Sitecore Experience Platform Questions [Module 1]

Question 1

Describe the three Sitecore databases

Answer 1

• Core
• Web
• Master

Question 2

Describe the two main Sitecore Server Roles

Answer 2

• Content Delivery

* Content Management

Question 3

The Content Delivery server should have access to the master database? (true | false)

Answer 3

false

Question 4

(true | false) The master database has access to all items in all versions in all languages

Answer 4

true

Question 5

(true | false) The Web database has just the published versions from all items in all languages

Answer 5

true

Question 6

(true | false) I should be able to create items in the web database

Answer 6

false

Question 7

(true | false) The web database should be treated as a read-only DB

Answer 7

true

Question 8

(true | false) You cannot publish a Sitecore website using the Content Editor

Answer 8

false

Question 9

How is named the person that creates content in Sitecore

Answer 9

• Content Authors
• Editors
• Content Editors

Question 10

Describe the activities that happen when you publish a Sitecore site

Answer 10

• New information from the master database is applied in the web database.
• Edited content in the master database is edited in the web database
• Removed content in the master database is removed in the web database.

Question 11

(true | false) xDB and xConnect introduces new server roles and can be used in separated servers

Answer 11

true

Question 12

(true|false) Is a good practice to write SQL Queries to access Sitecore Database

Answer 12

false

Question 13

(true|false) You can access data templates using id, path and template name

Answer 13

true

Question 14

(true|false) when you try to retrieve some content from xDB that doesn’t exist, you can either receive a null or a thrown exception

Answer 14

true

Question 15

(true|false) Items are represented by the Sitecore.Data.Items.Item class

Answer 15

true

Question 16

(true|false) You cannot retrieve items from the database using the item name

Answer 16

false

Question 17

(true|false) Sitercore.ItemIDs.PlaceholderSettingsRoot isn’t a valid constant

Answer 17

false

Question 18

(true|false) A good practice to bypass security context is to use the SecurityDisabler class

Answer 18

false

Question 19

How to programmatically copy content from a place to other in Sitecore

Answer 19

use the CopyTo method specifying the new location and the new name.

Question 20

(true|false) Use the property “.Parent” to access the parent item

Answer 20

true

Question 21

How to access the child items?

Answer 21

Use the property “.Children” or the “.GetChildren()” method

Question 22

Where is located the versions from an item?

Answer 22

In the “.Version” property

Question 23

(true|false) everything in Sitecore is an item?

Answer 23

true

Question 24

List the Rendering Types in Sitecore

Answer 24

• View Rendering
• Controller Rendering
• Method Rendering
• Item Rendering
• URL Rendering
• XSLT Rendering

Question 25

(true|false) When using view rendering you don't have to specify the controller for Sitecore

Answer 25

true

Question 26

(true|false) URL Rendering is a perfect fit when you want to render content from another site into your Sitecore pages

Answer 26

true

Question 27

(true|false) In the media library, is possible to import executable files?

Answer 27

False. You can upload documents, images, videos, and audio files.

Question 28

Explain the difference between Media File and Media Item

Answer 28

The media file is the digital file imported by the user to the media library, the media item is a Sitecore item containing a set of fields including the media file imported by the user.

Question 29

How does the media is stored in Sitecore?

Answer 29

The media is stored in Sitecore as blob by default, but also can be stored at the file system or at another file repository.

Question 30

What is a package in Sitecore?

Answer 30

A package is an alternative to move Sitecore items from an installation to another.

Question 31

What is the package limit size?

Answer 31

2 GB

Question 32

Which type of item can be exported to the package?

Answer 32

1. Code files 2. Sitecore items 3. Configuration files

Question 33

How to setup where Sitecore keep the packages?

Answer 33

In the web.config in the PackagePath setting

Question 34

What is the difference between getting the package files dynamically and statically?

Answer 34

Dynamically: You create a set of filters that Sitecore uses to get the desired items Statically: You set which folders and files Sitecore should export.

Question 35

List All the Data field types in Sitecore

Answer 35

* Analytics * Simple * Lists * Links * System * Developer

Question 36

List the Simple field types

Answer 36

* Single line Text * Multine text * Password * Integer * Number * Date * Datetime * Checkbox * Rich Text Editor * Word Document * File * Media

Question 37

List the List field Types

Answer 37

* Droplist * Treeview * Treeview Ex * Multilist * Checklist * Multilist with Search * Treelist with Search * Grouped Droplink * Grouped Droplist * Name Value list

Question 38

List the Link field types

Answer 38

* Droplink * Droptree * General Link * General link with search

Question 39

(true|false) The password field is hashed in the DB

Answer 39

false

Question 40

(true|false) The Media item is stored in binary format

Answer 40

true

Question 41

(true|false) The non-media items are stored in text format

Answer 41

true

Question 42

What is the default format of the DateTime field

Answer 42

yyyyMMddThhmmss

Question 43

Which list types stores item GUIDs?

Answer 43

* Checklist * Droptree * Multilist * Treelist * Treelist Ex

Question 44

How the list type fields save the selected items?

Answer 44

They're saved as text separated by the pipe character

Question 45

What is the function of the Source property in the template fields

Answer 45

They refer to the source item where the child items will be listed.

Question 46

(true|false) Droplink stores the item id

Answer 46

true

Question 47

(true|false) Droplist stores the item name

Answer 47

true

Question 48

Where to find information about versions older than Sitecore 8

Answer 48

Sitecore Developer Portal

Question 49

Where to find information about versions from Sitecore 8 on?

Answer 49

Sitecore Documentation

Question 50

Information about known issues, problems and common questions

Answer 50

Sitecore Knowledge Base

Question 51

Aggregated content from Sitecore

Answer 51

Sitecore Feed

Question 52

What are buckets in Sitecore?

Answer 52

Buckets are a repository to store a large number of items in an unstructured way

Question 53

Is that possible to keep a parent-child relationship for items inside of the bucket?

Answer 53

yes

Question 54

By default, how the items are organized inside of the bucket?

Answer 54

Items are organized based on the date

Question 55

(true|false) Non-bucktable items inside of an item bucket are also hidden?

Answer 55

false

Question 56

(true|false) After marking an item/template as bucktable is necessary to synchronize the bucket item

Answer 56

true

Question 57

Describe how to set up a template as bucktable

Answer 57

Navigate to the desired template, in the ribbon area, check that the standard values checkbox is checked, in the template content section, open the Item bucket tab, after that click in the "bucktable" checkbox.

Question 58

Describe all server Roles

Answer 58

* Content Management * Content Delivery * Standalone * Reporting * Processing

Question 59

Describe the Content management server role

Answer 59

This role means that the current server is designed to create and publish content

Question 60

Describe the content delivery server role

Answer 60

On this mode, the server is used to render the created content

Question 61

Describe the processing server role

Answer 61

On this mode, the server is used to extract the raw data collected and transform it into report data

Question 62

Describe the reporting server role

Answer 62

Collects information for all sitecore data sources and delivery them to the reporting applications

Question 63

Describe the stand alone server role

Answer 63

This server executes all the roles (reporting, processing, content delivery and content management) at the same time

Question 64

List the three major products from Sitecore

Answer 64

1. Sitecore Experience Manager (XM) 2. Sitecore Experience Platform (XP) 3. Sitecore Experience Commerce (XC)

Question 65

Describe the functionalities of Experience Manager

Answer 65

This product works as a Web Content Management (WCM) system, where you can create, manage and delivery content for the final users.

Question 66

Describe the functionalities of the Experience Platform

Answer 66

This product delivers all the XM features plus Marketing and customer intelligence tools.

Question 67

(true|false) xConnect and xDb are features from the XP product?

Answer 67

true

Question 68

(true|false) xConnect and xDb are out of the XM product

Answer 68

true