Mixed Deck — All Microsoft Sharepoint 2013 Topics Flashcards

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?

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.

What is the SharePoint 2013 feature that enables cross-site collection reuse of content and layout through a design infrastructure?

Answer: Cross-Site Collection Publishing

Cross-Site Collection Publishing in SharePoint 2013 allows content and page layouts from one site collection to be shared and reused across other site collections.

What is the purpose of the SharePoint 2013 Design Manager?

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.

Which SharePoint 2013 feature enables federated search queries to external search engines or data sources?

Answer: Remote Result Source

Result Sources in SharePoint 2013 can be configured as Remote Result Sources to federate search queries to external OpenSearch-compatible engines or SharePoint farms.

In SharePoint 2013, what does a Content Enrichment Web Service allow?

Answer: Add metadata to documents during crawl before indexing

The Content Enrichment Web Service in SharePoint 2013 allows external systems to add or modify managed property values during the crawl pipeline before content is indexed.

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

Answer: Site Owners

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

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

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.

What is the purpose of Visio 2013's integration with SharePoint Designer 2013 workflows?

Answer: Allow workflows designed in Visio to be exported to SharePoint Designer for implementation

Visio 2013 can be used to visually design workflow diagrams that can be exported to SharePoint Designer 2013, where they are converted into functional workflows.

In SharePoint 2013 Search, what does KQL stand for?

Answer: Keyword Query Language

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

In SharePoint 2013 development, what is a Feature Receiver?

Answer: A class that handles events when a SharePoint feature is activated or deactivated

A Feature Receiver is a server-side class that implements event handlers executed when a SharePoint feature is installed, activated, deactivated, or uninstalled.

You have a server farm for SharePoint Server 2013. You must see the errors that a Web Part has produced. Which should you employ?

Answer: the SharePoint trace logs

To diagnose errors produced by a Web Part in SharePoint Server 2013, the SharePoint trace logs (ULS logs) are the primary source of detailed diagnostic information. These logs capture a comprehensive range of events, including errors, warnings, and informational messages from various SharePoint components. This makes them invaluable for troubleshooting specific issues like Web Part failures, providing granular insights into the problem's root cause.

In SharePoint 2013, what is the Community Site template designed for?

Answer: Discussion-based communities with reputation points and badges

The Community Site template in SharePoint 2013 provides a discussion-forum experience with reputation management, badges, and a member directory for communities of practice.

Which SharePoint 2013 feature enables a team to manage and track project tasks with Gantt chart views?

Answer: Project Task List with timeline

SharePoint 2013 includes a Project Task List template that provides Gantt chart views and a visual timeline for tracking project tasks without requiring Project Server.

Which SharePoint 2013 Search feature allows users to see search results that are displayed differently based on their query intent?

Answer: Query Rules

Query Rules in SharePoint 2013 Search allow administrators to define conditions and actions that change how results are displayed when specific query patterns are detected.

You set up a connection for User Profile Synchronization. You must provide the synchronization account the required rights. What ought you to do?

Answer: Grant the account the Replicate Directory Changes permission on the domain.

For User Profile Synchronization in SharePoint 2013 to read changes from Active Directory, the synchronization account requires specific permissions. Granting the 'Replicate Directory Changes' permission on the domain is the correct and least privileged option. This permission allows the account to efficiently query and retrieve changes to user profiles and other directory objects without granting broader administrative rights, ensuring secure and effective synchronization.

Make that the supplied files may be published by the content creators. What ought you to do?

Answer: Create multiple authoring site collections. Create a site that contains lists, document libraries, and 3 Pages library. Create an asset library in the authoring site collection, and enable anonymous access to the library on the authoring web application.

To enable content creators to publish files effectively, a well-structured authoring environment is crucial. Creating multiple authoring site collections provides organizational flexibility, and an asset library within the authoring site collection is essential for storing media. Enabling anonymous access to this asset library on the *authoring* web application ensures creators can easily access and link to assets during the content creation process, streamlining their workflow.

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

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.

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

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.

In SharePoint 2013 workflows, what is the purpose of a 'Reusable Workflow'?

Answer: A workflow associated with a content type that can be reused across multiple lists

A Reusable Workflow in SharePoint 2013 is associated with a content type rather than a specific list, allowing it to be used across any list or library that includes that content type.

Which SharePoint 2013 collaboration feature allows teams to capture meeting agendas, attendees, and decisions in a structured format?

Answer: Meeting Workspace site template

The Meeting Workspace site template in SharePoint 2013 provides structured templates for capturing meeting objectives, agendas, attendees, tasks, and decisions.