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About the Book

The book is targeted for SharePoint Developers who wish to practise well before an

Interview. The questions were collected over dozens of interviews of my experience &

other fellow developers. I believe a developer having sound knowledge on SharePoint

2010 should be able to learn these Interview Questions easily.

I repeat that understanding the subject is well required before practising these Interview

Questions. If you feel comfortable about your knowledge you can practise these questions

and it increases your chances of passing the interview.

On the other side if you feel lack of fundamentals on going through the questions I

recommend you to read other SharePoint learning materials to get the fundamentals first.

After a while you can come back and attempt these questions.

How the Questions are organized?

The Questions are organized in a Flow Layout. A primitive question continued with more

detailed one should keep the spirit of learning up. The Questions are grouped based on

the Category. You can find the major categories as:

Basics

Solutions

Web Parts

Workflows

Customizations etc.

An additional chapter for Architect Track is included.

Symbols

Following are the symbols used along with the questions to add more information to it. A

question may contain both the symbols.

This symbol means the Question is Important for Knowledge. You

should definitely learn it as a fundamental aspect.

This symbol means the Question is being frequently asked in

Interviews. Learning this Question & Answer should increase your chance for passing the

Interview.

About the Author

Jean Paul V.A is a Software Developer and Architect working on Microsoft Technologies for

the past 12 years. He has been passionate about programming and mentored lots of

developers in SharePoint and related Technologies. He has been holding MCPD and MCTS

Certifications in:

SharePoint

ASP.NET

SQL Server

WCF

In the free time he would be focusing on writing Chapters and participating in Technology

Forums including MSDN Forums, c-sharpcorner.com and codeproject.com. He had been

awarded Mind Cracker MVP Award for 2011, 2012 years for his quality contribution over c-

sharpcorner.com. He is ambitious to make the best resources available for SharePoint

technology. In the academics, he holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and

Masters in Business Administration.

Presently he is working as Technical Consultant in VA, United States. His primary services

include SharePoint Development, Providing Architectural Decisions and Training

Developers. You can see his blog at www.jeanpaulva.com

http://www.jeanpaulva.com/

SharePoint 2010 Interview Questions (SAMPLE QUESTIONS)

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Disclaimer

The information contained in this book are collected and compiled over contents from

Books and Internet. The materials contained on this book are provided for general

information purposes only and do not constitute legal or other professional advice on any

subject matter.

The author does not accept any responsibility for any loss which may arise from reliance

on information contained on this book. Reproduction, distribution, republication and

retransmission of material contained within this book are prohibited unless the prior

written permission of the author.

Copyrights © 2012-2013 JEAN PAUL V.A, www.jeanpaulva.com. All Rights Reserved.

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What is SharePoint?

SharePoint is an enterprise collaborative web platform developed by Microsoft.

SharePoint provides the advantage of rapid solutions development through reusable

components like:

1. Document management

2. Record management

3. Collaboration

4. Search

5. Business Intelligence

6. Workflows

7. Extensibility

8. Security

In the core SharePoint is built on ASP.NET/ISAPI with backend supported by SQL Server.

The previous version of SharePoint 2010 was SharePoint 2007 and the successor is

SharePoint 2013.


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What are the 3 editions of SharePoint 2010?

There are 3 editions for SharePoint 2010:

Foundation

Server Standard

Server Enterprise

SharePoint Foundation is a freed edition having document management and collaboration

features.

SharePoint Server Standard is built on top of SharePoint Foundation and involves business

level functionalities.

SharePoint Server Enterprise is built on top of Server Standard and targets large

enterprises.


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What are the advantages of using SharePoint?

SharePoint provides Skill, Cost & Time advantages.

For IT Professionals, SharePoint provides rapid development of web sites, lists & libraries.

There are lot of flexibility in customization and security aspects. In forms management

side SharePoint supports InfoPath. Thus the skill of IT Professional can be used instead of

a Developer.

For Developers, SharePoint provides extensibility through programming. Creation of Web

Parts for user interfaces, Integration of Logic through Workflows are some of the aspects

where SharePoint Infrastructure supports rapid application development.

In the time & cost advantage side, for example a CRUD (Create/Read/Update/Delete)

form in ASP.NET takes 8 hours to produce & deploy, the same can be done in SharePoint

within 5 minutes.


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What are the Document Management Features of SharePoint 2010?

The document management features are:

Document Storage

Document Versioning

Document Check in / Check out

Client Side Integration

Document Set support

Document ID Integration

Co-Authoring

Content Type Hub

MMS (Managed Metadata Service)


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What is the scope of a Feature?

The scope of a feature can be:

Farm scoped

Web Application scoped

Site Collection scoped

Web Site scoped

What are the events in a Feature?

Following are the events in a Feature:

1. Installing

2. Uninstalling

3. Activating

4. Deactivating


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What is Feature Stapling?

Feature Stapling is association of a feature with all new references of a Site Definition.

This helps in such a way that whenever a new site is created the stapled feature will be

associated with it automatically.


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What is Content Source?

Content Source represents Contents that can be crawled and indexed by a Search Service.

There are different Content Source Types like:

1. Web Content Source

2. SharePoint Content Source

3. Business Data Content Source

4. File Share Content Source

5. Lotus Notes Content Source

6. Custom Content Source


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What is Chrome of a Web Part?

It represents the Title & Border of a Web Part in the SharePoint user interface. We can

customize the Chrome in the Edit mode of Web Part.

What is the base class for a Web Part?

The base class is WebPart.

Contained in namespace System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts

Please note that the Microsoft.SharePoint.WebPart class is to provide backward

compatibility.


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What is Dehydration/Passivation of Workflow?

Dehydration state is when the workflow enters the idle state. In this state the workflow is

removed from the memory and state is saved to database.

Example: Waiting for a status to be changed.


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How the Client Object Model works?

The client application sends XML Web Requests to the SharePoint site. The result will be

in JSON format and it is converted into the Client Object Model types.

Can we use SPMetal.exe along with Client Object Model?

No. We cannot use SPMetal.exe to generate Client Object Model entities.


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What is a Timer Job?

A Timer Job is used to execute a task on a scheduled basis. The process responsible for

performing Timer Job is OWSTIMER.exe and it is a Windows Service application.

What is the configuration file for Timer Job?

The configuration files for the process OWSTIMER.EXE residing in 14 hive folder.

OWSTIMER.EXE.CONFIG


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What are the different stages of Recycle Bin?

There are 2 stages of Recycle Bin:

First Level or User Level

Second Level or Site Collection Administrator Level

What is SAML?

SAML represents Security Assertions Markup Language.

SAML is used in Claims Based Authentication which is a new authentication type supported

by SharePoint 2010.


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What are the 2 types of Administrators for a Site Collection?

The 2 types of Administrators are:

1. Primary Administrator

2. Secondary Administrator

What is the extension of PowerShell script file?

The extension of PowerShell script file is .ps1

What is DOCICON.XML file?

DOCICON.XML file resides in the 14 hive folder and manages the File Handling Extensions

for client side.

For example .dotx, .docx extensions are mapped with the Open Command ActiveX name

for client side.

What are the extensions WSP and STP?

WSP represents SharePoint Solutions Package

STP represents SharePoint List Template


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What is Document ID Service?

Document ID Service provides unique ID for documents in the libraries. We can also assign

a prefix along with the Document ID.

Additionally it allows retrieving documents by using the ID without specifying the library

path.

What is Client Integration and how to enable it in SharePoint?

Client Integration involves the launching of Client side applications.

To enable Client Integration:

1. Enable Client Integration for Web Application Authentication Provider

2. Ensure Client Integration is enabled for the Library Settings

Additionally in the server side DOCICON.XML is used to determine the application to be

launched for different extensions.


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What are the 3 types of Rules in InfoPath form?

The 3 types of rules are:

1. Validation Rules

2. Formatting Rules

3. Actions


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What is SharePoint Service Applications?

Service Applications provide functionality in a scalable manner. It replaced the old SSP

(Shared Services Provider) in SharePoint 2007.

Some examples of service applications are:

1. Excel Service Application

2. User Profile Service Application

3. Access Service Application

4. Visio Graphics Service Application

5. Business Data Connectivity Service Application

Can Developers create Service Applications in SharePoint 2010?

Yes, Developers can build custom service applications using the Server Object Model.

What is the Life Cycle of Services?

The Life Cycle of Service consists of:

1. Installation

2. Provision

3. Instantiation

4. Management


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How process isolation can be attained in SharePoint?

Create separate web applications as they are executed in different processes.

Which service takes care of Multi Tenancy in SharePoint 2010?

Subscription Settings


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INTERVIEW TIPS In this area I would like to give more Tips on Interview Performance and Feedback.

Conveying & Convincing

While answering the interview questions you are actually conveying or representing

your knowledge. But not all Conveyance may not be convincing to the Interviewer.

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Make the Interviewer explore your Confidence Area

As a developer you might be having your strong areas. So any answers you make

should end in your strong area.

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