answer)
Storage of user-specific SharePoint settings and preferences
Management of SharePoint security groups
Authentication and authorization for SharePoint users

Correct answer: A centralized store of user properties, social data, and My Sites for the farm

The User Profile Service stores user properties synchronized from Active Directory and provides the foundation for My Sites, social features, and audience targeting in SharePoint 2013.

Question 48: What is the purpose of the SharePoint 2013 Design Manager?

Configure search result page designs
Manage SharePoint theme color schemes
Import HTML designs and convert them to SharePoint master pages and page layouts (Correct answer)
Manage site permission design

Correct answer: Import HTML designs and convert them to SharePoint master pages and page layouts

Design Manager in SharePoint 2013 enables web designers to upload HTML/CSS designs which SharePoint converts into master pages and page layouts for Publishing sites.

Question 49: In SharePoint 2013, what is the Content Type Hub used for?

Storing all site content types locally
Controlling content approval workflows
Managing hub-and-spoke site hierarchies
Centrally publishing content types across site collections (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Centrally publishing content types across site collections

The Content Type Hub in SharePoint 2013 allows administrators to centrally publish and syndicate content types to all site collections subscribed to the Managed Metadata Service.

Question 50: Which SharePoint 2013 service application must be running for MySite and social features to function?

User Profile Service Application (Correct answer)
Business Data Connectivity Service
Access Services
Managed Metadata Service

Correct answer: User Profile Service Application

The User Profile Service Application is required for MySite provisioning, social tagging, following, and the Newsfeed features in SharePoint 2013.

Question 51: Which SharePoint 2013 feature requires documents to be reviewed and approved by designated users before they become visible to general site visitors?

Document rating
Content Approval (Correct answer)
Version control
Workflow notification

Correct answer: Content Approval

Content Approval in SharePoint 2013 requires documents to be approved by authorized users before they become visible to all users who have read permission.

Question 52: In SharePoint 2013, what is a Sandboxed Solution?

A solution deployed only to test environments
A solution deployed without administrator approval
A solution that runs in a restricted process isolated from the farm (Correct answer)
A solution for SharePoint Online only

Correct answer: A solution that runs in a restricted process isolated from the farm

A Sandboxed Solution in SharePoint 2013 runs in an isolated worker process with restricted permissions, preventing it from affecting the entire farm.

Question 53: What is the maximum number of index partitions supported in a SharePoint 2013 Search topology?

10 (Correct answer)
5
25
Unlimited within hardware constraints

Correct answer: 10

SharePoint 2013 Search supports up to 10 index partitions, with each partition supporting up to 10 million items in the index.

Question 54: Which SharePoint 2013 JavaScript library provides client-side access to SharePoint data without page postbacks?

jQuery SharePoint plugin
MSSharePoint.js
SharePoint REST Client
SP.js (SharePoint JavaScript Object Model) (Correct answer)

Correct answer: SP.js (SharePoint JavaScript Object Model)

SP.js is the core SharePoint 2013 JavaScript file that exposes the Client-Side Object Model (CSOM) for client-side data access.

Question 55: In SharePoint 2013, what is the function of the Secure Store Service for BI scenarios?

Provide secure external access to SharePoint sites
Store encrypted content in locked document libraries
Encrypt workflow variables containing sensitive data
Securely store and map credentials for accessing external data sources used in BI reports (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Securely store and map credentials for accessing external data sources used in BI reports

The Secure Store Service in SharePoint 2013 stores credentials that are mapped to target application IDs, enabling Excel Services and other BI services to access external data sources using stored credentials.

Question 56: What SharePoint 2013 feature allows users to follow sites, documents, and people to receive activity updates?

Alert Me
Subscribe
Watch
Follow (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Follow

The Follow feature in SharePoint 2013 allows users to follow sites, documents, tags, and people, aggregating their activity into the user's personal Newsfeed.

Question 57: What is the 'SharePoint Health Analyzer' in SharePoint 2013?

A tool for analyzing search query performance
A third-party monitoring tool for SharePoint farms
A built-in tool in Central Administration that detects and reports farm configuration and performance problems (Correct answer)
A log viewer for SharePoint ULS logs

Correct answer: A built-in tool in Central Administration that detects and reports farm configuration and performance problems

The SharePoint Health Analyzer runs automated checks in Central Administration to identify configuration issues, resource problems, and best practice violations in the farm.

Question 58: In SharePoint 2013, what is the default content database size warning threshold?

100 GB
50 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 59: In SharePoint 2013, what is a Display Template used for?

Managing user profile display settings
Configuring calendar event display formats
Defining how records are displayed in the Records Center
Controlling how search results and Content Search Web Part items are rendered (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Controlling how search results and Content Search Web Part items are rendered

Display Templates in SharePoint 2013 are HTML/JavaScript files that control how search results and Content Search Web Part items are rendered to end users.

Question 60: In SharePoint 2013, what does a Provider-Hosted App use to communicate with SharePoint?

Server-side code running in the farm
Direct database access
SharePoint Client-Side Object Model (CSOM) or REST API (Correct answer)
SOAP web services

Correct answer: SharePoint Client-Side Object Model (CSOM) or REST API

Provider-Hosted Apps in SharePoint 2013 communicate with SharePoint using CSOM or the REST API over OAuth authentication.

Question 61: Which SharePoint 2013 feature enables creating KPI indicators that display status icons based on thresholds?

Scorecard Builder
PerformancePoint KPI designer
Status Indicator Web Part
Key Performance Indicator List (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Key Performance Indicator List

The Key Performance Indicator (KPI) List in SharePoint 2013 allows users to create visual status indicators with traffic-light icons based on configurable threshold values.

Question 62: What is the purpose of search scopes in legacy SharePoint compared to Result Sources in SharePoint 2013?

Result Sources replaced scopes and provide more granular control with query transforms (Correct answer)
Result Sources are simpler but less powerful than scopes
Scopes and Result Sources are identical features with different names
Scopes still exist in 2013 alongside Result Sources

Correct answer: Result Sources replaced scopes and provide more granular control with query transforms

SharePoint 2013 replaced search scopes with Result Sources, which offer more flexibility through query transforms and support both local and remote search sources.

Question 63: What SharePoint 2013 API endpoint format is used to access list items via REST?

/_api/lists/getbytitle('ListName')/items (Correct answer)
/rest/lists/ListName/items
/_vti_bin/lists.asmx
/api/v1/lists/ListName

Correct answer: /_api/lists/getbytitle('ListName')/items

The SharePoint 2013 REST API uses the /_api/ path prefix, and list items are accessed via /_api/lists/getbytitle('ListName')/items.

Question 64: In SharePoint 2013, what is the purpose of configuring a 'host-named site collection'?

To enable host header authentication for extranet scenarios
To map a site collection to a specific content database
To assign a unique DNS hostname to each site collection instead of using path-based URLs (Correct answer)
To dedicate a physical host server to a single site collection

Correct answer: To assign a unique DNS hostname to each site collection instead of using path-based URLs

Host-named site collections allow each site collection to have its own unique hostname (e.g., hr.contoso.com) rather than a path like /sites/hr.

Question 65: What is a SharePoint 2013 'Web Part Zone'?

A geographic region for load balancing
A placeholder area on a page where web parts can be added and arranged (Correct answer)
A separate application pool for web part execution
A security boundary for web parts

Correct answer: A placeholder area on a page where web parts can be added and arranged

A Web Part Zone is a defined region on a SharePoint page layout where users or administrators can insert, configure, and arrange web parts.

Question 66: Which SharePoint 2013 feature allows a farm administrator to delegate the administration of a specific service application to a non-farm-administrator user?

Service Application Administrator role (Correct answer)
Web Application policy
Secondary Site Collection Admin
Site Collection Administrator delegation

Correct answer: Service Application Administrator role

The Service Application Administrator role can be granted to users, allowing them to manage a specific service application without farm-level rights.

Question 67: In SharePoint 2013, which built-in permission level is the highest available?

Manage Hierarchy
Design
Full Control (Correct answer)
Site Collection Administrator

Correct answer: Full Control

Full Control is the highest permission level in SharePoint 2013, granting complete access to all site functionality and settings.

Question 68: Which SharePoint 2013 BI feature allows users to create and publish interactive dashboards from Excel workbooks?

SQL Server Reporting Services
Excel Services (Correct answer)
PerformancePoint Services
Power View for SharePoint

Correct answer: Excel Services

Excel Services in SharePoint 2013 allows users to publish Excel workbooks to SharePoint, enabling browser-based interactive viewing and data analysis without a local Excel installation.

Question 69: In SharePoint 2013, what is a 'Content Database'?

A database for user profile information
A SQL Server database that stores all site collection content including documents and list data (Correct answer)
A database for workflow state and history
A database storing search index data

Correct answer: A SQL Server database that stores all site collection content including documents and list data

Content databases are SQL Server databases that store all site collection data including documents, list items, pages, and metadata for SharePoint.

Question 70: In SharePoint 2013 claims-based authentication, what is a 'claim'?

A request for elevated permissions submitted by a user
A security alert triggered by unauthorized access attempts
A token granting temporary administrative rights
A statement about a user (such as identity, role, or attribute) passed by the identity provider (Correct answer)

Correct answer: A statement about a user (such as identity, role, or attribute) passed by the identity provider

In claims-based authentication, a claim is a statement made by an identity provider about a user, such as their name, email, role, or group membership, which SharePoint uses for authorization decisions.

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 (Exams 70-331 & 70-332)

Validates skills in deploying, configuring, and managing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 environments, covering infrastructure planning, security, search, business intelligence, workflows, and development customization across the MCSE: SharePoint certification track.

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