Sitecore Developer Review Questions
with Correct Answers
Sitecore combines Content Management with - ....ANSWER ...-Experience
Marketing
Out of the box, content can be personalized for visitors based on their -
....ANSWER ...-Location, Engagement, Triggered Goals
Where should you go to seek out further info and resources? - ....ANSWER ...-
http://dev.sitecore.net, http://doc.sitecore.net, http://kb.sitecore.net,
http://sdn.sitecore.net
Experience Profile - ....ANSWER ...-Provides detailed look at individual visitors
Content Editor - ....ANSWER ...-a Traditional way of looking at your content. The
site is represented on the left hand side as a tree.
Experience Editor - ....ANSWER ...-For editing content and designing pagees by
piecing together components in placeholders.
Desktop - ....ANSWER ...-Administration interface where you can get an overview
of everything.
Experience Analytics - ....ANSWER ...-Allows you to see mass visitor patterns
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,Launch Pad - ....ANSWER ...-What you see when you log in and it's where you
choose which interface you want to use.
Workflow - ....ANSWER ...-Which Sitecore feature allows you to create an approval
process for publishing
Sitecore Instance Manager (SIM) - ....ANSWER ...-Which Sitecore installation
method is often favored by developers for its range of options? (SIF replaces this in SC9)
Name 2 key components that make up Sitecore XP - ....ANSWER ...-Experience
CMS and marketing platform
Name some sites that you can refer to for more info and module downloads -
....ANSWER ...-sdn.sitecore.net, marketplace.sitecore.net, kb.sitecore.net,
dev.sitecore.net, doc.sitecore.net
what should you do before you contact support? - ....ANSWER ...-Refer to
Helpdesk best practices
What are your responsibilities as a developer? - ....ANSWER ...-Build according to
recommended best practices
Name three Sitecore interfaces - ....ANSWER ...-Desktop, Content Editor,
Experience Editor
Everything in Sitecore is an - ....ANSWER ...-item
An item in not a - ....ANSWER ...-File
An item's URL is determined by - ....ANSWER ...-its position in the Content tree
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, Name the process by which items are synchronized between the master and web
database - ....ANSWER ...-Publishing
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 test? -
....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 3 databases that are installed by default - ....ANSWER ...-web, master,
core
Name some foundation features that Sitecore provides out of the box -
....ANSWER ...-content versionings, 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 info? - ....ANSWER ...-xDB and Experience
Platform
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
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with Correct Answers
Sitecore combines Content Management with - ....ANSWER ...-Experience
Marketing
Out of the box, content can be personalized for visitors based on their -
....ANSWER ...-Location, Engagement, Triggered Goals
Where should you go to seek out further info and resources? - ....ANSWER ...-
http://dev.sitecore.net, http://doc.sitecore.net, http://kb.sitecore.net,
http://sdn.sitecore.net
Experience Profile - ....ANSWER ...-Provides detailed look at individual visitors
Content Editor - ....ANSWER ...-a Traditional way of looking at your content. The
site is represented on the left hand side as a tree.
Experience Editor - ....ANSWER ...-For editing content and designing pagees by
piecing together components in placeholders.
Desktop - ....ANSWER ...-Administration interface where you can get an overview
of everything.
Experience Analytics - ....ANSWER ...-Allows you to see mass visitor patterns
…FOR STUDENTS ONLY…©️2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED… 1
,Launch Pad - ....ANSWER ...-What you see when you log in and it's where you
choose which interface you want to use.
Workflow - ....ANSWER ...-Which Sitecore feature allows you to create an approval
process for publishing
Sitecore Instance Manager (SIM) - ....ANSWER ...-Which Sitecore installation
method is often favored by developers for its range of options? (SIF replaces this in SC9)
Name 2 key components that make up Sitecore XP - ....ANSWER ...-Experience
CMS and marketing platform
Name some sites that you can refer to for more info and module downloads -
....ANSWER ...-sdn.sitecore.net, marketplace.sitecore.net, kb.sitecore.net,
dev.sitecore.net, doc.sitecore.net
what should you do before you contact support? - ....ANSWER ...-Refer to
Helpdesk best practices
What are your responsibilities as a developer? - ....ANSWER ...-Build according to
recommended best practices
Name three Sitecore interfaces - ....ANSWER ...-Desktop, Content Editor,
Experience Editor
Everything in Sitecore is an - ....ANSWER ...-item
An item in not a - ....ANSWER ...-File
An item's URL is determined by - ....ANSWER ...-its position in the Content tree
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, Name the process by which items are synchronized between the master and web
database - ....ANSWER ...-Publishing
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 test? -
....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 3 databases that are installed by default - ....ANSWER ...-web, master,
core
Name some foundation features that Sitecore provides out of the box -
....ANSWER ...-content versionings, 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 info? - ....ANSWER ...-xDB and Experience
Platform
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
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