Microsoft Sharepoint 2013 Core Solutions of Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2013 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In SharePoint 2013, which cmdlet is used to initiate a backup of the entire farm configuration and content?
- Export-SPWeb
- Backup-SPFarm (Correct answer)
- Save-SPFarmConfiguration
- Backup-SPSite
Correct answer: Backup-SPFarm
Backup-SPFarm performs a complete farm backup including configuration and, optionally, all content databases.
Question 2: What is the primary purpose of the SharePoint 2013 'Shredded Storage' feature introduced for content databases?
- To securely delete sensitive documents so they cannot be recovered
- To store only the changed portions of a document rather than a full copy on each version save (Correct answer)
- To compress content databases automatically on disk
- To split large files across multiple content databases
Correct answer: To store only the changed portions of a document rather than a full copy on each version save
Shredded Storage breaks documents into binary large object (BLOB) chunks and saves only the modified chunks on each version, reducing storage growth.
Question 3: Which SharePoint 2013 component is responsible for executing timer jobs and must be running on at least one server in the farm?
- SharePoint Foundation Web Application service
- SharePoint Timer Service (SPTimerV4) (Correct answer)
- Distributed Cache Service
- SharePoint Administration 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 4: In SharePoint 2013, which permission level allows a user to view pages and list items but does not allow editing or contributing content?
- Contribute
- Edit
- Read (Correct answer)
- Limited Access
Correct answer: Read
The Read permission level grants view access to pages, list items, and documents without allowing any edits or contributions.
Question 5: When configuring SharePoint 2013 for Kerberos authentication, which account must have a Service Principal Name (SPN) registered in Active Directory?
- The SharePoint farm admin account
- The application pool identity account used by the web application (Correct answer)
- The SQL Server service account
- The Central Administration service account
Correct answer: The application pool identity account used by the web application
The SPN must be registered on the application pool identity account so that Kerberos tickets issued by the KDC target the correct service.
Question 6: In SharePoint 2013, what is the function of the 'Alternate Access Mappings' (AAM) configuration?
- It maps internal URLs to public-facing URLs for web applications accessed through different networks or load balancers (Correct answer)
- It creates alternate DNS names for site collections
- It provides failover URLs when the primary web application is offline
- It maps SharePoint site paths to network file shares
Correct answer: It maps internal URLs to public-facing URLs for web applications accessed through different networks or load balancers
AAM tells SharePoint how to rewrite URLs so links in content remain valid when users access the farm through different URLs such as load balancers or reverse proxies.
Question 7: Which SharePoint 2013 feature allows administrators to move site collections between content databases without downtime using PowerShell?
- Content deployment
- Site collection backup and restore
- Move-SPSite cmdlet (Correct answer)
- Database attach upgrade
Correct answer: Move-SPSite cmdlet
The Move-SPSite cmdlet moves a site collection from one content database to another with minimal interruption to users.
Microsoft Sharepoint 2013 Core Solutions of Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2013 5
In SharePoint 2013, which cmdlet is used to initiate a backup of the entire farm configuration and content?