Sitecore Certification Questions with
Correct Answers
Name two key components that make up Sitecore XP. - ANSWER✔️✔️-Experience CMS and
marketing platform
What should you do before contacting support? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Refer to Help Desk best
practices
What are your responsibilities as a developer? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Build according to recommended
practices
Name three Sitecore interfaces - ANSWER✔️✔️-Desktop, Content Editor, Experience Editor
Everything in Sitecore is an... - ANSWER✔️✔️-Item
An item is not a... - ANSWER✔️✔️-File
An item's URL is determined by... - ANSWER✔️✔️-It's position in the Content tree
Name the process by which items are synchronized between the master and web database -
ANSWER✔️✔️-Publishing
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,Which Experience Editor mode would you use to add a new component? - ANSWER✔️✔️-
Designing Mode
Which Experience Editor mode would you use to add an image or edit text? - ANSWER✔️✔️-
Editing mode
When a request comes in, Sitecore... - ANSWER✔️✔️-maps URL to an item in the content tree
and dynamically assembles presentation
Name the three databases that are installed by default. - ANSWER✔️✔️-master, web, and core
Name some foundation features that Sitecore provides out of the box. - ANSWER✔️✔️-Content
versioning, multi-language support, Devices (adaptive design) support
What is the name of the digital marketing management part of the Experience Platform that collects
and aggregates contact information? - ANSWER✔️✔️-xDB (or Experience Database)
An item's type is determined by the __________ used to create it. - ANSWER✔️✔️-Data template
What is an item composed of? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Field sections and fields
What do you need to specify when creating a new field? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Field name and type
In the Content Editor, where can you find out which data template an item is based on? -
ANSWER✔️✔️-The Quick Info section on that item
Some examples of field types are... - ANSWER✔️✔️-Single-line text, rich text, image, date
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,In which scenario would you use data template inheritance? - ANSWER✔️✔️-When fields are
repeated in multiple data templates
Why is it important to think of your data template creation and inheritance structure from the
beginning? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Refactoring template inheritance may cause data loss
By default, all data templates eventually inherit from which Sitecore data template? -
ANSWER✔️✔️-Standard Template
What happens if the same field section name is used in multiple templates in a data template's
inheritance tree? - ANSWER✔️✔️--The field sections will merge
-Fields will be listed under this single section
What happens if the same field name is used in two separate inherited data templates? -
ANSWER✔️✔️--Fields do not merge
-Both fields will appear
-Best to avoid reusing the same field names
Describe the Standard values item. - ANSWER✔️✔️--Always named _StandardValues
-Child item of owning data templates
-Is a special instance of an item --contains all fields
What type of settings can be applied to standard values? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Default field values,
default insert options, Default presentation, Default Workflow
What are two types of default field values? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Dynamic (uses tokens) and Static
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, How do tokens work? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Tokens are replaced when an item is created. For
example, there are tokens for the name of the item or the ID of the parent item.
Name three tokens: - ANSWER✔️✔️-$name, $date, $id, $parentid, $parentname, $time, $now
What are the Insert Options? - ANSWER✔️✔️-A list of item types (data templates) that can be
created under a specific item
Where should Insert Options be configured? - ANSWER✔️✔️-On the data template's standard
values which can be overridden at item level
Why is it a good idea to configure Insert Options on standard values? - ANSWER✔️✔️-All items
using that data template will have the same Insert Options.
What are presentation details? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Configuration that determines what an item looks
like when requested by the browser
Describe how Sitecore resolves a page in comparison to a static HTML site. - ANSWER✔️✔️-
Normally, a URL points to an HTML file. In Sitecore, a request maps to an item and the page is
dynamically assembled from smaller pieces.
What is the name of the main Sitecore .dll? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Sitecore.Kernel.dll
What happens if you do not set Copy Local to False for your Sitecore.Kernel reference? -
ANSWER✔️✔️-Some dll's in bin folder will be deleted and you will need to get the full set from
another installation to continue working.
In a Sitecore context, what is the name given to an .aspx file? - ANSWER✔️✔️-A Layout
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Name two key components that make up Sitecore XP. - ANSWER✔️✔️-Experience CMS and
marketing platform
What should you do before contacting support? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Refer to Help Desk best
practices
What are your responsibilities as a developer? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Build according to recommended
practices
Name three Sitecore interfaces - ANSWER✔️✔️-Desktop, Content Editor, Experience Editor
Everything in Sitecore is an... - ANSWER✔️✔️-Item
An item is not a... - ANSWER✔️✔️-File
An item's URL is determined by... - ANSWER✔️✔️-It's position in the Content tree
Name the process by which items are synchronized between the master and web database -
ANSWER✔️✔️-Publishing
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,Which Experience Editor mode would you use to add a new component? - ANSWER✔️✔️-
Designing Mode
Which Experience Editor mode would you use to add an image or edit text? - ANSWER✔️✔️-
Editing mode
When a request comes in, Sitecore... - ANSWER✔️✔️-maps URL to an item in the content tree
and dynamically assembles presentation
Name the three databases that are installed by default. - ANSWER✔️✔️-master, web, and core
Name some foundation features that Sitecore provides out of the box. - ANSWER✔️✔️-Content
versioning, multi-language support, Devices (adaptive design) support
What is the name of the digital marketing management part of the Experience Platform that collects
and aggregates contact information? - ANSWER✔️✔️-xDB (or Experience Database)
An item's type is determined by the __________ used to create it. - ANSWER✔️✔️-Data template
What is an item composed of? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Field sections and fields
What do you need to specify when creating a new field? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Field name and type
In the Content Editor, where can you find out which data template an item is based on? -
ANSWER✔️✔️-The Quick Info section on that item
Some examples of field types are... - ANSWER✔️✔️-Single-line text, rich text, image, date
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,In which scenario would you use data template inheritance? - ANSWER✔️✔️-When fields are
repeated in multiple data templates
Why is it important to think of your data template creation and inheritance structure from the
beginning? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Refactoring template inheritance may cause data loss
By default, all data templates eventually inherit from which Sitecore data template? -
ANSWER✔️✔️-Standard Template
What happens if the same field section name is used in multiple templates in a data template's
inheritance tree? - ANSWER✔️✔️--The field sections will merge
-Fields will be listed under this single section
What happens if the same field name is used in two separate inherited data templates? -
ANSWER✔️✔️--Fields do not merge
-Both fields will appear
-Best to avoid reusing the same field names
Describe the Standard values item. - ANSWER✔️✔️--Always named _StandardValues
-Child item of owning data templates
-Is a special instance of an item --contains all fields
What type of settings can be applied to standard values? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Default field values,
default insert options, Default presentation, Default Workflow
What are two types of default field values? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Dynamic (uses tokens) and Static
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, How do tokens work? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Tokens are replaced when an item is created. For
example, there are tokens for the name of the item or the ID of the parent item.
Name three tokens: - ANSWER✔️✔️-$name, $date, $id, $parentid, $parentname, $time, $now
What are the Insert Options? - ANSWER✔️✔️-A list of item types (data templates) that can be
created under a specific item
Where should Insert Options be configured? - ANSWER✔️✔️-On the data template's standard
values which can be overridden at item level
Why is it a good idea to configure Insert Options on standard values? - ANSWER✔️✔️-All items
using that data template will have the same Insert Options.
What are presentation details? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Configuration that determines what an item looks
like when requested by the browser
Describe how Sitecore resolves a page in comparison to a static HTML site. - ANSWER✔️✔️-
Normally, a URL points to an HTML file. In Sitecore, a request maps to an item and the page is
dynamically assembled from smaller pieces.
What is the name of the main Sitecore .dll? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Sitecore.Kernel.dll
What happens if you do not set Copy Local to False for your Sitecore.Kernel reference? -
ANSWER✔️✔️-Some dll's in bin folder will be deleted and you will need to get the full set from
another installation to continue working.
In a Sitecore context, what is the name given to an .aspx file? - ANSWER✔️✔️-A Layout
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