Sitecore Developer Study Questions
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Data templates - ✔✔How does Sitecore define a type
of item (data schema)?
Experience Management (xManagement) - ✔✔The feature that makes web content
management (WCM) possible in Sitecore?
Sitecore Experience Platform (XP) - ✔✔The combination of Sitecore Experience
Management (xManagement) and the analytics and marketing features; requires the
Experience Database (xDB).
What differentiates a Sitecore item that is a web page from an item that is not a
page? - ✔✔Items that are pages have their presentation details set.
What is the recommended version of Visual Studio for Sitecore 9 development? -
✔✔Any version that supports the .NET framework 4.62 or 4.7 will work for Sitecore
development.
What tools can you use to install Sitecore 9? - ✔✔Zip file (manual install), executable,
SIM, SIF
What additional databases are required when running xDB? - ✔✔Collection
Database (MongoDB), Reporting, Session State
How do you patch in changes to the Sitecore.config file? - ✔✔Put a .config patch file
in the App_ Config/Include folder
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, You have just created new content but you cannot see it on your live website. Why
not? - ✔✔You need to publish new or edited content.
In a multi-site implementation, what is the recommended practice for handling
content that will be shared between sites? - ✔✔Keep it outside of any site structure.
What types of Visual Studio projects does Sitecore support? - ✔✔MVC or Web
Forms
What are the advantages of storing your Visual Studio project outside the webroot? -
✔✔There is a clear separation of files and the project will be portable?
What is the difference between publishing and deploying? - ✔✔Publishing copies
Sitecore items from the Master to Web databases; Deploying copies files from your
Visual Studio project to your Sitecore webroot.
When patching in a new site definition, what are some of the attributes that can be
configured in the site node for a website. - ✔✔Name, host name, rootPath, startItem,
language
What are some recommended practices you should follow when creating templates?
- ✔✔Provide default values, use user friendly names, make good use of icons, limit
the use of Rich Text Editors.
Where are default field values defined? - ✔✔On the template's Standard Values item
What is an advantage to storing media in the Sitecore database? - ✔✔It makes
publishing easier because the item and the media are both published so you do not
have to keep files in sync.
What item setting must a developer define for authors to be able to add content? -
✔✔Insert options
What is the recommended practice for setting insert options? - ✔✔Insert options are
set on the template's Standard Values item
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with Correct Answers 100% Pass
Data templates - ✔✔How does Sitecore define a type
of item (data schema)?
Experience Management (xManagement) - ✔✔The feature that makes web content
management (WCM) possible in Sitecore?
Sitecore Experience Platform (XP) - ✔✔The combination of Sitecore Experience
Management (xManagement) and the analytics and marketing features; requires the
Experience Database (xDB).
What differentiates a Sitecore item that is a web page from an item that is not a
page? - ✔✔Items that are pages have their presentation details set.
What is the recommended version of Visual Studio for Sitecore 9 development? -
✔✔Any version that supports the .NET framework 4.62 or 4.7 will work for Sitecore
development.
What tools can you use to install Sitecore 9? - ✔✔Zip file (manual install), executable,
SIM, SIF
What additional databases are required when running xDB? - ✔✔Collection
Database (MongoDB), Reporting, Session State
How do you patch in changes to the Sitecore.config file? - ✔✔Put a .config patch file
in the App_ Config/Include folder
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, You have just created new content but you cannot see it on your live website. Why
not? - ✔✔You need to publish new or edited content.
In a multi-site implementation, what is the recommended practice for handling
content that will be shared between sites? - ✔✔Keep it outside of any site structure.
What types of Visual Studio projects does Sitecore support? - ✔✔MVC or Web
Forms
What are the advantages of storing your Visual Studio project outside the webroot? -
✔✔There is a clear separation of files and the project will be portable?
What is the difference between publishing and deploying? - ✔✔Publishing copies
Sitecore items from the Master to Web databases; Deploying copies files from your
Visual Studio project to your Sitecore webroot.
When patching in a new site definition, what are some of the attributes that can be
configured in the site node for a website. - ✔✔Name, host name, rootPath, startItem,
language
What are some recommended practices you should follow when creating templates?
- ✔✔Provide default values, use user friendly names, make good use of icons, limit
the use of Rich Text Editors.
Where are default field values defined? - ✔✔On the template's Standard Values item
What is an advantage to storing media in the Sitecore database? - ✔✔It makes
publishing easier because the item and the media are both published so you do not
have to keep files in sync.
What item setting must a developer define for authors to be able to add content? -
✔✔Insert options
What is the recommended practice for setting insert options? - ✔✔Insert options are
set on the template's Standard Values item
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