Microsoft Sharepoint 2013 Microsoft Sharepoint 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In SharePoint 2013, what is an 'App' (SharePoint App model)?
- A compiled .wsp solution deployed to the farm
- A self-contained, cloud-hosted or SharePoint-hosted piece of functionality installed from the SharePoint Store or App Catalog (Correct answer)
- A Silverlight application embedded in a page
- A custom master page package
Correct answer: A self-contained, cloud-hosted or SharePoint-hosted piece of functionality installed from the SharePoint Store or App Catalog
The SharePoint App model introduced in 2013 allows self-contained applications to run outside the farm in SharePoint-hosted or cloud-hosted environments, reducing farm risk.
Question 2: Which SharePoint 2013 feature allows a document library to enforce that documents follow a specific approval process before being published?
- Version History
- Content Approval (Correct answer)
- Document Sets
- Retention Policy
Correct answer: Content Approval
Content Approval requires that items reach an 'Approved' state before becoming visible to users with only Read access, enabling a review workflow before publication.
Question 3: In SharePoint 2013, what is the purpose of a 'Site Column'?
- A structural column in a SharePoint list view
- A reusable column definition created at the site level and available to any list or library in that site and its subsites (Correct answer)
- A column that stores site-level configuration data
- A column automatically generated by SharePoint for internal use
Correct answer: A reusable column definition created at the site level and available to any list or library in that site and its subsites
Site Columns are reusable field definitions created at the site scope that can be added to multiple lists and libraries, ensuring consistent metadata across a site.
Question 4: What does the SharePoint 2013 'User Profile Service' provide?
- Authentication and authorization for SharePoint users
- A centralized store of user properties, social data, and My Sites for the farm (Correct answer)
- Management of SharePoint security groups
- Storage of user-specific SharePoint settings and preferences
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 5: In SharePoint 2013, which permission allows a user to create and manage subsites and pages but not change site collection-level settings?
- Full Control (Correct answer)
- Design
- Manage Hierarchy
- Contribute
Correct answer: Full Control
Full Control grants all permissions within a site, including creating subsites and managing pages, but Site Collection Administrator is required for site collection-level settings.
Question 6: What is the role of the 'MinRole' topology feature introduced as a concept in SharePoint 2013 farm planning?
- Restricting SharePoint to a minimum number of servers
- Assigning servers dedicated roles (WFE, Application, Distributed Cache, Search) to optimize resource usage (Correct answer)
- Setting minimum hardware requirements for farm servers
- Defining the minimum number of service applications required
Correct answer: Assigning servers dedicated roles (WFE, Application, Distributed Cache, Search) to optimize resource usage
MinRole (formalized in SharePoint 2016 but conceptually designed in 2013 planning) assigns specific server roles so each server runs only the services appropriate for its function, improving reliability and performance.
Question 7: In SharePoint 2013, what is a 'Document Set'?
- A folder that organizes documents by department
- A content type that groups multiple related documents into a single manageable entity with shared metadata (Correct answer)
- A set of document templates available in a library
- A collection of documents shared via a link
Correct answer: A content type that groups multiple related documents into a single manageable entity with shared metadata
A Document Set is a specialized content type that allows multiple related documents to be treated as a single unit, sharing metadata, workflows, and versioning.
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In SharePoint 2013, what is an 'App' (SharePoint App model)?