SharePoint 2010 Basic Interview Questions-Part 5

81) What is a SharePoint list?

       Everything is stored in SharePoint in form of List. They are similar to 

      database. List have item, fields and Views. Items are like a row in a   

      table. Fields are like columns in a database table. Views displays 

      information from List.

      How to create a SharePoint List in browser in SharePoint 2010?

     To create a SharePoint 2010 list go to Site Actions ---> then click on More 

     ---> Then you can select the type of list you want to create including 

     custom list also.

82) What is the dot net framework version supported by SharePoint 

       2010?

       SharePoint 2010 supports .net framework 3.5 and 3.5SP1.

83) SharePoint 2010 supports which versions of IIS?

       SharePoint 2010 supports IIS 7.x means IIS 7.0, IIS 7.5 etc

84) Which versions of SQL Server supported by SharePoint 2010?

       SharePoint 2010 supports SQL Server 2005 SP3 or SQL Server 2008/R2, but 

      both should be 64 bit version.

85) What is the use of SharePoint_Config database?

       SharePoint 2010 uses SharePoint_Config database to store farm 

      configurations and contents. This database gets automatically created 

      whenever you deploy the farm for the first time.

86) What is a Content database?

       SharePoint 2010 uses content database to stores content for one or more 

      Site Collections. Content can be items, documents, documents versions, 

      pages, images etc.

      You can deploy multiple Content Databases for a single web application.

87) What are different SharePoint editions?

       There are different editions like: Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010, 

      Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Standard edition, Microsoft SharePoint 

      Server 2010 Enterprise edition, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 for  

      Internet Sites 

      Standard editions, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 for Internet Sites 

      Enterprise editions.

88) What is the work of SPVirtualPathProvider?

       SPVirtualPathProviders is responsible for determining whether the 

      requested content should be retrieved from the content database or from

      the file system.

89) What are the SharePoint objects we can work in Visual Studio 2010?

       Visual Web Part, Sequential Workflow, State Machine Workflow, Event 

      Receiver, List Definition, Content Type, Site Definition, Application Page, 

      User Control etc.

90) What are the things we can do using SharePoint designer 2010?

       We can Personalize pages, page layouts, Web Parts, Web Part Pages, 

      layouts and themes, master pages, Create and manage lists and 

      document libraries, Manage users and groups, Design simple workflows 

      etc.

91) What are the main capabilities of SharePoint 2010?

       The main capabilities of SharePoint 2010 includes Sites, Communities, 

      Content, Search, Insights and Composites.

92) What is the work of SharePoint 2010 central administration?

      SharePoint 2010 central administration work: Application Management, 

      Monitoring, Security, General Application Settings, System Settings, 

      Backup and Restore, Upgrade and Migration, Configuration Wizards etc.

93) What is a SharePoint Farm?

       A SharePoint farm is a set of one or more server computers working 

      together to provide SharePoint Foundation functionality to clients.

94) What is a service applications in SharePoint 2010?

       Service applications are used to facilitate sharing resources across sites 

      running in different Web applications and different farms. Basically 

      SharePoint 2010 replacing SSP of MOSS 2007 in the form of Service 

      applications.

95) What is a Site in SharePoint?

       This is very difficult to define:

      A site is also a storage container that allows users to store and manage

      content such as list items and documents.

96) What are the default lists available in a Team site?

       A team site has 4 default list and that are: Announcements, Calendar, 

      Links, and Tasks lists.

97) What is a recycle bin in SharePoint?

       Whenever you will delete something it goes to recycle bin in SharePoint.

      You can restore items that have been deleted from the site  from the 

      recycle bin.

98) What to navigate to Site Settings page in SharePoint 2010?

       From the home page, click on Site Actions -> Site Settings.

99) How to go to master page gallery in SharePoint 2010?

       To go to master page gallery in SharePoint 2010 go to Site Actions ---> 

      Site Settings. It will open the site settings page, then in the settings 

      page Go to Galleries section and click on Master pages.

100)How to change theme in SharePoint 2010?

        Changing the default theme is very easy in SharePoint 2010. Go to Site 

       Actions ---> Site Sections --->Then go to Galleries and click on Theme 

       link. It will open the Change Theme home page and from there you can 

       select any theme you want.

101)What is a feature in SharePoint?

        SharePoint feature groups custom functionality that developers and 

      administrators can activate.

102)What are the feature activation scope in SharePoint?

        A feature can activated in Farm level, Web Application level, Site 

      Collection level & Site level.