Site core Developer Certification Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
What is the recommended version of Visual Studio for Sitecore development? -
ANSWER-Any version that supports the .NET framework 4.0 will work for Sitecore
development.
What tools can you use to install Sitecore? - ANSWER-Manual or zip file, EXE, Sitecore
Rocks, SIM
What additional databases are required when running xDB? - ANSWER-Collection
Database (MongoDB), Reporting, Session State
How do you patch in changes to the <sitecore> section of web.config? - 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?
- 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? - ANSWER-Keep it outside of any site
structure.
What types of Visual Studio projects does Sitecore support? - ANSWER-ASP.NET Web
Application, supporting MVC or Web Forms
How can you make your Visual Studio project portable? - ANSWER-By working outside
the webroot
What is the difference between publishing and deploying? - 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). - ANSWER-Name, host name, rootPath, startItem, language
What are some of the features of Sitecore Rocks? - 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)? - ANSWER-Using data
templates
, What is the name of the feature that makes WCM possible in Sitecore? - ANSWER-
Experience Management ( xManagement)
What do you need in addition to the Experience Management to take full advantage of
the Sitecore Experience
Platform? - 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? - 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? - ANSWER-Provide default values, use user friendly names and icons, limit
the use of Rich Text Editors
Where are default field values defined? - ANSWER-On the Template Standard Values
item
Why is storing media in the Sitecore database an advantage? - ANSWER-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 needs to be specified for authors to be able to add content? -
ANSWER-Insert options
What is the recommended practice for setting insert options? - ANSWER-Insert options
are set on the Template Standard Values item
Describe the anatomy of a Sitecore Layout? - ANSWER-A code file on the file system
and definition item in the content tree
How is the layout file linked to the definition item? - ANSWER-By the Path field on the
definition item.
How do you display the contents of a field in code? - ANSWER-
@Html.Sitecore().Field("<Field name>")
What can you use to translate fields and Help texts in the Sitecore Client? - ANSWER-
Sitecore Dictionary entries
Which type of component would you create if you wanted to closely follow MVC patterns
or invoke complex
logic? - ANSWER-Controller Rendering
Questions With Correct Answers
What is the recommended version of Visual Studio for Sitecore development? -
ANSWER-Any version that supports the .NET framework 4.0 will work for Sitecore
development.
What tools can you use to install Sitecore? - ANSWER-Manual or zip file, EXE, Sitecore
Rocks, SIM
What additional databases are required when running xDB? - ANSWER-Collection
Database (MongoDB), Reporting, Session State
How do you patch in changes to the <sitecore> section of web.config? - 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?
- 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? - ANSWER-Keep it outside of any site
structure.
What types of Visual Studio projects does Sitecore support? - ANSWER-ASP.NET Web
Application, supporting MVC or Web Forms
How can you make your Visual Studio project portable? - ANSWER-By working outside
the webroot
What is the difference between publishing and deploying? - 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). - ANSWER-Name, host name, rootPath, startItem, language
What are some of the features of Sitecore Rocks? - 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)? - ANSWER-Using data
templates
, What is the name of the feature that makes WCM possible in Sitecore? - ANSWER-
Experience Management ( xManagement)
What do you need in addition to the Experience Management to take full advantage of
the Sitecore Experience
Platform? - 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? - 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? - ANSWER-Provide default values, use user friendly names and icons, limit
the use of Rich Text Editors
Where are default field values defined? - ANSWER-On the Template Standard Values
item
Why is storing media in the Sitecore database an advantage? - ANSWER-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 needs to be specified for authors to be able to add content? -
ANSWER-Insert options
What is the recommended practice for setting insert options? - ANSWER-Insert options
are set on the Template Standard Values item
Describe the anatomy of a Sitecore Layout? - ANSWER-A code file on the file system
and definition item in the content tree
How is the layout file linked to the definition item? - ANSWER-By the Path field on the
definition item.
How do you display the contents of a field in code? - ANSWER-
@Html.Sitecore().Field("<Field name>")
What can you use to translate fields and Help texts in the Sitecore Client? - ANSWER-
Sitecore Dictionary entries
Which type of component would you create if you wanted to closely follow MVC patterns
or invoke complex
logic? - ANSWER-Controller Rendering
