Sitecore Developer Certification

What is the recommended version of Visual Studio for Sitecore development? - Answer- Any version that supports the .NET framework 4.0 will work for Sitecore development. What tools can you use to install Sitecore? - Answer- Manual or zip file, EXE, Sitecore Rocks, SIM What additional databases are required when running xDB? - Answer- Collection Database (MongoDB), Reporting, Session State How do you patch in changes to the sitecore section of g? - Answer- Put a .config patch file in the App_Config/Include folder You have just created new content but you cannot see it on your live website. Why not? - Answer- You need to publish new or edited content. When you set up multiple site structures in the content tree, what is the recommended practice for handling content that will be shared between sites? - Answer- Keep it outside of any site structure. What types of Visual Studio projects does Sitecore support? - Answer- ASP.NET Web Application, supporting MVC or Web Forms How can you make your Visual Studio project portable? - Answer- By working outside the webroot What is the difference between publishing and deploying? - Answer- Publishing copies items from the Master to Web databases while deploying copies files from your Visual Studio project to your webroot Name some the attributes that can be configured in the site node for a website. (think SiteDg file). - Answer- Name, host name, rootPath, startItem, language What are some of the features of Sitecore Rocks? - Answer- Integration with Visual Studio. Creating and editing items, management tools, viewing website file system How does Sitecore define a type of item (data schema)? - Answer- Using data templates What is the name of the feature that makes WCM possible in Sitecore? - Answer- Experience Management ( xManagement) What do you