Microsoft Sharepoint 2013 SharePoint 2013 Security and Permissions 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In SharePoint 2013, what is the primary purpose of the 'Limited Access' permission level?
- Providing read-only access to specific documents
- Allowing access to a specific item when a user has no direct site-level access (Correct answer)
- Restricting administrators from full site control
- Granting temporary access to external users
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 2: 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 automatically updated to match the parent (Correct answer)
- Subsite permissions require manual updates
- Subsite permissions are deleted
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 3: Which SharePoint 2013 administration feature allows setting permission policies for specific users across an entire web application, overriding all other permissions?
- Site Collection Administration
- Web Application User Policy (Correct answer)
- Central Administration Permission Manager
- Farm-level security policy
Correct answer: Web Application User Policy
The Web Application User Policy in Central Administration allows administrators to set permission policies that apply to specific users across the entire web application, overriding all site-level permissions.
Question 4: Which SharePoint 2013 feature allows end users to request access to a site they cannot currently reach?
- Permission elevation
- Access Request (Correct answer)
- Self-service site creation
- User invitation
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 5: In SharePoint 2013, which permission level includes the ability to edit and approve pages, list items, and documents for publishing?
- Contribute
- Edit
- Approve (Correct answer)
- Design
Correct answer: Approve
The Approve permission level in SharePoint 2013 grants users the ability to edit and approve content for publication in addition to standard contribute rights.
Question 6: In SharePoint 2013, which built-in permission level is the highest available?
- Design
- Manage Hierarchy
- 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 7: 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
- Guest access tokens
- Federated browsing
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.
Microsoft Sharepoint 2013 SharePoint 2013 Security and Permissions 2
In SharePoint 2013, what is the primary purpose of the 'Limited Access' permission level?