Sitecore Certification Study Guide
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What tool is designed for non-technical content authors? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Experience Editor (xEditor)
What is the main purpose of a CMS? - CORRECT ANSWER - Allows non-technical users
to administer the content of a website
All products and modules for Sitecore Experience Platform 8.0 can be downloaded from -
CORRECT ANSWER - Sitecore Developer Portal
Video tutorials are available from - CORRECT ANSWER - The Master Sitecore Youtube
Channel
You can contribute to the learning community by adding to the - CORRECT ANSWER -
Sitecore Marketplace and Sitecore Stack Exchange
All product documentation prior to Sitecore Experience Platform 8.0 can be downloaded from -
CORRECT ANSWER - The Sitecore Developer Network
Why does Sitecore have both a Master and Web database? - CORRECT ANSWER - To
allow editing content in a sandbox without affecting the content on the live site
From which template should items always eventually inherit in Sitecore? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Standard Template
Why are icons on templates important? - CORRECT ANSWER - Icons make it much
easier to identify the different item types
,What is the purpose of the Standard Template? - CORRECT ANSWER - To determine
fields that Sitecore uses internally but are not shown to the user
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Field Source in Sitecore? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The Field Source allows the configuration of extra properties in a template's
field definition
How would you render the content of a single line text field called Title? - CORRECT
ANSWER - @Html.Sitecore().Field("Title")
How can you populate the property of a ViewModel and still support inline editing in the
experience editor? - CORRECT ANSWER - By using the Render() method in the
FieldRenderer class
Which field type is editable in the Experience Editor? - CORRECT ANSWER - DateTime
When you use the field helper, what do you do when you want to ensure that a field cannot be
editable inline? - CORRECT ANSWER - Use the DisableWebEdit option
What is the advantage of using components? - CORRECT ANSWER - Your presentation
artifacts are more reusable
When should you use static binding? - CORRECT ANSWER - When you want a
component to always be present on a layout or component
When should you use dynamic bindng? - CORRECT ANSWER - When you want to build
alternative page designs and add Experience Editor support
How can you define renderings as compatible? - CORRECT ANSWER - Modifying a
field in their component definition item
, Where does Sitecore store the rendering parameters? (ie what fields can be used to store the
rendering parameters) - CORRECT ANSWER - Any Sitecore Field
In a view, what do you need to do so the Field() extension method retrieves the content from the
datasource? - CORRECT ANSWER - Nothing; it is the default behavior
How can you retrieve the datasource in a view rendering with the default model? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Model.Item
What part of Sitecore is in charge of generating URLs? - CORRECT ANSWER -
LinkManager
When you are working with a Sitecore.Data.Items.Item object, how do you get a list of all its
children (first-level descendants)? - CORRECT ANSWER - By using .GetChildren()
How can you get Sitecore to produce translated URLs? - CORRECT ANSWER - By
setting the LinkManager to use the Item's DisplayName
When you are working with a Sitecore.Data.Items.Item object, how do you get a reference to its
parent item? - CORRECT ANSWER - .Parent
On a multisite implementation, what is the recommended practice for storing content that may be
used across more than one site? - CORRECT ANSWER - Store any shared content outside
of any site structure
How can you make sure that you can undo a package installation? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Create an Anti-Package when you install with Sitecore Rocks -
https://www.techguilds.com/blog/creating-an-anti-package-using-sitecore-rocks
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What tool is designed for non-technical content authors? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Experience Editor (xEditor)
What is the main purpose of a CMS? - CORRECT ANSWER - Allows non-technical users
to administer the content of a website
All products and modules for Sitecore Experience Platform 8.0 can be downloaded from -
CORRECT ANSWER - Sitecore Developer Portal
Video tutorials are available from - CORRECT ANSWER - The Master Sitecore Youtube
Channel
You can contribute to the learning community by adding to the - CORRECT ANSWER -
Sitecore Marketplace and Sitecore Stack Exchange
All product documentation prior to Sitecore Experience Platform 8.0 can be downloaded from -
CORRECT ANSWER - The Sitecore Developer Network
Why does Sitecore have both a Master and Web database? - CORRECT ANSWER - To
allow editing content in a sandbox without affecting the content on the live site
From which template should items always eventually inherit in Sitecore? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Standard Template
Why are icons on templates important? - CORRECT ANSWER - Icons make it much
easier to identify the different item types
,What is the purpose of the Standard Template? - CORRECT ANSWER - To determine
fields that Sitecore uses internally but are not shown to the user
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Field Source in Sitecore? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The Field Source allows the configuration of extra properties in a template's
field definition
How would you render the content of a single line text field called Title? - CORRECT
ANSWER - @Html.Sitecore().Field("Title")
How can you populate the property of a ViewModel and still support inline editing in the
experience editor? - CORRECT ANSWER - By using the Render() method in the
FieldRenderer class
Which field type is editable in the Experience Editor? - CORRECT ANSWER - DateTime
When you use the field helper, what do you do when you want to ensure that a field cannot be
editable inline? - CORRECT ANSWER - Use the DisableWebEdit option
What is the advantage of using components? - CORRECT ANSWER - Your presentation
artifacts are more reusable
When should you use static binding? - CORRECT ANSWER - When you want a
component to always be present on a layout or component
When should you use dynamic bindng? - CORRECT ANSWER - When you want to build
alternative page designs and add Experience Editor support
How can you define renderings as compatible? - CORRECT ANSWER - Modifying a
field in their component definition item
, Where does Sitecore store the rendering parameters? (ie what fields can be used to store the
rendering parameters) - CORRECT ANSWER - Any Sitecore Field
In a view, what do you need to do so the Field() extension method retrieves the content from the
datasource? - CORRECT ANSWER - Nothing; it is the default behavior
How can you retrieve the datasource in a view rendering with the default model? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Model.Item
What part of Sitecore is in charge of generating URLs? - CORRECT ANSWER -
LinkManager
When you are working with a Sitecore.Data.Items.Item object, how do you get a list of all its
children (first-level descendants)? - CORRECT ANSWER - By using .GetChildren()
How can you get Sitecore to produce translated URLs? - CORRECT ANSWER - By
setting the LinkManager to use the Item's DisplayName
When you are working with a Sitecore.Data.Items.Item object, how do you get a reference to its
parent item? - CORRECT ANSWER - .Parent
On a multisite implementation, what is the recommended practice for storing content that may be
used across more than one site? - CORRECT ANSWER - Store any shared content outside
of any site structure
How can you make sure that you can undo a package installation? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Create an Anti-Package when you install with Sitecore Rocks -
https://www.techguilds.com/blog/creating-an-anti-package-using-sitecore-rocks
