Sitecore Developer Certification UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is the recommended version of Visual Studio for Sitecore development? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Any version that supports the .NET framework 4.0 will work for Sitecore
development.
What tools can you use to install Sitecore? - CORRECT ANSWER- Manual or zip file, EXE,
Sitecore Rocks, SIM
What additional databases are required when running xDB? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Collection Database (MongoDB), Reporting, Session State
How do you patch in changes to the <sitecore> section of web.config? - CORRECT
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? -
CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER- Keep it outside of any site
structure.
What types of Visual Studio projects does Sitecore support? - CORRECT ANSWER-
ASP.NET Web Application, supporting MVC or Web Forms
How can you make your Visual Studio project portable? - CORRECT ANSWER- By
working outside the webroot
What is the difference between publishing and deploying? - CORRECT 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
SiteDefinition.config file). - CORRECT ANSWER- Name, host name, rootPath, startItem,
language
What are some of the features of Sitecore Rocks? - CORRECT 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)? - CORRECT ANSWER- Using data
templates
What is the name of the feature that makes WCM possible in Sitecore? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Experience Management ( xManagement)
What do you need in addition to the Experience Management to take full advantage of the
Sitecore Experience
Platform? - CORRECT ANSWER- You need the Experience Database to take full advantage
of the available features. It supports the Analytics
and Marketing features.
Are all items pages in a Sitecore project? - CORRECT ANSWER- No, items that are pages
have their presentation details set
To provide a rich user experience, what are some recommended practices you should use
when you create
templates? - CORRECT ANSWER- Provide default values, use user friendly names and
icons, limit the use of Rich Text Editors
Where are default field values defined? - CORRECT ANSWER- On the Template Standard
Values item
Why is storing media in the Sitecore database an advantage? - CORRECT ANSWER- It
makes publishing easier because the item and the media are both published so you do not
have to keep files in
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is the recommended version of Visual Studio for Sitecore development? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Any version that supports the .NET framework 4.0 will work for Sitecore
development.
What tools can you use to install Sitecore? - CORRECT ANSWER- Manual or zip file, EXE,
Sitecore Rocks, SIM
What additional databases are required when running xDB? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Collection Database (MongoDB), Reporting, Session State
How do you patch in changes to the <sitecore> section of web.config? - CORRECT
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? -
CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER- Keep it outside of any site
structure.
What types of Visual Studio projects does Sitecore support? - CORRECT ANSWER-
ASP.NET Web Application, supporting MVC or Web Forms
How can you make your Visual Studio project portable? - CORRECT ANSWER- By
working outside the webroot
What is the difference between publishing and deploying? - CORRECT 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
SiteDefinition.config file). - CORRECT ANSWER- Name, host name, rootPath, startItem,
language
What are some of the features of Sitecore Rocks? - CORRECT 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)? - CORRECT ANSWER- Using data
templates
What is the name of the feature that makes WCM possible in Sitecore? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Experience Management ( xManagement)
What do you need in addition to the Experience Management to take full advantage of the
Sitecore Experience
Platform? - CORRECT ANSWER- You need the Experience Database to take full advantage
of the available features. It supports the Analytics
and Marketing features.
Are all items pages in a Sitecore project? - CORRECT ANSWER- No, items that are pages
have their presentation details set
To provide a rich user experience, what are some recommended practices you should use
when you create
templates? - CORRECT ANSWER- Provide default values, use user friendly names and
icons, limit the use of Rich Text Editors
Where are default field values defined? - CORRECT ANSWER- On the Template Standard
Values item
Why is storing media in the Sitecore database an advantage? - CORRECT ANSWER- It
makes publishing easier because the item and the media are both published so you do not
have to keep files in
