Sharepoint Interview Questions

SharePoint 2010 Jumpstart
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SharePoint 2010 Interview Capsule

Intent
SharePoint as a product is easy to understand, install and configure but when it comes to giving or taking
interview it becomes very difficult to find the precise questions one can ask or study. This eBook appraises
SharePoint 2010 developers, administrators, architects, users and interviewers about the key terms and
precise questions to remember in SharePoint 2010.The frequently asked question during interviews are stated
in simple language.
The user will also come to know about
SharePoint Basic Questions.
SharePoint Customized Questions.
SharePoint Advance Questions.
All the questions listed are important and one must go through and remember all of them but then as per
industry definition role, one can ponder the questions like this:
SharePoint Basic Questions- SharePoint 2010 Users/ Developers/ Architects/Administrators

SharePoint Customized Questions- SharePoint 2010 Developers/ Architects
SharePoint Advance Questions- SharePoint 2010 Users/ Developers/ Architects/Administrators
Author Information
Vishal Gupta, having experience of 15 yrs. using Microsoft Technologies. Since last eight years working on
creating solutions using SharePoint 2003, Moss 2007 and SharePoint 2010.The solutions involves creation and
designing of internet & intranet Portals for various small, medium & large-scale organizations. Being an
architect for mission critical assignments, created the architecture to meet functional as well as non-functional
business requirements. I am Microsoft Certified [MCP, MCSE, MCSE+I, MCSD, MCTS]. I Love to enable
organizations to implement SharePoint.
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0. Introduction
The aim of writing SharePoint Interview capsule is to list SharePoint 2010 interview questions. This eBook
contains questions in simple language with scenarios to enable user to remember easily.
0.1 Basic Questions

1.
What is SharePoint 2010?

SharePoint was born out of a simple idea: Sharing Documents. Microsoft developed family of
software products called SharePoint, to perform features like File Sharing, Collaboration, and Web
Publishing. In simple terms, SharePoint acts as the single platform to share, communicate, store, and
collaborate the content, documents, and records.
2.
What does SharePoint 2010 family of products consists of?

1. SharePoint Foundation 2010
2. Search Server 2010 Express
3. SharePoint Server 2010
4. Search Server 2010
5. FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint
6. SharePoint Designer 2010
3.
What is the History of SharePoint?
SharePoint
Products
Site Server V
1.0 (1996)
Site Server V
3.0 (1998)
Microsoft
Frontpage
SharePoint
Team Services
(STS) in 2001
SharePoint
Designer 2007
SharePoint
Portal Server
2003
Windows
SharePoint
Services 2.0
SharePoint
Designer 2010
Office
SharePoint
Server 2007
Windows
SharePoint
Services 3.0
SharePoint
Portal Server
2010
SharePoint
Foundation
Server 2010
SharePoint
Portal Server
(SPS) in 2001
4.
What are Features of SharePoint?
Communities: The new version of SharePoint allows users to work together in different ways.
Microsoft has enhanced the social feature of SharePoint 2007 in SharePoint 2010 and has made it
look better. Communities allow people to collaborate in groups, share knowledge, and find
information on various topics easily.
Content: SharePoint content shifts SharePoint 2010 from a departmental solution to an enterprise
solution. There has been massive improvement in content wherein users can add a significant number
of documents to SharePoint. They can even use external data storage options to store more data.
Search: Microsoft SharePoint 2010 has acquired FAST search server, which improves the search
tremendously for users. Now, users not only can search for content, but also people. User can opt for
better language options with thumbnails and previews. User can even sort out the search queries and
study similar search to get relevant search results.
Insights: with the help of SharePoint insights, users can access information through different data
sources like dashboards, scorecards, reports and more. To help users, Microsoft has introduced
performance point server to the SharePoint platform. It is also known as Performance point services
for SharePoint. It helps users discover right people and expertise to make better business decisions.
Compositions: SharePoint being a complete platform helps users in creating their code solution on
premises or in the cloud. Complex application can be developed with the help of well-known tools
like:
InfoPath
SharePoint designer 2010
Visio 2010
5.
What are the new features in Sharepoint?

1- Access Services: Use Access Services in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 to edit, update, and
create linked Microsoft Access 2010 databases that can be viewed and manipulated by using an
Internet browser.
2- Business Connectivity Services: SharePoint Server 2010 include Microsoft Business Connectivity
Services, which is a set of services and features that provide a way to connect SharePoint-based
solutions to sources of external data and to define external content types based on that external
data
3- Central Administration: Central Administration has been redesigned in SharePoint Server 2010 to
provide a more familiar experience
4- Digital Asset Management: SharePoint Server 2010 includes a new asset library specially
designed for managing and sharing digital assets such as audio, video, and other rich media files.
5- Enterprise Search (Fast Search): With the new capabilities in SharePoint Server 2010, search
administrators can configure an optimal search infrastructure that helps end users find
information in the enterprise quickly and efficiently.
6- Excel Services: Excel Services in SharePoint 2010 can be used to publish Excel client workbooks
on SharePoint Server 2010
7- Health Monitoring: SharePoint Server 2010 includes an integrated health analysis tool called
SharePoint Health Analyzer that enables SharePoint Server to automatically check for potential
configuration, performance, and usage problems
8- Managed Metadata: The Managed Metadata Service supports the use of managed metadata, as
well as the sharing of content types across the enterprise.
9- Performance Point Services: Performance Point Services in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
provides flexible, easy-to-use tools for building dashboards, scorecards, and key performance
indicators (KPIs
10- Records Management: In SharePoint Server 2010, user can manage records in an archive, or can
manage records in the same document repository as active document
11- Sandboxed Solutions: User can deploy sandboxed solutions to quickly and more securely solve
business problems. Sandboxed solutions are like farm solutions except in the following ways:
they are rights-restricted and have a more permissive deployment policy than farm solutions;
they are limited to the site collection to which they are deployed;
12- Social Computing: SharePoint Server 2010 includes social networking tools such as My Site Web
sites and social content technologies such as blogs, wikis, and really simple syndication (RSS).
These features are built upon a database of properties that integrates information about people
from many kinds of business applications and directory services
13- Upgrade:
13.1: Visual Upgrade:
A new feature that is available with upgrade allows the server administrator or site owner to
determine when and if the new look for SharePoint Server 2010 is used for a particular site
collection. Server administrators can choose to adopt the new look and feel for all sites during
upgrade, let site owners make the choice after upgrade, or keep the old look and feel for all site
13.2: Feature Upgrade:
SharePoint Foundation 2010 provides new members and types that make it possible for user to
upgrade custom Features through versioning and declarative upgrade actions. User can update
any Features created for Office SharePoint Server 2007 to work with SharePoint Server 2010 by
using these members.
14- Visio Services: The Visio Graphics Service is a service on the SharePoint Server 2010 platform that
enables users to share and view Visio diagrams and enables data-connected Microsoft Visio 2010
diagrams to be refreshed and updated from a variety of data source
15- Windows Power Shell: Windows Power Shell is the new command-line interface and scripting
language specifically designed for Admin
16- Client Object Model: Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 introduces three new client APIs for
interacting with SharePoint sites: from a .NET managed application, from a Microsoft Silverlight
or from ECMAScript (JavaScript, JScript) that executes in the browser. The new client object
models provide an object-oriented system for interoperating with SharePoint data from a remote
computer easier to use existing SharePoint Foundation Web services.
6.
What are the key differences between Windows Shared Services 3.0 and MOSS 2007?
Feature Name / Area
WSS (3.0)
MOSS 2007
Standard site templates
Inc.
Inc.
Social networking web part
N/A
New
Wikis
Inc.
Inc.
Blogs
Inc.
Inc.
Email integration
Inc.
Inc.
Document collaboration
Inc.
Inc.
Real time presence and communication
Inc.
Inc.
Enterprise Portal
N/A
My site personal site
N/A
New
User profiles
N/A
New
Collaboration
Feature Name / Area
WSS (3.0)
MOSS 2007
Audience targeting
N/A
New
Site Manager
N/A
New
Mobile device support
Inc.
Inc.
Colleagues and membership web parts
N/A
New
Privacy & Security
N/A
New
Content syndication
N/A
New
Integration with SharePoint designer

(FrontPage technology)
Integration with outlook 2007
Inc.
Inc.
Inc.
Inc.
Integration
with
access,
PowerPoint, word 2007
Enterprise search
Inc.
Inc.
Search results
Inc.
Inc.
Enterprise content sources
N/A
New
People search
N/A
New
Business data search
N/A
New
Indexing controls
N/A
New
Administration management
N/A
New
User interface
Inc.
Inc.
Business document workflow support
N/A
New
Document information panel
Inc.
Inc.
WYSIWYG web content editor
N/A
New
Page layouts
N/A
New
Navigation controls
N/A
New
Content authoring
N/A
New
E-mail content as records
N/A
New
Records repository
N/A
New
N/A
New
N/A
New
N/A
New
Integrated deployment model for No

code forms
Form import wizard
N/A
New
N/A
New
Design once development model
N/A
New
Business data catalog
N/A
New
Key performance indicators
N/A
New
Integrated
business
intelligence
dashboards
Web based business intelligence using
excel services
N/A
New
N/A
New
excel,
Enterprise content management
Business process forms

Browser based forms
Centralized forms management
control
Compatibility checker
and
Business intelligence
Feature Name / Area
WSS (3.0)
MOSS 2007
Data connection libraries
N/A
New
Business data web parts
N/A
New
Notification service
N/A
New
Single sign on
N/A
New
Excel spreadsheet developer reuse and

extensibility
Workflow
N/A
New
Inc.
Inc.
Support for ASP. Net 2.0
Inc.
Inc.
Platform services
7.
8.
What are the key differences between Windows Shared Services 3.0 and Microsoft SharePoint
Foundation 2010?
Feature Name / Area
WSS (3.0)
Foundation 2010
Business Connectivity service
N/A
New
Windows PowerShell
N/A
New
Sandboxed solutions
N/A
New
Claims based authentication
N/A
New
Central administration
N/A
New
Client object model
N/A
New
Ribbon Interface
N/A
New
ULS Logging
N/A
New
Service application framework
N/A
New
Upgrade
N/A
New
Health monitoring
N/A
New
Audience targeting
N/A
New
Silverlight web parts
N/A
New
Browser based customization
N/A
New
Workflows
N/A
New
SharePoint designer
N/A
New
Microsoft synch framework
N/A
New
InfoPath form services
N/A
New
What are the key differences between SharePoint Server 2007 vs. SharePoint Server 2010?
Feature Name / Area
SharePoint Server 2007
Office Integration
Inc.
Imp
Line-of-Business Integration
Inc.
Imp
Enterprise Management Operations
Inc.
Imp
Management tools and reporting
Inc.
Imp
Sites
Feature Name / Area
Web Analytics
N/A
New
Mobile Connectivity
Inc.
Imp
Full-fidelity viewing
N/A
New
Editing to mobile
N/A
New
Contextual Ribbon
N/A
New
Microsoft Silverlight
N/A
New
Office Web Applications
N/A
New
Tagging
N/A
New
Audience Targeting
Inc.
Imp
People profiles
Inc.
Imp
Photos and presence
N/A
New
Micro blogging
N/A
New
Note Board
N/A
New
Recent activities
N/A
New
Organization Browser
N/A
New
Add colleagues
Inc.
Imp
Social bookmarks
N/A
New
Tags
N/A
New
Blogs
Inc.
Imp
Wikis
Inc.
Imp
Enterprise Wikis
N/A
New
Ratings
N/A
New
Colleague suggestions
Inc.
Imp
Keyword suggestions
N/A
New
Compliance Everywhere
N/A
New
Flexible Records Management
N/A
New
Shared Content Types and Managed

Metadata Service
Content Organizer
N/A
New
N/A
New
Rich Media Management
N/A
New
Document Sets
N/A
New
Word Automation Services
N/A
New
Support for Accessibility Standards
N/A
New
People and expertise search
Inc.
Imp
Search from Windows7 and Windows

Mobile
Common connector framework for
indexing and federation
Scale and performance via Imp topology
architecture
Ability
to
build
search-powered
applications
Refinement panel and sorting
Inc.
Imp
Inc.
Imp
Inc.
Imp
Inc.
Imp
N/A
New
Communities
Content
Search
Feature Name / Area
Social behavior improves relevancy
N/A
New
Thumbnails, previews, and view in

browser
Advanced content processing with strong
linguistics
Insights
N/A
New
N/A
New
KPI details
N/A
New
Dashboard Designer
Inc
Imp
Enhanced navigation, including filtering

and sorting
N/A
New
Publish more workbooks
N/A
New
JavaScript Object Model
N/A
New
PowerShell scripting
N/A
New
Richer fidelity with Excel workbooks
N/A
New
Support
for
Analytical
Services
formatting
Additional data sources, including
external lists and "Power Pivot"
workbooks (naming to come)
Imp strategy map connection and
formatting
Seamless management of dashboard
content
Integrated filter framework
N/A
New
N/A
New
N/A
New
Inc.
Imp
N/A
New
Calculated KPIs
N/A
New
Imp visualizations
N/A
New
Chart Web Parts
N/A
New
Business Intelligence Centre
N/A
New
Browser-based customizations
Inc.
Imp
Business Connectivity Services
N/A
New
SharePoint Designer
Inc.
Imp
Human workflow
Inc.
Imp
Form Services
Inc.
Imp
Visio Services
N/A
New
Access Services
N/A
New
Sandboxed Solutions
N/A
New
Composites
9.
What are the key differences between SharePoint Foundation 2010 vs. SharePoint Server 2010?
Feature Name / Area
SharePoint Foundation 2010
Excel Services
N/A
New
Visio Services
N/A
New
Web analytics
N/A
New
Windows PowerShell
Inc.
Inc
Feature Name / Area
SharePoint Foundation 2010
Multilingual interface
Inc
Inc
Ribbon interface
Inc
Inc
Enterprise search
N/A
New
Performance Point services
N/A
New
Word automation services
N/A
New
Sandboxed solutions
Inc
Inc
Business connectivity services
Inc
Inc
Audience targeting
Inc
Inc
Mobile connectivity
Inc
Inc
User profiles and social data
N/A
New
Enterprise content management
N/A
New
InfoPath forms services
Inc
Inc
Workflows
Inc
Inc
Query enhancements
Inc
Inc
10. What are the key differences between NET vs. SharePoint?
Feature Name / Area
.NET
SharePoint
Creation
Code need to be written even to

achieve simple functionality
Time
Takes time to create the code and

test
Skilled professionals are required to
create the functionality
Not required at the time of
deployment of solution
Lots of pre-defined web parts

and elements available no need
to write the code.
Very less time required
Skilled Professionals
License Requirement
Even novice professionals can

do so easily
Free versions available, but in
case of extensive requirements
License is required
11. What is Site collection?

SharePoint site collection is a logical grouping of multiple SharePoint site or hierarchical site structure.
For e.g. Sites of various teams or departments of an organization can be grouped logically in one site
collection. A site collection consists of a top-level site and one or more sites below it. Each top-level
site and any sites below it in the site structure are based on a site template and can have other
unique settings and content. Hence, SharePoint site collection is a hierarchical set of sites that can be
managed together. Sites within a site collection have common features, such as shared permissions,
galleries for templates, content types, and Web Parts, and they often share a common navigation. A
sub site can inherit permissions and navigation structure from its parent site or these can be specified
and managed independently. Creation of sub sites can be delegated to users of a site collection, but a
service administrator must perform creation of site collections
12. What is Site?
Site is a collection of web pages used to store information in an organized manner. It stores a list of
documents, discussions, events, tasks, and many other types of information. Site provides controlled
access to share information among users, i.e. authorize users are allowed to access the site & its
elements. User can configure following elements in SharePoint site:
1. Templates: Template acts as stencils, used to create similar attribute elements.
2. Language: SharePoint has ability to create multilingual sites. Language packs are installed on the
server to translate the portal in other languages. User can select a language-specific site template
while creating new site.
3.
Security: User can define unique user groups and permissions for each site as well as site
elements.
4. Navigation: Site navigation reflects the relationships among the sites in a site collection. User can
fine-tune site's navigation experience by configuring unique navigation links in each part of site's
hierarchy. Therefore, planning navigation and planning sites structures are closely related
activities.
5. Web pages: Web pages in sites or site collection are used to display information.
6. Site layouts: Site Layout dictates the overall look and feel of the SharePoint site.
7. Themes: Themes specify the appearance of site in terms of Color & font.
8. Regional settings: Regional settings are specific to particular country or geography, such as locale,
time zone, sort order, time format and calendar type.
9. Search: User can make each site having unique search settings. For example, user can specify
that a particular site never appear in search results.
10. Content types: A content type defines the attributes of a list item, a document, or a folder.
11. Workflows: Workflow defines the action or series of actions that has to be performed on the
occurrence of event.
13. What is Sub Site?
A sub-site is a single SharePoint site within a site collection. A sub-site can inherit permissions and
navigation structure from its parent site or can be specified and managed independently.
14. What is List?
A SharePoint list is a collection of records related to an entity like a student, employees, etc. Records
in lists are termed as items. A list contains columns or fields that define the item data or metadata.
Lists are created using a GUI interface by defining the metadata types. Once the Lists are created, it
becomes very easy to add, edit, delete, and search items in it.
15. What is Document Library?
A Document library allows users to easily store, upload, share, collaborate, and track documents or
files. Users can also store the properties related to documents called metadata to make the
documents easily searchable.
16. What is Picture library?
A Picture library allows users to easily store, upload, share, collaborate and track images or digital
pictures. Users can also store the properties related to images called metadata to make the images
easily searchable.
17. What is Check-out?
Check-out ensures that only one person can edit a document at a time. To edit a document, a user
would first have to check out a document. This prevents anyone else from editing the document until
that user check the document back in. During the period that the document is checked out, other
users can only view a read-only version of the document.
18. What is Check-in?
Check in a file means that user is uploading the modified file to the library and it is now available for
edit by other users. Once the document is checked in, the document becomes available again to be
checked out by someone else. In addition, all changes made by the person who checked in the
document are now visible to others.
19. What is Versioning?
Versioning allows updates, restoring and tracking of the items in a list or in a library when they are
changed. Versioning makes use of version numbers to keep track of changes.
20. What is Site Columns?
A site column is a reusable column definition, or template that user can assign to multiple lists across
multiple SharePoint sites. Site columns are useful if user organization wants to establish some
consistent settings across lists and libraries.
21. What are the various built in columns available in SharePoint 2010?
1. Single line of text
2. Multiple lines of text
3. Choice (menu to choose from)
4. Number (1, 1.0, 100)
5. Currency ($, , )
6. Date and Time
7. Lookup (information already on this site)
8. Yes/No (check box)
9. Person or Group
10. Hyperlink or Picture
11. Calculated (calculation based on other columns)
12. Full HTML content with formatting and constraints for publishing
13. Image with formatting and constraints for publishing
14. Hyperlink with formatting and constraints for publishing
15. Summary Links data
16. Rich media data for publishing
17. Managed Metadata
22. What is Content Type?
A content type is a reusable collection of metadata (columns), workflow, behavior, and other settings
for a category of items or documents. Content types enable user to manage the settings for a
category of information in a centralized and reusable manner. A content type defines the attributes of
a list item, a document, or a folder. Each content type can specify properties to associate with items
of its type.
23. What is rating?
Rating provides user the ability to rate content (of any type, lists, documents, pages on a site, and
even content types) and stores that rating information in the database. It is an assessment or
classification of content on a scale according to how well the content meets specific criteria. Ratings
show an average score that can range from 1 to 100.
24. What is Audience targeting?
The content inside lists, libraries, web parts, etc., can be targeted to appear only for the users who are
members of a particular group or audience. The audience can be identified via SharePoint groups,
distribution lists and security groups.
25. What are views?
User can use views to see the items in a list or library that are most important to user or that best fit a
purpose. For example, user can create views of the files that were created most recently, of the list
items that apply to a specific department, or of the files created by one person. After creating a view,
it is always available when user looks at a list or library. User can create personal views and public
views. A personal view is available only to user while looking at a list or library. A public view is
available when anyone looks at a list or library. To create a public view, user must have permission to
change the design of the list or library. User can make a public view the default view for a list or
library.
26. What are the various types of views?
1. Standard This view displays list items or files like a traditional list on a Web page. Standard view
is the default for most types of lists and libraries, and user can customize it in several different
ways.
2. Calendar This view displays the calendar items in a visual format that is similar to a desk or wall
calendar. User can apply daily, weekly, or monthly views in this format. For example, user can
create a calendar to track the team's deadlines for a project or holidays for the organization.
3. Datasheet This view provides data in a format that user can edit, such as a table in a database
or spreadsheet. This view can be helpful if user need to perform large editing tasks or
customization, or export data to a spreadsheet or database program. Datasheet view requires a
4.
control or program that is compatible with Windows SharePoint Services, such as Office Access
2007, and ActiveX control support.
Gantt This view provides a visual view of data, with bars that track progress, if data is based on
a time interval. A Gantt view can help user manage projects and see a quick overview of the data.
User can use this view, for example, to see which tasks overlap each other and to visualize overall
progress.
27. What is Task list?

A task list in SharePoint displays a collection of tasks that has to be performed. Users can also add
columns or metadata to store additional information about the tasks.
28. What is Document Set?
Document Set enables users to group multiple documents that support a single project or task,
together into a single entity. All documents in a Document Set share the metadata and the entire set
can be versioned. Document sets are built on SharePoint 2010 content types, and user can create
multiple unique document set content types as part of their implementation.
29. What is Drop-Off Library?
The Drop Off Library will be the default destination when a user tries to upload a document to this
site. This is used when user does not know that where should the document be uploaded in the site.
In that case, user uploads the document in this library and the document is routed automatically to
the specific library.
30. What is Routing Rules List?
The Routing Rules list, as its name implies, contains the rules for how a document is to be routed to
its final destination. These rules are written to route the documents to their final and proper
destination.
31. What is Blogs?
Blogs is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary,
description of events, or other material such as graphics or video. It can be used to post ideas,
observations, thoughts and expertise on which comments can be done.
32. What is Enterprise wiki?
An enterprise wiki is a publishing site for sharing and updating large volumes of information across an
enterprise. Enterprise wiki can be used as a central repository for large organizations to store and
share unstated information.
33. What is Tagging?
Tagging is the ability to tag documents that enables user to search document easily with keywords.
Tags cloud webparts enable users to display tagging keywords.
34. What is Recent activity?
The recent activity is a helpful way to understand what the person has been working on recently.
35. What is Survey?
Survey is used when user want to collect the responses from various people, across the organization
about any event, any activity or any other thing. It is a list that allows user to collect the responses in
various ways. User can ask the questions and they can answer those questions and then result can be
analyzed by taking it to the excel sheet or through graphical summary or by watching all responses at
once.
36. What is My site?
My Site is the individual mini sites and acts as a central location to view and manage all of a users
documents, tasks, etc. My Sites enables users to easily share information about themselves and their
work. This sharing of information encourages collaboration, builds and promotes information about
expertise, and targets relevant content to the people who are interested.
37. What is enterprise Metadata Management?

Enterprise metadata management (EMM) is a set of features introduced in Microsoft SharePoint
Server 2010 that enable taxonomists, librarians, and administrators to create and manage terms and
sets of terms across the enterprise.
There are two key principles in the use of metadata:
1. Use of tags: It is easy for a site to use enterprise wide tags and taxonomies, and easy for users to
apply them.
2. Application of tags in SharePoint 2010: The document libraries are configured to use metadata
as a primary navigation pivot and improves search.
38. What is Web part?
Web Parts are customizable plug and play components that empower information workers to create
personalized user interfaces by simply dragging and dropping them on a Web page. Web parts allow
customization at both design time and run time. There are two types of web parts.
1. In-built web parts Web parts that are included in SharePoint. Developers can drag them
from web part galleries and drop them into web part zones.
2. Custom web parts Web parts that are created by the user using visual studio is called
custom web parts.
A Web Part is composed of the following entities:
1. The Web Part description file (.dwp) is a portable container of default and personalized property
values for the Web Part.
2. The Web Part assembly file (.dll) contains the logic and code for the Web Part, and is installed on
the server running Windows SharePoint Services.
3. Resource files that support the Web Part; these are also stored on the server.
4. Tables in the Windows SharePoint Services database are used to store current values of the Web
Part properties.
39. What is RSS Viewer?
RSS viewer is a web part that provides a good way of adding interesting content to SharePoint site
pages.
40. What is a Record Center?
The Records Center is intended to serve as a central repository in which an organization can store and
manage all of its records such as legal or financial documents. The Records Center supports the entire
records management process, from records collection through records management to records
disposition. The Records Center site template is a pre-configured site designed specifically to help
organizations implement their records management and retention programs. Versioning, auditing,
metadata management, eDiscovery, and customizable record routing are built-in features that can
help user to manage records more effectively.
41. What is Document Center?
Document Center is a site on which user can centrally manage documents in an enterprise. A largescale library useful as an enterprise knowledge base or historical archive includes features to help
users navigate, search, and manage many documents in a deep hierarchy by using a set of specialized
Web Parts.
42. What is Digital asset management?
SharePoint server 2010 includes a new asset library specially designed for managing and sharing
digital assets such as audio, video, and other rich media files known as Digital Asset Management.
43. What is Social networking?
Social Networking Connects public to MySite pages to help establish connections between colleagues
with common interests.
44. What is a recycle bin in SharePoint?

Whenever user will delete something, it goes to recycle bin in SharePoint. User can restore items that
have been deleted from the site from the recycle bin.
45. What is Publishing feature?
Publishing feature enables the delivery of content for both internal and external users. User need to
turn on the Publishing feature on a site. Checked in and Checked Out feature in a Site gets enabled
and if user dont Checked-in the change version then older version of pages are shown to users .Users
can then brand the site so that it has the corporate look and feel, and can enable other users to edit
the corporate site within the context of the Web. On a site with the Publishing functionality turned
on, user can also create a multilingual site by creating a source site and then translating the site into
other languages, which can be published as separate sites.
46. What is Branding?
Branding means to create and design the portal according to the organizational norms, by changing
the title, logo, header, footer, and content to provide the look and feel that suite the organization.
Creating custom-designed UIs, either on a traditional HTML page or in Microsoft SharePoint Server
2010, is known as branding. Branding of portals is done to achieve the unique corporate identity of an
organization across the market.
47. What are Master page?
Master pages are template that other pages can inherit from to keep consistent functionality. The
pages that inherit from master pages are referred to as content pages. Master pages allow developers
to keep consistent, reusable, web based code (html, CSS, JavaScript, etc.) at one high level place, so
that the content pages can concentrate on their specific web based code. A content page refers to a
master page and the ASP. Net framework merges the two pages together to make one page.
48. What are the various types of master pages?
There are three types of master pages in SharePoint 2010:
1- V4.master
Default team site master page. Provides ribbon bar and other editing features using UI.
2- Default.master
Sites upgraded from SharePoint 2007 use this unless they are changed to use a v4 version.
3- Minimal.master
These trimmed-down custom master pages are commonly referred to as Starter Master Pages in
SharePoint 2010.
49. What are Content pages?
Content pages implement a master page. Content pages contain an attribute, which informs the
compiler that the page should be, merged with a master page. This attribute is part of the page
directive tag called the MasterPageFile.
50. What is Page Layout?
Page layout dictates the overall look and feel of a web page. A page layout relies on a content type to
determine the kind of content that can be stored on pages. Page layout contains field controls and
web part.
51. What is Site definition?
Site definitions are the foundations on which all sites and user templates are built. These are the
collection of XML or ASPX files. Site definition contains information of web parts, lists, libraries,
features, and navigation bars to be included in the site.
52. What is Site template?
A site template provides the basic component and layout of a new site created under SharePoint. A
site template contains specific design information about a site, including the list that is part of the
site, web part pages used in the site, the sites themes and borders, changes to the quick launch bar,
as well as some site content (such as document libraries). Site templates are used to allow the rapid
creation of websites and basic content in a SharePoint system.
Following is a list of site templates available in SharePoint 2010.
Template
Purpose
Category in
Site
Collection
Category in
Site
Assets
Web
Database
Basic Meeting
Workspace
An assets database to keep track of assets,

including asset details and owners.
A site on which user can plan, organize, and
capture the results of a meeting. It provides
lists for managing the agenda, meeting
attendees, and documents.
A site that provides basic search functionality.
The site includes pages for search results and
advanced searches. Use this template if user
does not require people search or publishing
features.
A blank meeting site that user can customize
based on requirements.
A blank site that user can customize based on
requirements.
A site on which a person or team can post
ideas, observations, and expertise that site
visitors can comment on.
A site for presenting business intelligence
data. It provides document libraries for
storing documents, images, data connections,
and dashboard Web Parts. It also provides
lists
for
linking
content
from
PerformancePoint Services.
A database to track information about
fundraising campaigns including donations
made by contributors, campaign-related
events, and pending tasks.
A contacts database to manage information
about people that team works with, such as
customers and partners.
A site on which user can track status or make
decisions at meetings. It provides lists to
create tasks, store documents, and record
decisions.
A site on which user can centrally manage
documents in the enterprise.
A site on which colleagues can work together
on a document. It provides a document library
for storing the primary document and
supporting files, a tasks list for assigning to-do
items, and a links list to point to resources.
A site that provides the search functionality.
The welcome page includes a search box that
has two tabs: one for general searches and
another for searches for information about
people.
A site on which user can publish knowledge
that users capture and want to share across
N/A
Meetings
Web
Databases
Meetings
Enterprise
Search
Meetings
Meetings
Collaboration
Collaboration
Blank
Custom
Content
Enterprise
N/A
N/A
Web
Databases
N/A
Web
Databases
Meetings
Meetings
Enterprise
Content
Collaboration
Collaboratio
n, Content
Enterprise
Search
Publishing
Content
Basic
Search
Center
Blank Meeting
Workspace
Blank Site
Blog
Business
Intelligence
Center
Charitable
Contributions
Web Database
Contacts Web
Database
Decision
Meeting
Workspace
Document
Center
Document
Workspace
Enterprise
Search Center
Enterprise Wiki
&
FAST
Search
Center
Group
Site
Work
Issues
Web
Database
Multipage
Meeting
Workspace
My Site Host
Personalization
Site
Projects Web
Database
Publishing
Portal
the enterprise. It provides an easy content

editing experience in a single location for coauthoring content, for discussions, and for
managing projects.
A site for delivering the FAST search
experience. The welcome page includes a
search box with two tabs: one for general
searches and another for searches for
information about people. User can add and
customize tabs to focus on other search
scopes or result types. A refinement option
provides a count of each query refiner.
This template provides a groupware solution
that teams can use to create, organize, and
share information. It includes the Group
Calendar, Circulation, Phone-Call Memo,
document library and other basic lists.
An issues database to manage a set of issues
or problems. User can assign, prioritize, and
follow the progress of issues from start to
finish.
A site on which user can plan a meeting and
capture decisions and other results from the
meeting. It provides lists for managing the
agenda and meeting attendees. It also
provides two blank pages that user can
customize based on the requirements.
A site that hosts personal sites (My Sites) and
the public People Profile page. This template
has to be provisioned only once per User
Profile Service Application.
This template is available only at the site
collection level.
A site for delivering personalized views, data,
and navigation from this site collection to My
Sites. It includes Web Parts that are specific to
personalization and navigation that is
optimized for My Sites.
This template is available only at the site level.
A project-tracking database to track multiple
projects, and assign tasks to different people.
A starter site hierarchy that user can use for
an Internet site or a large intranet portal. User
can use distinctive branding to customize this
site. It includes a home page, a sample press
releases site, a Search Center, and a logon
page. Typically, this site has many more
readers than contributors, and it is used to
publish the Web pages by using approval
workflows.
It also restricts the rights of anonymous users
so that they can see only content pages, and
they cannot see SharePoint Server 2010
application pages.
Enterprise
Search
Collaboration
Collaboratio
n
N/A
Web
Databases
Meetings
Meetings
Enterprise
N/A
N/A
Blank
Custom
N/A
Web
Databases
N/A
Publishing
&
Publishing Site
Publishing Site
with Workflow
Records Center
Social Meeting
Workspace
Team Site
Visio Process
Repository
A blank site for expanding the Web site and

quickly publishing Web pages. Contributors
can work on draft versions of pages and
publish them to make them visible to readers.
This site includes document and image
libraries for storing Web publishing assets.
A site for publishing Web pages on a schedule
by using approval workflows. It includes
document and image libraries for storing Web
publishing assets. By default, only sites that
have this template can be created under this
site.
This template is available only at the site level
when the Publishing Portal template is used to
create the top-level site.
A site that is designed for records
management.
Records
managers
can
configure the routing table to direct incoming
files to specific locations. The site also enables
user to manage whether records can be
deleted or modified after they are added to
the repository.
A site on which user can plan social occasions.
It provides lists for tracking attendees,
providing directions, and storing pictures of
the event.
A site on which a team can organize, author,
and share information. It provides a document
library,
and
lists
for
managing
announcements, calendar items, tasks, and
discussions.
A site on which teams can view, share, and
store Visio process diagrams. It provides a
versioned document library for storing
process diagrams, and lists for managing
announcements,
tasks,
and
review
discussions.
N/A
Content
N/A
Content
Enterprise
Data
Meetings
Meetings
Collaboration
Collaboratio
n
Collaboration
Content
53. What are the key differences between Site template and site definition?
Site Definitions
Site Templates
Site Definitions are the foundations on which

all sites and user templates are built. Site
Definition is collection ox XML and .aspx file.
Site Definitions are predefined components
needs to be included when a site was created
in SharePoint server. Site Definition contains
information of Web Part , Lists, Features and
navigation bars to be included in the site
Files are on disk, better performance.
Site template approach for SharePoint Site

Creation is easier, and just requires the use of
the Web interface and occasionally Microsoft
FrontPage. Content can be saved with site
template
Highly customizable and extensible (XML and

.NET code is much more flexible than UI)
Can provision multiple webs
Not easily extensible (users are limited by what

UI offers)
Can only provision one web
Files are in content database, less efficient.
54. What is ONET.xml?

ONET.xml file is present in TEMPLATE\SiteTemplates\XML\Onet.xml location, which defines the setup
of the site definition, such as which Features to load, where the web parts go and what they will
perform and which document library templates to assign and many more.
55. List all the types of custom templates in SharePoint 2010?
Custom templates are of four types:
List Templates
List templates contain the files, views, fields, Web Parts, and, optionally, the content that is
associated with a list. Users create list templates on the Save as Template page for a list or
through code, that uses the SaveAsTemplate method of the SPList class. When saved, list
templates are stored in the List Template Gallery of the top-level site in a site collection, where
they become available to all sites in the site collection that derive from the same site definition
and language as the site on which the list was originally created
Library Templates
A library template contains several types of libraries like asset library, document library, form
library, record library, picture library, wiki page library. Each type of library displays a list of files
and key information about the files, such as who was the last person to modify the file, which
helps people to use the files to work together.
Page Templates
Page template contains web part page, publishing page, and a normal html page. These
templates are easily customizable and are used for sharing content.
Site Templates
Site templates contain the same type of data as list templates, but site templates include data for
the entire site. Like list templates, site templates may also include the content of the site.
56. What is Theme?
SharePoint theme represents a collection of graphics and cascading style sheets that can modify how
a website looks. Using themes, we can change font and color scheme of the sites.
57. What is Navigation in SharePoint 2010?
Site navigation provides the primary interface for site users to move around on the sites and pages on
the site. Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 includes a set of customizable and extensible navigation
features that help orient users of the site so they can move around on its sites and pages.
58. What are the various options for Navigation available in SharePoint 2010?
1.
2.
3.
Navigation controls on master pages
Top link bar navigation
Quick Launch navigation
Breadcrumb navigation
Tree view navigation
Metadata navigation
Navigation controls on page layouts
Summary Links
Table of Contents
Content Query
Navigation Web Parts
Categories
Site Aggregator
Site in Category
Tag Cloud
The following navigation Web parts are available only on Publishing sites:
Summary Links
Table of Contents
59. What is Ribbon interface?
Ribbon Interface act as the UI enhancement in the product. It provides the commands to be executed
in the form of Icons and tabs.
60. What is a workflow?

A workflow consists of a sequence of connected steps. It is a depiction of a sequence of operations,
declared as work of a person, a group of persons, an organization of staff, or one or more simple or
complex mechanisms.
61. Explain .Net Workflow and SharePoint workflow?
1. .Net Workflow: Windows Workflow Foundation (WWF) is a new programming framework
introduced in .NET 3.0 for creating reactive programs. A reactive program typically represents a
set of procedures or instructions used to capture and automate a specific business process.
Windows Workflow Foundation supports publishing a workflow as an ASP.NET Web service on a
Web server or server farm running ASP.NET on Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0. Because
Windows Workflow Foundation Web service support is based on ASP.NET 2.0, it inherits most of
the features of a standard ASP.NET Web service.
2. SharePoint Workflow: SharePoint workflows are built on top of WWF. WSS extends the WWF.
WSS extends the WWF by introducing the concept of a workflow template. The main purpose of
the workflow template is to integrate WWF programs into WSS so that they can be installed,
configured and parameterized for use. A workflow template is created by adding a Workflow
element to a feature that is scoped to the level of the site collection.
62. What is Single sign-on?
Single Sign-on allows users to log on to a variety of applications with the single username and
password and user has to enter the details only once for all the applications.
63. What is ULS Logging?
ULS Logging captures and writes events to trace logs.
0.2 Customization Questions

64. What is Sandbox solution?
When user writes custom code, the code is not trusted, its failure can influence entire site. So the
sandbox solution concept is used. In that case, program is only written for particular site & solution is
uploaded in the same site. The solution size limit is decided at the time of site creation & if size
increases or code shows bad performance then it will be easy for the administrator to stop the
working of solution.
65. What can be deployed as a Sandbox solution in SharePoint 2010?
Users can deploy the below four things as sandboxed solutions:
1. WebParts.
2. Event Receivers.
3. List Definitions.
4. Workflows.
66. What are the Visual Studio 2010 Tools for SharePoint?
Visual Studio 2010 includes SharePoint-specific project types and project item types, and includes
powerful packaging, deployment, and debugging features that help increase the efficiency as a
SharePoint 2010 developer.
Some of the Templates available are:
1. Visual Web Part project template.
2. List definition template.
3. Content Type template.
4. Empty Project template.
5. Event Receiver template.
6. Some workflow template.
7. the Site Definition template
And many more....
67. What is SharePoint Designer?

SharePoint Designer is a specialized HTML editor and web design freeware for creating and modifying
Microsoft SharePoint sites and web pages. It is a part of Microsoft SharePoint family products.
68. How does Client object model works?
When developer use SharePoint client APIs to perform a specific task, the SharePoint 2010 managed
client object model bundles up these uses of the API into XML and sends it to the server that runs
SharePoint Foundation. The server receives this request, and makes appropriate calls into the object
model on the server, collects the responses, forms them into JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), and
sends that JSON back to the SharePoint Foundation 2010 managed client object model. The client
object model parses the JSON and presents the results to the application as .NET Framework objects
(or ECMAScript objects for ECMAScript).
69. How many types of Client Object model extension are available in 2010 and when would a
developer use one or the other.
To develop rich client side solutions, three set of client-side APIs has been introduced in the
Microsoft.SharePoint.Client namespace. The three APIs are targeted for three different types of
clients.
1. .Net Managed applications These are used when we have to create console applications or
window applications, web applications which are not running inside SharePoint Context.
2. For Silverlight applications
3. ECMAScript It is a client object model extension for using with JavaScript or JScript. This is used
for creating applications, which are hosted inside SharePoint. For example, web part deployed in
SharePoint site can use this JavaScript API for accessing SharePoint from browser using
JavaScript.
70. How does user access ECMAScript object model APIs?
The ECMAScript library is available in a number of JS files in the LAYOUTS folder. The main file among
number of .js files is SP.js. When developer includes this file in the APSX page using a ScriptLink
control, all other required JS files are loaded automatically. By linking SP.js to the page, the SP
namespace is registered. SP is the SharePoint namespace that contains all objects. For debugging
purposes, every js file also has a debug equivalent in the same folder.
71. What are the Authentication methods for the client object model application?
A developer can use three authentication options while working with the Client Object Model in
SharePoint 2010:
1. Anonymous
2. Default
3. FormsAuthentication
Developer can specify clientContext.Authentication = Anonymous\Default\FormsAuthentication, If
developer do not choose an authentication method in the code, the application will by default start
using the clients Windows Credentials (DefaultCredentials).
72. How can a developer write efficient and better performing client object applications?
Developer can always use Lambda expressions in their queries to return only specific properties that
will be used in the block. Developer can also use LoadQuery() method and specify multiple levels of
properties to load for e.g. while returning specific properties of the lists using LoadQuery(), developer
can also specify the fields to return from each list to optimize the data access.
73. What is difference between Load() and LoadQuery() methods?
Load method populates the client object directly with what it gets data from the server i.e. a
collection object like ListItemCollection etc. but LoadQuery returns the data as a completely new
collection in IEnumerable format. Other major difference is that the Collections that user load using
the Load() method are eligible for garbage collection only when the client context variable itself goes
out of scope whereas, in these collections go out of scope at the end of IEnumerable<List> list.
74. What is the purpose of calling clientContext.ExecuteQuery()?

ExecuteQuery gives developer the option to minimize the number of roundtrips to the server from
the client code. All the components loaded into the clientcontext are executed in one go.
75. What is REST? How it is used in SharePoint 2010?
REST (Representational State transfer) is a protocol (powered by ADO.NET services) which is used for
getting data out of SharePoint via URL. It is mostly used to access data from SharePoint even when
user is not in the SharePoint context.
76. What data type does REST return?
REST does not return an object of type SharePoint Site\List. Instead, it returns an XML output.
77. What is the GAC?
Global Assembly Cache folder on the server hosting SharePoint. Users place their assemblies here for
web parts and services.
78. What is CAML?
CAML stands for Collaborative Application Markup Language and is an XML-based language that is
used in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services to define sites and lists, including, for example, fields,
views, or forms, but CAML is used to define tables in the Windows SharePoint Services database
during site provisioning.
79. Why would a developer use LINQ over CAML for data retrieval?
Unlike CAML, with LINQ to SharePoint provider, developers are working with strongly typed list item
objects. For example, an item in the Announcements list is an object of type Announcement and an
item on a Tasks list is an object of type Task. Developer can then enumerate the objects and get the
properties for their use. In addition, developer can take benefit of LINQ syntax and the LINQ keywords
built into C# and VB for LINQ queries.
80. What are the Disadvantages of Using LINQ in the Code?
LINQ translates the LINQ queries into Collaborative Application Markup Language (CAML) queries
thus adding an extra step for retrieving the items.
81. What does AllowUnsafeUpdates do?
If developer is trying to modify Windows SharePoint Services data using code, developer may need to
allow unsafe updates on the Web site, without requiring a security validation. For this, developer
needs to set AllowUnsafeUpdates property to true.
82. What does RunWithElevatedPrivileges do?
There are certain object models that call another model that require site-administration privileges. To
bypass access-denied error, we use RunWithElevatedPrivileges property when a nonprivileged user
initiates request. We can successfully make calls into the object model by calling the
RunWithElevatedPrivileges method provided by the SPSecurity class.
83. How is a Content Type created?
We can create column and content types in three ways:
1. Using the SharePoint Foundation user interface.
2. Using the SharePoint Foundation object model.
3. Deploying a Feature that installs the content type based on an XML definition file.
84. How is a Content type deployed?
Content Type can be deployed and associated with list using feature. Inside the Feature, the
feature.xml file contains references to all the element manifests within that Feature. Content type
definitions are element manifests.
85. What is the scope of a content type?
A site content type becomes available to lists and document libraries within the site in which the
content type is created and to the lists and document libraries in any child site.
86. What is an ancestral type and what does it have to do with content types?
An ancestral type is the base type that the content type is deriving from, such as Document (0x0101).
The ancestral type will define the metadata fields that are included with the custom content type.
87. Can a list definition be derived from a custom content type?
Yes, a list definition can derive from a content type, which can be seen in the schema.XML of the list
definition in the element.
88. When creating a list definition, how can a user create an instance of the list?
User can create a new instance of a list by creating an instance.XML file
89. What is ghosted page?
A ghosted page is a page in SharePoint website which is not stored in the database instead it
reference to a file which exists in the servers file system. These reference files are common for all the
website/site collection within that SharePoint server, i.e., if user modify a reference file then that
change will reflect in all the websites/site collections within that SharePoint server automatically.
90. What is Un-ghosted page?
All the pages in a SharePoint website, which are stored in the content database, are referred to as unghosted pages. All the un-ghosted pages are specific to that SharePoint website only, i.e., changes
done in an un-ghosted page will not reflect in other websites within that SharePoint server.
91. What are the types of pages available in SharePoint 2010?
There are two types of pages that are available in SharePoint, which are as follows:
1- Application page.
2- Site page.
92. What are application pages?
An application page is the best type of page to create, when there is need to add custom code.
Application pages are stored on the file system of the front-end Web server in the %Program
Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\14\TEMPLATE\LAYOUTS directory. They
allow in-line code without restriction. They cannot use dynamic Web Parts or Web Part zones or be
modified using SharePoint Designer. Application pages are not tracked in the content database. They
never run in safe mode. Since application pages must be deployed inside the SharePoint Root
directory hence, they cannot be used within sandboxed solutions.
93. When to use application pages?
1. These are generally used as administrative pages.
2. These pages can be used where we want to capture data.
3. These pages can be used for configuration pages.
4. These pages can be used where we want to restrict the users to customize the page.
5. Application pages can be used with any site or site collection or web application on same server.
6. These pages are used when we want to add custom code or inline code to the page.
94. List the folders and files added while creating an application page?
When developer creates an application page, Visual Studio adds the following folders to the project:
Folder
Description
Layouts
Maps to the _layouts virtual directory of the SharePoint file system.
Layouts
subfolder
Contains the files that make up the application page. By default, this folder has the
same name as project. This folder can be renamed at any time. At the time of
running of the project, Visual Studio deploys this folder to the _layouts virtual
directory of the SharePoint file system.
Visual Studio adds the following files to the project:
File
Description
ASP.NET page file

(.aspx)
Application
page
code file
Application
page
designer code file
Contains XML markup that defines the page.

Contains code behind the application page. Add code that handles events
to this file.
Contains code that is generated by the designer. Do not directly edit this
file.
95. What is the difference between Site page and application page?
S. No
Site Pages
Application Pages
Site pages are stored in the Content

database of SharePoint.
Application pages are stored in the servers file

system.
Site pages can be edited by using

SharePoint Designer tool
SharePoint Designer tool cannot be used with

application pages.
Site pages are used within Sandboxed

solutions.
Application pages cannot be used within

sandboxed solutions.
A site page can be customized and

modified by end user.
An Application page cannot be customized and

modified by end user, instead a developer is
required.
Site pages cannot contain inline code.
Applications pages can contain inline code.
96. Can web parts and web zones be added to an Application page?
No, since Application pages does not support edit mode so web part zones and web parts cannot be
added using SharePoint. However, static web parts can be added by editing then in Visual Studio, as
web parts are nothing but controls with some extra functionality.
97. How to edit an Application page?
An application page can only be edited either by opening the page in Visual Studio or in Notepad.
However, in both the ways, the application page needs to be deployed again for further usage.
98. What is difference between an Application page and a Custom aspx page in SharePoint 2010?
Application Page Developer would typically use an application page when developer need some
content that is merged with SharePoint master page. A master page enables application pages to
share the same appearance and behavior as other pages on a site. Application page generally is
deployed in _layouts and inherits the look and feel of the site that developer is using.
A Custom .net aspx page on the other hand would need content and master page tags in the page to
make it inherit the look and feel of the site.
99. If a page with some code has to be deployed, which type of page should be selected?
Developer must select to deploy an application page with code as it is much easier and built-in
templates are available in VS 2010.
100.How to create a custom master page?

There are multiple ways to create custom master page files
1- By copying and editing existing master page.
2- By SharePoint Designer.
3- By editing minimal.master using editor.
101.How to apply a custom master page?
There are two ways to apply a custom master page
1. Custom Master Page can be deployed using SharePoint Feature by which master page gets
uploaded to the master page gallery.
2. Custom master page can be uploaded directly in master page gallery library and apply the same
master page using site and system master page option in Site Settings page by selecting Master
Page option.
102.Can developer use the custom master page with the application pages in SharePoint 2010?
With 2010, developer can now set whether the pages under _Layouts use the same Master Page as
the rest of the site. Developer can enable or disable this functionality through the web application
settings in Central Administration. This however, is not applicable to the custom application pages. If
developer wants the custom application page to inherit the site master page, he must derive it from
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.LayoutsPageBase class.
103.How to link the custom CSS file in the master page?
Custom CSS files can be linked to the master pages with the help of a class called
Sharepoint:CssRegistration.
104.What is the best method on working with CSS?
The best method to work with css is to create a new css file, store the file in any document library,
and then provide the alternate CSS URL to the site by navigating to the master page option in the
Look and Feel.
105.If a developer creates a new CSS file then where should the file be stored?
The css file can be stored in two locations, either in the document library or in the layouts folder.
106.How will user deploy a CSS file in SharePoint 2010?
The most preferable way to deploy files in SharePoint is by using the solution package. In SharePoint
2010, developer can create an empty project with VS 2010 and then add a new SharePoint Mapped
folder in it. This will give the desired location in 14 hive where developer can then add a file to deploy.
107.If multiple css files are used in the same master page then how can a developer order the files to be
applied to the master page?
The ordering of the css files can be done with the help of the CssRegistration class. Suppose if there
are four css files to be linked namely 1.css, 2.css, 3.css and 4.css then the after attribute of the
CssRegistration class can be used. Firstly, apply 1.css and use after attribute with value Corev4.css and
then link 2.css file and use after attribute with value 1.css and so on.
108.How to create custom Themes?
Custom themes can be created for SharePoint by two ways.
1- Creating a theme in Microsoft PowerPoint.
2- Themes can also be created with the help of Visual Studio.
109.What does safe control means?

SharePoint application runs in Full Trust mode. For Web Parts to work properly in SharePoint Sites, its
entry in web.config file assures Full Trust to SharePoint Site as it is registered in the file as safe.
110.What is Custom Control?
Custom controls have a file extension as .ascx, and are shared across web applications. There is no
visual designer for creating custom controls hence, user cannot drag and drop custom controls.
111.What is User Control?
User controls are created using a designers tool, having file extension as .ascx. User controls cannot
be shared across web applications.
112.How to use user control in SharePoint?
Suppose there is a user control MyControl.ascx. This file has to be deployed to the SharePoint server
along with its binary. If developer is using a Smart Part, the ascx file must be copied to a folder called
User Controls located in the root of the web sites folder (by default
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\wss\VirtualDirectories\80. I recommend creating of own web part to host the
user control that will work with any application. SharePoint itself puts all user controls in the
TEMPLATES folder in the 14 hive (C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft shared\Web Server
Extensions\14).
113.What is a web part zone?
Web part zones are the zones where the web part resides in and helps categorizing the web parts
while designing a page.
114.What is Content Editor Web part?
Content Editor Web part is a universal plug in adapter. It is used to connect SharePoint pages to the
rest of the world. User can use content editor web part to add html/CSS/JavaScript, embed videos or
widgets, formatted text, tables, hyperlinks, images, and display content from other SharePoint sites to
a web part page.
115.How can a user add content to the content editor web part?
There are three ways to add content to the content editor web part.
1. Rich Text Editor: It allows user to add formatted text automatically without prior knowledge of
HTML syntax.
2. Source Editor: The source editor is a plain text editor and it is intended for users who are familiar
with HTML syntax. It allows user to add scripts, HTML and styles to a web part page.
3. Content link: It is used to link existing content by entering a hyperlink to a text file that contains
HTML source code.
116.What is Content query web part?
Content query web part displays a dynamic set of items based on a query that user build by using a
web browser. The query displays selected items. User can set presentation options to determine how
these items are displayed on the finished page.
117.How to create a web part?
A web part can be created through visual studio
1. Using visual studio template for SharePoint web parts.
2. Add console application, add xml and aspx page, and then deploy.
118.How to debug a web part?
A web parts can be debugged in visual studio using following steps.
1. Set the break points
2. Attach the ASP.Net w3wp.exe process
3. Debug by tracing, change trace level in web.config
< Trace enabled ="true" pageOutput = "true"/>
119.How to deploy a web part?

We can deploy a web part using three methods
1. Using Feature
2. copy dll in bin(wss directory) or Assembly(window) and upload web part file in web part gallery
and then populate
3. Using Windows PowerShell.
120.How to deploy a WebPart Using Windows PowerShell?
At the Windows PowerShell command prompt (PS C:\>), type the below command :
Install -SPWebPartPack -LiteralPath FullPathofCabFile -Name Name of WebPart
121.Can a modal dialog be displayed from a webpart?
Yes, a modal dialog can be displayed from within a webpart code since it is a JavaScript block that can
be registered on the page.
122.While creating a Web part, which is the ideal location to initialize the web controls?
Override the CreateChildControls() method to include web controls. Developer can control the exact
rendering of the controls by calling the Render method.
123.How will developer use WebParts or other solutions created in SharePoint 2007 in SharePoint
2010?
In SharePoint 2010 the 12 hive is now replaced by 14 hive, so developer will rewrite and recompile
any code that refers to files and resources in 12 hive. In addition to developer must recompile
custom code written for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 that
does not run on IIS.
124.What is SharePoint designer workflow?
One of the most powerful features of SharePoint designer is the ability for non-programmers to easily
create business tailored workflow to improve business process management. SharePoint designer
workflow is an easy, cheap, and somewhat limited entry point to workflow development. They are
easy because most end users and administrators can become workflow developers without too much
training.
125.Can Developer modify the Out-of-Box workflows in SharePoint 2010?
In SharePoint 2010, developer has an option to customize the Out-of-Box workflows. The four most
popular workflows in SharePoint Server 2010 the Approval, Collect Feedback, Collect Signatures,
Publishing Approval workflows have been completely rebuilt as declarative reusable workflows,
meaning that they are now fully customizable in SharePoint Designer 2010.
126.When is workflow forms created? And how to customize it?
SharePoint Designer 2010 automatically generates the forms, but user can customize them by going
to the settings page for the workflow, in the Forms section, click the form user want to customize.
Workflow forms are either InfoPath or ASP.NET pages. They are stored on the SharePoint site with the
workflow source files.
127.Where are the InfoPath forms published in SharePoint?
InfoPath forms are published in the Manage Form Template in Central Administration site or to a list
or a form library in a site collection.
128.What is Features in SharePoint?
Feature is a functional component, which contains various SharePoint elements. Features have their
own receiver architecture, which allow user to trap events such as when a feature is installed,
uninstalled, activated, or deactivated. User can define several element types in features like menu
command, template, page instance, event handler, workflow, list instance, list definition, and link
commands. Features in SharePoint allow users to easily package up functionality that can be deployed
and installed across the server farm. Features provide a mechanism by which user can package the
files that a solution needs, such as content types, Web Parts, lists, and site definitions, master page.
Inside the Feature, the feature.xml file contains references to all the element manifests within that
Feature, pluggable behavior for installing or uninstalling Features within a deployment, pluggable
behavior for activating or deactivating Features at a given scope, scoped property bag for storing data
required by a Feature within its scope.
129.What is the scope of feature activation?
Feature can be activated or deactivated at various scopes throughout a SharePoint instances, such as
farm level, web application level, site collection level, web level, etc.
130.What is the difference between feature definition and feature instance?
The feature definition is the set of source files in the Visual Studio 2010 project that is deployed using
a solution package. Once deployed, a feature definition is a set of template files and components that
reside on each front-end Web server. A feature instance is what is created when a user activates the
feature definition.
131.What are the minimum files required for a feature?
Every feature directory should contain at least one file namely feature.xml and should be placed in
the root of the directory. But a feature directory can contain one or more xml files as well as resource
files such as image files, css files or js files. A feature.xml file contains attributes like Id, Title,
Description, Version, Scope, Hidden, and ImageURL.
132.What is hidden attribute in a feature?
Hidden attribute will take the value of True or False. If it is set to False, after installation the feature
definition can be seen by administrators only.
133.What is Elements.xml file in Feature in SharePoint 2010?
Elements.xml file contains the actual feature element. It can contain elements like ListInstance, Field,
ContentType, ListTemplate, Workflow, WorkflowActions etc.
134. What is Feature Receiver in SharePoint 2010, its base class along with the methods that needs to
be override?
A Feature Receiver allows user to write event handlers in a managed programming language such as
C# or Visual Basic. These event handlers are executed during feature specific events such as feature
activation and feature deactivation. The base class is SPFeatureReceiver. The methods to be
overridden are: FeatureActivating, FeatureActivated, FeatureDeactivating,FeatureDeactivated etc.
135.How are features created?
Feature can be created by creating a new Empty SharePoint project from VS 2010 and then add new
item named feature. After user has created the project, right click on the "Features" node in "solution
explorer" and "add feature". This will create a new feature with the title "Feature1". User can rename
it or leave it as it is. On double clicking the name of the feature, the properties of the feature will
appear, such as title, description and the scope. Right click on the "feature1" in solution explorer and
click on "Add feature Receiver" to add it. After the file has been created, uncomment (as required)
the "on activate" and/or on deactivate" and put code in there.
136.How can a feature be deployed?
There are two ways for deploying a feature
1- WSP builder via Visual Studio and activate solution from central admin.
2- Using STS Command, firstly install and then activate.
137.Where the feature receiver file needs to be deployed?
The feature receiver file needs to be deployed in Global Assembly cache (GAC).
138.What is a Manifest.xml File in SharePoint 2010?
Manifest.xml file contains the Meta data of a solution package. At the time of deployment, SharePoint
inspects manifest.xml file to determine which template files it needs to copy into the SharePoint root
directory.
139.Can a page be displayed as a modal dialog?
Yes, any page can be displayed as modal dialog. A Modal dialog takes options as a parameter and
developer can specify the URL for any page usually saved in _layouts.
140.What is New in SPALerts?
In SharePoint 2007, alerts were sent only through e-mails, but in SharePoint 2010, users can also send
an alert to mobile devices as SMS Message. A New property DeliveryChannels is introduced to
indicate, whether the alert is delivered as E-mail or as an SMS Message.
0.3 Advanced Questions

141.What is Claims based authentication?
Claims based authentication provides a new authentication model that supports any corporate
identity system like active directory domain services, LDAP-based directories, application-specific
databases, etc.
The purpose of claims-based authentication is to make authentication simple for all users. For
example, user may want to setup a SharePoint site that is accessible by both internal and external
users, such as clients. Internal users might use one mechanism such as Windows-based
authentication and external users might want to use another method, such as forms-based
authentication. No matter what authentication protocol was used, the SharePoint application gets a
signed set of claims so it has the information it needs about the user.
142.What is Classic-mode authentication?
In the classic authentication mode, only mixed-mode authentication is available. In mixed-mode
authentication, a single SharePoint web application has to be extended to additional IIS applications
with different URLs and authentication providers. The same content is used for the different URLs, but
the different authentication providers can change the access users have, and their permissions.
143.Which type of IP Addresses does SharePoint 2010 support?
SharePoint 2010 Products support the following environments:
Pure IPv4 environment
Mixed IPv4 and IPv6 environment
Pure IPv6 environment
144.List the steps how SharePoint interacts with IIS?
Steps of SharePoint interaction with IIS are as follows:
1. User sends a request over the internet
2. The HTTP Protocol Stack (HTTP.sys) intercept the request and passes it to the Svchost.exe
3. Svchost.exe contains the Windows Activation Services (WAS) and the Worldwide Web Publishing
Service (WWW Service)
4. WAS requests configuration information from the configuration store, applicationHost.config.
This maps virtual directories to physical directories.
5. WWW Service receives configuration information, such as application pool and site configuration
6. WWW Service uses the configuration information to configure HTTP.sys
7. WAS starts a worker process for the application pool to which the request was made
8. Authentication is done and Request comes in for an ASP.NET Page.
9. The request is given to the SharePoint14Module.
10. The page handler is unable to find a precompiled version of the page class on disk, so it must grab
the file and give it to the ASP.NET engine for parsing.
11. The SharePoint14Module contacts either the file system or the content database for the
appropriate page class information.
12. The ASP.NET Page engine parses the file and generates a page class.
13. The page class is compiled into a .NET assembly and cached on the disk.
14. An instance of the requested pages class is created.
15. The response is generated from the requested page class is sent back to the original caller.
145.What is the difference between 32-bit hardware and 64-bit hardware and software?
The terms 32-bit and 64-bit refer to the way a computer's processor (also called a CPU), handles
information. The 64-bit version of Windows handles just double amounts of data from a 32-bit
system.
146.What is a SharePoint Farm?
A SharePoint farm is a set of one or more server computers working together to provide SharePoint
functionality to clients in terms of executing SharePoint project or solution.
147.How to install or deploy SharePoint 2010?
SharePoint installation/deployment scenarios can be classified as:
1.
Standalone Installation: Most of the small companies prefer standalone installation scenario.
This scenario enables user to install, SharePoint and SQL database on one physical server.
2.
Server Farm Installation: Most of the mid or large size, companies prefer farm installation
scenario. The server farm installation can be performed as:
Complete Installation: Add all the components with ability to add more as per need
Standalone : Install all the components on single server[web server/application
server/database server]
148.Explain Small, Medium and large server farm?

1. A small server farm typically consists of at least two Web servers and a database server. One of
the Web servers hosts the Central Administration site and the other handles additional farmrelated tasks, such as serving content to users. The small farm can be scaled out to three tiers
using a dedicated application server in response to the number of users, the number of content
items, and the number of services that are required.
2. A medium server farm typically consists of two or more Web servers, two application servers,
and more than one database servers. It is recommended that user should start with the
preceding configuration and then scale out to accommodate the workload placed on the servers.
3. A large server farm can be the logical result of scaling out a medium farm to meet capacity and
performance requirements or by design before a SharePoint Server solution is implemented. A
three-tier topology environment typically uses dedicated servers on all the tiers. Additionally,
these servers are often grouped according to their role in the farm. For example, all client-related
services can be grouped onto one or two servers and then scaled out by adding servers to this
group as needed in response to user demand for these services.
149.What are the minimum Hardware requirements to install SharePoint 2010?
To install SharePoint below mentioned is the minimum recommended hardware configuration.
Component
Minimum requirement
Processor
RAM
Hard disk
64-bit, four cores for small deployments

64-bit, eight cores for medium deployments
8 GB for small deployments
16 GB for medium deployments
80 GB for system drive
Hard disk space is dependent on the size of user SharePoint
content.
150.What are the minimum Software requirements to install SharePoint 2010?

The requirements in the following tables apply to single server with built-in database installations and
server farm installations that include a single server and multiple servers in the farm.
Database requirements
Environment
Minimum Requirement
Database server in
a farm
One of the following:

The 64-bit edition of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2.
The 64-bit edition of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 with Service
Pack 1 (SP1) and Cumulative Update 2.
The 64-bit edition of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 with Service
Pack 3 (SP3).
Single server with
The 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 Standard,
built-in database
Enterprise, Data Center, or Web Server with SP2, or the 64-bit
edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise, Data
Center, or Web Server.
Front-end requirements
Environment
Minimum Requirement
Front-end
Web
servers
and
application servers
in a farm
The 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 Standard,

Enterprise, Data Center, or Web Server with SP2, or the 64-bit
edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise, Data
Center, or Web Server.
Client computer
A supported browser
151.What does the preparation tool installs before installing SharePoint 2010?
The preparation tool installs the following prerequisites:
Web Server (IIS) role
Application Server role
Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5 SP1
SQL Server 2008 Express with SP1
Microsoft Sync Framework Runtime v1.0 (x64)
Microsoft Filter Pack 2.0
Microsoft Chart Controls for the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
Windows PowerShell 2.0
SQL Server 2008 Native Client
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services ADOMD.NET
ADO.NET Data Services Update for .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
A hotfix for the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
Windows Identity Foundation (WIF)
152.What is the directory structure created during SharePoint installation?
The directory created while installing SharePoint 2010 is
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extension\14
1. ADMISAPI
2. BIN
3. CONFIG
4. HCCab
5. Help
6. ISAPI
7. LOGS
8. Policy
9. Resources
10. TEMPLATE Sub Directories (1033, Admin, FEATURES, LAYOUTS, IMAGES, PAGES, Themes, SQL,
XML, ControlTemplates, Document templates, IDENTITYMODEL, Site Template, GLOBAL).
11. UserCode
12. WebClients
13. WebServices
153.What has Changed in SharePoint 2010 Object model?
Microsoft has replaced the 12 hive structure that we had in SharePoint 2007 with 14 Hive
structure in 2010. It has apparently added four new folders to its hive.
The Folders are:
1. Policy
2. UserCode
3. WebClients
4. WebServices
154.List all the databases created at the time of installing SharePoint?
1. Secure Store database - The Secure Store service application database stores and maps
credentials, such as account names and passwords. Prefixed with "Secure_Store_Service_DB_".
2. State database - The State service application database stores temporary state information for
InfoPath Forms Services, the chart Web Part, and Visio Services. Prefixed with "StateService".
3. Web Analytics Staging database - The Staging database temporarily stores un-aggregated fact
data, asset metadata, and queued batch data for the Web Analytics service application. Prefixed
with "WebAnalyticsServiceApplication_StagingDB_"
4. Web Analytics Reporting database - The Reporting database stores aggregated standard report
tables, fact data aggregated by groups of sites, date and asset metadata, and diagnostics
information
for
the
Web
Analytics
service
application.
Prefixed
with
"WebAnalyticsServiceApplication_ReportingDB_"
5. Search service application Administration database - The Administration database hosts the
Search service application configuration and access control list (ACL), and best bets for the crawl
component. This database is accessed for every user and administrative action. Prefixed with
"Search_Service_Application_DB_".
6. Search service application Crawl database - The Crawl database stores the state of the crawled
data and the crawl history. Prefixed with "Search_Service_Application_CrawlStoreDB_'.
7. Search service application Property database - The Property database stores information that is
associated with the crawled data, including properties, history, and crawl queues. Prefixed with
"Search_Service_Application_PropertyStoreDB_"
8. User Profile service application Profile database - The Profile database stores and manages users
and associated information. It also stores information about a user's social network in addition to
memberships in distribution lists and sites. Prefixed with "User Profile Service
Application_ProfileDB_".
9. User Profile service application Synchronization database -The Synchronization database stores
configuration and staging data for use when profile data is being synchronized with directory
services such as Active Directory Prefixed with "User Profile Service Application_SyncDB_".
10. User Profile service application Social Tagging database - The Social Tagging database stores
social tags and notes created by users, along with their respective URLs. Prefixed with "User
Profile Service Application_SocialDB_".
11. Managed Metadata database - The Managed Metadata service application database stores
managed
metadata
and
syndicated
content
types.
Prefixed
with
"
Managed Metadata Service_".
Enterprise edition installation adds two more databases:
1. Performance Point service application database - The Performance Point service application
database stores temporary objects, persisted filter values, and user comments. Name Prefix
"PerformancePointServiceApplication_.
2.
Word Automation Services database - The Word Automation Services database stores
information about pending and completed document conversions.Name Prefix
"WordAutomationServices_..."
155.What are the various functions performed by Central Administration?

Central administration is a graphical interface utility to perform various functions related to
SharePoint. These functions are classified as:
1. Application Management: Application Management enables user to create site collection,
manage web application, service application and content database.
2. System Setting: System setting enables user to manage server, services and farm features. It also
enables to configure alternate access mapping.
3. Monitoring: Monitoring enables user to review problems and solutions, web analytics report and
check Job status.
4. Backup and restore: Backup and Restore enables user to perform backup, Restore from a backup
and a site collection backup.
5. Security: Security enables user to manage the farm administrators group and Configure service
accounts.
6. Upgrade and Migration: Upgrade and Migration enables user to convert farm license type, Check
product and patch installation status And Check upgrade status
7. General Application Settings: General Application Settings enables users to Configure send to
connections, Configure content deployment paths and jobs Manage form templates
8. Configuration Wizard: Configuration provides various wizards to perform configuration tasks.
156.What are the various kinds of lists available in SharePoint 2010?
1. Predefined lists: SharePoint provides a set of built-in list templates that can be used directly and
customize them as needed. For example:
Announcement list
Calendar
Tasks list
Events list
Links list
Contacts list
Discussion board
Survey
Issue tracking
Project Tasks
Status List
2. Custom lists: In addition to list templates, user can create a customized list to suit specific needs.
This is done through by custom list. The custom list is actually just another list template like those
just mentioned above, but its formatting is less complex.
157.What are the security improvements in SharePoint 2010?
In SharePoint 2010 a variety of security methods have been introduced.
1. Claims-Based Authentication - Claims based authentication is based on identity and trust.
2. Code Access Security - in which user can specify their own code access
security (CAS) policy for the web parts.
3. Sandbox Solutions - Sandbox Solutions which when deployed to the server, SharePoint runs in a
special process that has limited permissions.
4. Cross-Site Scripting - Introduced to prevent Cross - Site Scripting (XSS) attacks
158.What is Web solution package (WSP)?
Web solution package is a cabinet file that contains, site and features definition, web part file,
templates, assemblies, and code access security policies. It contains a web manifest that defines the
list of features, site definitions, resource files, web part files, and assemblies to process when the
solution is deployed. The directory structure within the cabinet file dictates the resulting structure on
the web front-end computer. WSP creates a file with extension .WSP.
159.What Changes are made in SharePoint 2010 to enforce Referential Integrity?

In SharePoint 2010, Referential Integrity is enforced by using two options available with Look-up
columns.
While
creating
a
Look-up
column,
user
has
two
options:
1.
Restrict
Delete
2.
Cascade
Delete
these options define a relationship between the Look-up list and the list containing the look-up
Column.
160.List all the web parts available is SharePoint Server 2010 and Foundation 2010?
Category
List of web part

List view web part
Lists & Libraries

Authoring
Business data
Content roll up
document
filters
My information
Office Client
Navigation
People
Performance Point
Search
Content Editor - Foundation Image Viewer Foundation

Media Web Part Page Viewer - Foundation Silverlight Web
Part - Foundation
Business Data Actions , Business Data Catalog Filter ,
Business Data Item , Business Data Item Builder Business
Data List , Business Data Related List , Key Performance
Indicators ,KPI Details ,Visio Graph Service
Chart Viewer , Content Query , HTML Form Web Part Foundation , iView , Picture Library Slideshow Web Part Foundation , RSS Viewer, Whats Popular pick from
content, search queries, or search results; XML Viewer
Foundation
Document ID Lookup , Document Set Contents , Document
Set Properties , Relevant Documents - Foundation
Choice Filter , Current User Filter , Date Filter Filter Actions
Page Field Filter Query String (URL) Filter SharePoint List
Filter SQL Server Analysis Services Filter Text Filter
My Calendar My Contacts My Inbox My Mail Folder My
Tasks
Excel Web Access , InfoPath Form Web Part.WSRP Viewer
Categories Site Aggregator Sites in Category Summary
Links Table of Contents Tag Cloud
Contact Details Profile Browser Site Users - Foundation
User Tasks - Foundation
Performance Point Filter Performance Point Report
Performance Point Scorecard Performance Point Stack
Selector
Advanced Search Box Dual Chinese Search Featured
Content Federated Results People Refinement Panel
People Search Box People Search Core Results Refinement
Panel Related Queries Search Action Links Search Best
Bets Search Box Search Core Results Search Paging
Search Statistics Search Summary Top Federated Results
Chart Web part
Miscellaneous
161.List the various ways to create a workflow?

There are three ways by which a workflow can be created:
1- Visual Studio.
2- Microsoft Visio.
3- SharePoint Designer.
162.What are the various types of workflow in SharePoint?
These are of two types namely:
1. Declarative Workflow: is a workflow that is built from conditions and actions that are assembled
into rules and steps, and that sets the parameters for the workflow without writing any code.
2. Compiled Workflow: is a workflow that can be built from conditions and actions, in addition it
allows custom code to be written inside them unlike Declarative workflows.
163.What is different with SharePoint 2010 workflows?
Some of the additions in workflow model are:
1. SharePoint 2010 workflows are build upon the workflow engine provide .Net Framework 3.5.
2. In addition to the SharePoint lists, workflows can also be created for SharePoint sites.
3. SharePoint Designer 2010 also has a new graphical workflow designer for designing workflows
and deploying them directly to SharePoint.
4. Another Improvement in SharePoint Designer 2010 is that it now allows editing the out-of-thebox workflows that comes with SharePoint.
164.What are Reusable List Workflows and Site workflows?
1. Reusable List Workflows - User can create a reusable list workflow (reusable workflow) in the
top-level site in the site collection, and that workflow can be made globally reusable meaning
that the workflow can be associated to any list, library, or content type in the site collection. User
can also create a reusable workflow in any subsite in the site collection; this workflow is available
for reuse in that particular subsite.
2. Site workflows - A site workflow is associated to a site not to a list, library, or content type.
Therefore, unlike most workflows, a site workflow is not running on a specific list item. Because
of this, many of the actions that is available for items not available for site workflows.
165.How can a workflow be debugged?
1. visual studio debugging add w3wp.exe process
2. Visio workflow cannot be debugged.
3. SharePoint Designer offers no custom debugging functionality; user can write information at
various stages to history and view the content to debug.
166.What are the various types of in-built workflows in SharePoint 2010?
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 includes the following predefined workflow templates that address
common business scenarios:
1. Collect Feedback: This Workflow routes a document or item to a group of people for feedback.
Reviewers can provide feedback, which is then compiled and sent to the person who initiated the
workflow. By default, the Collect Feedback workflow is associated with the Document content
type, and therefore it is automatically available in document libraries.
2. Approval: This Workflow routes a document or item to a group of people for approval. By
default, the Approval workflow is associated with the Document content type, and therefore it is
automatically available in document libraries. A version of the Approval workflow is also
associated by default with the Pages library on a publishing site, and can be used to manage the
approval process for the publication of Web pages. The Approval workflow is a staged approval
model (that is, the first set of approvers can undergo the review and approval process, then the
next set of approvers, and so on). Each stage or approval set can also have its own behavior. For
example, members of the first group of approvers can do their review in serial approval order
(one after the other), members of the second group can do their review in parallel, and so on.
3. Disposition Approval: This Workflow manages document expiration and retention by letting
participants to decide whether to keep or delete expired documents. The Disposition Approval
workflow supports record management processes and is intended for use primarily in a Records
Center site.
4. Collect Signatures: This Workflow routes a document that was created in a Microsoft application
to a group of people to collect their digital signatures. By default, the Collect Signatures workflow
5.
6.
7.
is associated with the Document content type, and therefore is automatically available in
document libraries. However, the Collect Signatures workflow appears for a document in the
document library only if that document contains one or more Microsoft Office Signature Lines.
Three-state: This Workflow is designed to track the status of a list item through three states
(phases). It can be used to manage business processes that require organizations to track a high
volume of issues or items, such as customer support issues, sales leads, or project tasks. The
Three-state workflow is so named because it tracks the status of an issue or item through three
different states, and through two transitions between the states. For example, when a workflow
is initiated on an issue in an Issues list, SharePoint Server 2010 creates a task for the assigned
user. When the user completes the task, the workflow changes from its initial state (Active) to its
middle state (Resolved) and creates a task for the assigned user. When the user completes the
task, the workflow changes from its middle state (Resolved) to its final state (Closed), and creates
another task for the user to whom the workflow is assigned at that time. This workflow is only
supported on lists, not libraries.
Translation Management: This Workflow manages manual document translation by creating
copies of the document to be translated and by assigning translation tasks to translators. This
workflow is available only for Translation Management libraries.
Issue Tracking: This Workflow routes an issue to team members for resolution. It presents a Web
page to the user who makes possible the entry of new issues. For example, customer complaints.
As an issue progresses though different workflow states, the Web page of the user changes to
reflect appropriate events. For example, a Web page that was closed when an issue is resolved.
167.What are the Types of forms associated with the workflow?

With SharePoint Designer 2010, user can create three types of workflow forms:
1.
Initiation form An initiation form gathers information from the workflow participant when
they start the workflow. It is automatically generated when user create the workflow in
SharePoint Designer 2010. Initiation forms are displayed to users when they manually start a
workflow on a given SharePoint item. With an initiation form, users can specify additional
parameters or information about the workflow as it applies to the given SharePoint item.
2.
Task form A custom task form allows workflow participants to interact with tasks in the Tasks
list specified for the workflow. With the Custom Task Wizard, user can easily create custom form
fields and add them to a custom task form. When user finish designing the workflow, SharePoint
Designer 2010 automatically generates the InfoPath or ASP.NET forms for custom tasks.
3.
Reusable workflow association form A reusable workflow, by default, only provides the
fields common to all items, such as Created and Modified by. This is because a reusable
workflow is not by default associated with a list, library, or content type. An association form
enables user to associate fields with a reusable workflow so that the fields will be available
when user design and run the workflow.
168.What is the difference between method activity and event activity in Workflow?
A method activity is one that performs an action, such as creating or updating a task. An event activity
is one that runs in response to an action occurring.
169.What is Governance model?
Governance is the set of policies, roles, responsibilities, and processes that guides, directs, and
controls how an organization's business division and IT team works together to achieve business
goals. A comprehensive governance plan can benefit the organization by:
Streamlining the deployment of products and technologies, such as SharePoint Server 2010.
Protecting the enterprise from security threats or noncompliance liability.
Ensuring the best return on the investment in technologies.
170.What is Active Directory?
Active Directory is a database that keeps track of all the user accounts and passwords in organization.
It allows user to store user accounts and passwords in one protected location, improving
organization's security. Active Directory is subdivided into one or more domains. A domain is a
security boundary. A server computer called a domain controller (DC) hosts each domain. A domain
controller manages all of the user accounts and passwords for a domain.
171.What are the key areas in which Governance model should be applied?
The key areas in which governance model should be applied are:
1. IT governance - regulation over hardware, software, security, infrastructure, backup and
recovery, Multitenancy, Windows PowerShell as well as the services provided;
2. Information Architecture - design and administration of information life cycles, content types,
metadata, taxonomy, workflow, navigation and site structure, Document library, lists, web pages
and data.
3. Customization Policy - administration and control of custom solutions built on top of or
integrated within the SharePoint environment. Customization introduces risks to the stability,
maintenance, and security of the SharePoint Server 2010 environment.
4. Branding - A formal set of branding policies helps ensure that sites consistently use enterprise
imagery, fonts, themes, and other design elements.
172.What are the various permission levels in SharePoint?
Eight major Permission level in SharePoint are
1- Full Control
2- Design
3- Contribute
4- Read
5- Limited Access
6- Restricted Read
7- Approve
8- Manage Hierarchy
173.What permissions developer must have to install a webpart or any custom solution in SharePoint
2010 using PowerShell?
In order to use Windows PowerShell for SharePoint 2010 Products, a user must be a member of the
SharePoint_Shell_Access role on the configuration and content database. In addition to this, the user
must also be a member of the WSS_ADMIN_WPG local group on the computer where SharePoint
2010 Products is installed.
174.What is Service application framework?
Service application framework provides a platform that allows developers to build scalable middletier applications.
175.What is SOA?
SOA can be termed as A service-oriented architecture is essentially a collection of services. These
services communicate with each other. The communication can involve either simple data passing or
it could involve two or more services coordinating some activity. Some means of connecting services
to each other is needed. It can also be stated as rather than developing software as a monolithic,
inseparable, intertwined, chunk of code, System design is comprised of autonomous services each
providing some discrete function and/or access to data. These services are usually implemented in
the form of Web Services, which come in many flavors including SOAP, REST, XML over HTTP, etc.
176.What are the benefits of SOA?
SOA benefits include:
1. Reuse once the service is written it can be plugged in wherever needed versus writing the same
application repeatedly every time/place user need it.
2. Consistency the service executes the same way every time so, for example, calculations such as
APR (a tricky calculation for mortgages and one that has to be correct per compliance guidelines)
and underwriting decisions are consistent across applications that consume the service.
3.
Scalability & Reliability - Because the services run in a web server environment, they can take
advantage of load balancing and fault tolerance technologies to provide scalability and reliability.
4.
Rapid development several services can be combined very rapidly to create robust applications
without having to write anything but the code necessary to glue them together
5.
Integration access to line of business systems data and functionality becomes trivial if these
systems are fronted by services.
177.What are the various services provided by SharePoint?

Services
Access Database Services
Application Registry Service
Business Data Connectivity
Central Administration
Document
Conversions
Launcher Service
Document Conversions Load
Balancer Service
Excel Calculation Services
Lotus Notes Connector
InfoPath Service
Managed Metadata Service
Microsoft
SharePoint
Foundation Incoming E-mail
Microsoft
SharePoint
Foundation
Subscription
Settings Services
Microsoft
SharePoint
Foundation
User
Code
Service
Microsoft
SharePoint
Foundation Web Application
Microsoft
SharePoint
Foundation Workflow Timer
Service
PerformancePoint
PowerPoint
Search Query and Site
Settings Service
Secure Store Service
SharePoint
Foundation
Search
SharePoint Server Search
State Service
Usage and Health Data
Collection
User Profile
User Profile Synchronization
Service
Visio Graphics Service
Description
New service that allows for viewing, editing and interacting with MS
Access through a browser.
Enables users to search and collaborate around business data.
Provides backward compatibility to BDC service.
Access to line of business systems. Service now supports writing to
data services.
Central Admin Site
Schedules and initiates document conversions.
Balances document conversions across the SharePoint farm.
Ability to interact with Excel files in a browser. New extended
functionality.
Index service connector to index Lotus Notes Domino Servers.
Supports hosting InfoPath forms in SharePoint.
New service that manages taxonomy structures and definitions.
Email service. This will run on the machine where the web
application is running.
New service used to track subscription IDs and settings for services
that deployed in partition mode.
New service runs code deployed as part of a sandbox solution and
runs in restricted mode. Must be started on any machine in the farm
that needs to run Sandbox code.
The service that runs the web application.
Responsible for running timer jobs.
BI Dashboard services.
New services that allows viewing, editing and broadcasting
PowerPoint in a browser.
Service that performs a query across built indexes.
Service provide SSO authentication.
Service that provides search capabilities for SharePoint Foundation
Search only. For SharePoint Server 2010 Standard and Enterprise
this service will perform online Help search.
Crawls content, creates indexes and performs queries. Automatically
configured.
New services that provides temporary storage of user session data
for SharePoint components.
Reporting services that provide farm wide usage and health.
New and expanded social networking services and features.
Synchronizes user and group profile information that is stored in the
SharePoint Server 2010 profile store with profile information that is
stored in directory services across the enterprise. Works with AD,
BDC, Novel LDAP and Sun LDAP .
Ability to view published Visio diagrams in a browser.
Web
Analytics
Data
Processing Service
Web Analytics Web Service
Word Automation Services
Captures data for analytics.

Web service interfaces for analytics.
Service that performs automated bulk document conversions.
178.What is Business intelligence?

Business intelligence provides business intelligence feature that allows tracking key performance
indicators and BI dashboards into the team site.
179.What is Business data catalog?
Business data catalog (BDC) integrates external data into the SharePoint server. It is a one-way
communication.
180.What is Business Connectivity Services (BCS)?
In SharePoint 2010, Business Connectivity Services is all about connecting to external data. BCS
enhances the SharePoint platforms capabilities with out-of-box features, services, and tools that
streamline development of solutions with deep integration of external data and services. It is a twoway communication.
181.What is Web Service?
Web services are small units of code designed to handle a limited set of tasks. Web service provides
methods that user can use to work remotely with a deployment of windows SharePoint services.
182.What are Event Receivers?
An event receiver is essentially a piece of code, which can be attached to a specific SharePoint object.
They will be executed whenever a specified event occurs within that object. We can attach event
receivers with Site, List, and List Item.
183.What are the various types of Events in SharePoint?
SharePoint is having two types of events:
Synchronous: happens 'before' the actual event, User has the Http Context and can show an error
message in the browser and cancel the event.
Asynchronous: happens 'after' the actual event, there is no Http Context and user cannot directly
show an error message or cancel the event in spite of user can handle what happens after the event
is fired.
184.What is a Timer job and how it can be deployed?
Timer jobs are Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPJobDefinition objects. To create a timer job,
one
should
create
a
new
class
that
inherits
from
SPJobDefinition.
Timer jobs can be deployed by using Features, custom applications, Power Shell, or custom STSADM
commands.
185.How to debug timer services and event receiver?
Debugging Timer Service: User needs to attach debugger with OWSTIMER.exe process. This is the
Windows SharePoint Services Timer service.
Debugging Event Receiver: User can attach Visual Studio to the w3wp.exe process and simply put a
breakpoint in the event handler code. Alternatively, use System.Diagnostics.Trace to write out
information to a log.
186.What is Business Continuity Management?
Business continuity management consists of the business decisions, processes, and tools put in place
in advance to handle crises. A crisis might affect the business only, or be part of a local, regional, or
national event.
187.What is Windows PowerShell?

Windows PowerShell is the new command line interface and scripting language designed for system
administrators to perform tasks like backup, restore etc.
188.What is the path of PowerShell?
The path of the PowerShell is:
%WINDIR%\SysNative\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe.
189.What is Stsadm?
Stsadm is command line utility located at the following path on the drive where SharePoint Products
and Technologies is installed: %PROGRAM%FILES\COMMON%FILES\Microsoft%shared\web%server%
extensions\14\bin. Stsadm provides a method for performing the administration tasks like backup,
restore etc.
190.What is the advantage of using Windows PowerShell over Stsadm in SharePoint 2010?
Unlike Stsadm, which accept and return text, Windows PowerShell is built on the Microsoft .NET
Framework and accepts and returns .NET Framework objects. Windows PowerShell also gives user
access to the file system on the computer and enables to access other data stores, such as the registry
and the digital signature certificate stores etc.
191.What is the Stsadm command for installing, activating and deactivating a feature?
For installation
stsadm.exe -o installfeature -name "sample" force
For Activation
stsadm.exe -o activatefeature -name "sample" -URL http://portal.espire.com
For Deactivation
Stsadm -o deactivatefeature -filename -name <feature folder> [-URL] <URL name> [-force]
192.How to move SharePoint application from one server to another?
1. Use the WSP Packages feature to export and to import a Windows SharePoint Services Web
site
2. Back up the Windows SharePoint Services Web site then Restore on Windows SharePoint
Services Web site.
3. Move SharePoint foundation or SharePoint Server 2010 content databases or configuration
database from one SQL server to another.
193.What are the Methods of Backup and Recovery in SharePoint 2010?
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 provides a broad range of levels for performing backups, including
the entire farm, farm configuration information, site collections, subsites, or lists. SharePoint Server
2010 uses two different tools to configure backup and recovery.
1. Central Administration: Central Administration provides a user interface where SharePoint
Administrators will be prompted via menu structures to select the information that needs to be
backed up.
2. Windows PowerShell: Windows PowerShell is a command line tool that provides SharePoint
administrators a way to perform backup and recovery with additional options such as file
compression or working with SQL snapshots.
194.What is the Stsadm command for backup?
To export sites Stsadm command.
Stsadm o export URL <URL> -filename <FILENAME> .cmp
To back up a site collection, user must use the following Stsadm command.
Stsadm o backup URL <URL of the site collection> -filename <Name of the backup file>
To back up an individual database, Web application, or the entire farm, user can use the following
Stsadm command
Stsadm o backup directory <UNC path or local drive> -backupmethod <full or differential>
195.What is the Stsadm command for restore?

To import sites to the SharePoint Products and Technologies deployment, user uses the following
Stsadm command.
Stsadm o import URL <URL> -filename <FILENAME>.cmp
To restore a site collection, user must use the following Stsadm command.
Stsadm o restore URL <URL of the site collection> -filename <Name of the backup file>
To restore an entire farm user can use the following Stsadm command.
Stsadm o restore directory <UNC path or local drive> -restoremethod <overwrite or new>
196.How to list all the commands in PowerShell?
Get-Command * command lists all the PowerShell commands in the PowerShell prompt.
197.Can admin create PowerShell scripts for deploying components in SharePoint?
If developer is creating a webpart with VS 2010 then webpart can be deployed by using ctrl + f5.
However, to activate the webpart feature admin can write a PowerShell script (.ps1) and execute it
after deployment.
198.Can multiple SharePoint applications points to the same DB?
Multiple SharePoint installs can use the same database server not the same database on that server.
199.How to write ULS logs in SharePoint 2010?
In SharePoint, ULS exposes configurable settings in two ways, through the Object model and
Windows PowerShell cmdlets. For writing to SharePoint ULS logs, developers can use Diagnostics
Service, which will make the customized categories viewable in the administrative UI for our errors.
On the other hand, they can use the number of cmdlets available for accessing ULS logs using
PowerShell. Some of the cmdlets are Get-SPDiagnosticConfig ,Get-SPLogEvent etc.
200.What does Development Environment for SharePoint 2010 means?
Development Environment is a set of plans for development of any software. This is a plan to set up
machines, installation of software, tools and developers for development. The choice will be
determined by factors specific to organization and environment (such as budget, the size of the
development team, and the operating systems that organization already uses).
201.What are the various testing that needs to be done on SharePoint 2010 Application?
1. Performance Testing:
In SharePoint performance testing is in general testing performed to determine how a system or
web application performs in terms of responsiveness and stability under a particular workload. It
can also serve to investigate measure, validate or verify other quality attribute of the system,
such as scalability, reliability and resource usage.
2. Stress Testing:
Stress Testing is normally used to understand the upper limits of capacity within the system. This
kind of test is done to determine the system's robustness in terms of extreme load and helps
application administrators to determine if the system will perform sufficiently if the current load
goes well above the expected maximum.
3. Load Testing:
Load Testing is the simplest form of performance testing. A load test is usually conducted to
understand the behavior of the system under a specific expected load. This load can be the
expected concurrent number of users on the application performing a specific number of clicks or
transactions within the set duration. This test gives out the response times of all the important
business critical transactions, if the database, application server are also monitored, then this
simple test can itself point towards any bottleneck in the application software.
4. Functional Testing:
Functional testing refers to any procedure that tests the functionality of an application from the
perspective of a user. Functional tests can include manual tests, Web tests, and integration tests.
Integration tests are included in functional testing because systems often expose APIs for
extensibility or for programmatic use.
Limitations in SharePoint 2010

Web application limits
Maximum value
1.
Content database
300 per Web application
2.
Zone
3.
Managed path
4.
Solution cache size
300 MB per Web application
Web server and

application server Limit
Maximum value
5.
10 per Web server
Application pools
Content database Limit

6.
Content database size
7. Site collections per

content database
8. Remote BLOB Storage
(RBS) storage subsystem
on Network Attached
Storage (NAS)
Site collection Limit
9.
Web site
200 GB per content database

2,000 recommended
5,000 maximum Time to first byte of any response from the NAS cannot
exceed 20 milliseconds
Maximum value
250,000 per site collection
10. Site collection size
100 GB per site collection
List and library Limit
Maximum value
11. List row size
8,000 bytes per row
12. File size
2 GB
13. Documents
30,000,000 per library
14. Major versions
400000
15. Items
30,000,000 per list
16. Rows size limit
6 table rows internal to the database used for a list or library item
17. Bulk operations
100 items per bulk operation
18. List view lookup

threshold
8 join operations per query
19. List view threshold
5000
20. List view threshold for

auditors and
administrators
20000
21. Subsite
2,000 per site view
22. Coauthoring in
Microsoft Word and
Microsoft PowerPoint for
.docx, .pptx and .ppsx files
10 concurrent editors per document
23. Security scope
1,000 per list
Column Limit
Maximum value
24. Single line of text
276
25. Multiple Lines of Text
192
26. Choice
276
27. Number
72
28. Currency
72
29. Date and Time
48
30. Lookup
96
31. Yes / No
96
32. Person or group
96
33. Hyperlink or picture
138
34. Calculated
48
35. GUID
36. Int
96
37. Managed metadata
94
Page Limit
Maximum value
38. Web parts
25 per wiki or Web part page
Security Limit
Maximum value
39. Number of SharePoint

groups a user can belong
to
40. Users in a site
collection
41. Active Directory
Principles/Users in a
SharePoint group
42. SharePoint groups
43. Security principal: size
of the Security Scope
Search Limit
44. SharePoint search
service applications
45. Crawl databases and
database Items
5,000
2 million per site collection
5,000 per SharePoint group
10,000 per site collection
5,000 per Access Control List (ACL)
Maximum value
20 per farm
10 crawl databases per search service application 25 million items per
crawl database
46. Crawl components
16 per search service application
47. Index partitions
20 per search service application; 128 total
48. Indexed items
100 million per search service application; 10 million per index partition
49. Crawl log entries
100 million per search application
50. Property databases
10 per search service application;128 total
51. Query components
128 per search application; 64/(total crawl components) per server
52. Scope rules
100 scope rules per scope; 600 total per search service application
53. Scopes
200 site scopes and 200 shared scopes per search service application
54. Display groups
25 per site
55. Alerts
1,000,000 per search application
56. Content sources
57. Start addresses
100 per content source
58. Concurrent crawls
20 per search application
59. Crawled properties
500,000 per search application
60. Crawl impact rule
100
61. Crawl rules
62. Managed properties
100,000 per search service application
63. Mappings
100 per managed property
64. URL removals
100 removals per operation
65. Authoritative pages
1 top level and minimal second and third level pages per search service
application
66. Keywords
200 per site collection
67. Metadata properties
10,000 per item crawled
recognized
User Profile Service
Limit
Maximum value
68. User profiles
2,000,000 per service application
69. Social tags, notes and

ratings
500,000,000 per social database
Content Limit
70. Content deployment
jobs running on different
paths
20
Blog Limit
Maximum value
71. Blog posts
5000 per site
72. Comments
1000 per post
Business Connectivity
Services Limit
Maximum value
73.
5000 per Web Server (per tenant)
ECT (in-memory)
74. External system

connections
75. Database items
returned per request
Workflow Limit
76. Workflow postpone
threshold
77. Workflow timer batch
size
Managed Metadata term
store (database) Limit
78. Maximum number of
levels of nested terms in a
term store
term sets in a term store
terms in a term set
81. Total number of
items in a term store
Visio Services Limit
82. File size of Visio Web
drawings
83. Visio Web drawing
recalculation time-out
84. Visio Services
minimum cache age (data
connected diagrams)
PerformancePoint
Services Limit
500 per Web server

2,000 per database connector
Maximum value
15
100
Maximum value
7
1000
30,000
10,00,000
Maximum value
50 MB
120 seconds
Minimum cache age: 0 to 24hrs
Maximum value
85. Cells
1,000,000 per query on Excel Services data source
86. Columns and rows
15 columns by 60,000 rows
87. Query on a SharePoint

list
88. Query on a SQL Server
data source
Word Automation
Services Limit
89. Input file Size
90. Frequency with which
to start conversions
(minutes)
91. Number of conversions
to start per conversion
process
15 columns by 5000 rows

15 columns by 20000 rows
512 MB
1 minute (recommended)
For PDF/XPS output formats: 30 x MFor all other output formats: 72 x
M Where M is the value of Frequency with which to start conversions
(minutes)
92. Conversion job size

93. Total active conversion
processes
94. Word Automation
Services database size
SharePoint Workspace
Limit
95. SharePoint Workspace
synchronization
96. SharePoint Workspace
synchronization
OneNote Limit
97. Number of Sections
and Section Groups in a
OneNote Notebook (on
SharePoint)
98. Maximum size of a
section
99. Maximum size of an
image, embedded file, and
XPS OneNote printout in a
OneNote section.
100. Maximum size of all
images, embedded files,
and XPS printouts in a
single OneNote page.
100,000 conversion items

N-1, where N is the number of cores on each application server
2 million conversion items
Maximum value
30,000 items per list
1800 documents limit in SharePoint Workspace
Maximum value
See limit for "Documents" in List and library limits
See limit for "File size" in List and library limits
See limit for "File size" in List and library limits
Default limit is double the "File size" limit.
101. Merge operations
One per CPU core per Web server
Office Web Application

Service Limit
Maximum value
102. Cache size
100 GB
103. Renders
One per document per second per CPU core per application server
(maximum eight cores)
Project Server Limit
Maximum value
104. End of project time
Date: 12/31/2049
104. Deliverables per

project plan
105. Number of fields in a
view
106. Number of clauses in
a filter for a view
1500 deliverables
256
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1.6.1 WSS 3.0 vs. MOSS 2007
1.6.2 WSS 3.0 vs. Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010
1.6.3 SharePoint Server 2007 vs. SharePoint Server 2010
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o 3.3. IP Support
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o 3.5 SharePoint Server Farm installation
o 3.5.1 Server Roles
o 3.5.2 Server Topology
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4.5.3 Document Library
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4.5.7 Edit SharePoint Designer
4.5.8 Site Permissions
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4.6.2 Look and Feel
4.6.3 Galleries
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o 5.3.2 Creating a column
o 5.4 Content creation
o 5.4.1 Creating a Content type
o 5.5 Validation settings
o 5.5.1 Column level validation
o 5.5.2 List level validation
o 5.6 Rating settings
o 5.7 Audience targeting settings
o 5.8 Views
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o 6.1.4 Add item in a list
o 6.1.5 Delete item from list
o 6.1.6 Edit item in a list
o 6.1.6 Add column in a list
o 6.1.7 Limitations of Lists
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6.2 Document library

6.2.1 Creating a Document library
6.2.2 Upload single document to Document library
6.2.3 Upload multiple files to document library
6.2.4 Typical uses of document libraries
6.2.5 Moving/Copying SharePoint document library between sites
6.2.6 Document ID feature of Document Library
6.2.7 Limitations of Document Library
6.3 Picture Library
6.3.1 Creating a picture library
6.3.2 Add images to a picture library
6.4 Blogs
6.4.1 Creating a Blog
6.4.2 Create a post
6.4.3 Set up categories
6.4.3.1 Edit existing categories
6.4.3.2 Add new categories
6.4.3.3 Delete a category
6.4.4 Manage posts
6.5 Wiki
6.5.1 Creating a WIKI
6.5.2 Adding Content to Wiki
6.5.2 Difference in Blogs/Wiki
6.6 Poll/Survey
6.6.1 Create a survey
6.7 Ways to manage lists and libraries with many items
6.7.1.1 Creating SharePoint indexed columns
6.7.1.2 Creating filtered views based on column indexes
6.7.1.3 Organizing items into folders
6.7.1.4 Controlling the display of data on the page
7 - SharePoint 2010 Out of the Box Elements-II Vishal Gupta [vguptadelhi@gmail.com]
This eBook in series contains details about the out of the box elements - II provided by SharePoint
2010.
o 7.1 Content Editor Web part
o 7.1.1 Ways to add content to the content editor web part
o 7.1.2 Creation of Content editor web part
o 7.2 Image viewer web part
o 7.2.1 Ways to display an image in image web part
o 7.2.2 Creation of image web part
o 7.3 Announcement
o 7.3.1 Creation of announcement web part
o 7.3.2 Add announcements to a web part
o 7.4 Issue tracking
o 7.4.1 Creation of issue tracking
o 7.4.2 Add Items
o 7.5 Chart web part (CWP)
o 7.5.1 Creation of chart web part
o 7.6 Excel web access web part
o 7.6.1 Add an excel web access web part to a page
o 7.7 RSS viewer
o 7.7.1 Add RSS viewer web part to a page
o 7.8 Web analytics
o 7.8.1 Add web analytics web part to a page.
o 7.9 XML viewer
o 7.9.1 Add XML viewer to a page
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7.10 Picture library slide show web part

7.10.1 Add picture library slide show web part to a page
7.11 Calendar web part
7.11.1 Add calendar web part to a page
7.12 Search statistics
7.12.1 Add search statistics web part to a page
7.13 Wiki Page Library
7.14 Visio Process Repository
7.15 Slide Library
7.16 Report Library
7.17 Record Center
7.18 Project Web Database
7.19 Multipage Meeting Workspace
7.20 Issue Web Database
7.21 Import Spreadsheet
7.22 Assets Web Database
7.23 Charitable Contributions Web
7.24 Contacts Web Database
7.25 Custom List in Datasheet view
7.26 Data Connection Library
7.27 Document Center
7.28 Document Workspace
7.29 Group Worksite
8 - SharePoint 2010 Branding Vishal Gupta [vguptadelhi@gmail.com]
This eBook in series contains the details about how to provide similar look and feel to portal
created using SharePoint 2010.
o 8.1 Branding in SharePoint
o 8.2 Pages in SharePoint
o 8.2.1 Site Pages
o 8.2.1.1 Use of Site Pages
o 8.2.1.2 Creation of Site pages
o 8.2.1.3 Scenarios for using Site pages
o 8.2.1.4 Drawbacks of using Site pages
o 8.2.2 Application Pages
o 8.2.2.1 Use of Application pages
o 8.2.2.2 Creating Application pages
o 8.2.2.3 Scenarios for using Application pages
o 8.2.2.4 Drawbacks of Application pages
o 8.2.2.5 Difference in Application pages vs. Site Pages
o 8.2.3 Master Pages
o 8.2.3.1 Benefits of using Master Pages
o 8.2.3.2 Master Pages Available in SharePoint 2010
o 8.2.3.3 Customize a master page to brand your site
o 8.2.3.4 FAQs related to Master Pages
o 8.3 CSS in SharePoint
o 8.3.1 How to use CSS
o 8.3.2 Benefits of using CSS
o 8.3.3 FAQs related to CSS
o 8.4 Site Definition in SharePoint
o 8.4.1 Files in Site Definition
o 8.4.2 Create Site Definition
o 8.4.3 Use of Site Definition
o 8.4.4 When to use Site Definition
o 8.5 Template in SharePoint
o 8.5.1 Various Site Templates Available in SharePoint 2010
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8.5.2 Create Site Template

8.5.3 How to Use Custom Site Template
8.5.4 Use of Site Templates
8.5.5 When to Use Site Templates
8.5.6 Difference between Site Definition and Site Templates
8.6 Theme in SharePoint
8.6.1 Customize Theme Feature
8.6.2 Create Themes
8.6.3 Benefits of using Themes
8.7 Navigation in SharePoint
8.8 Document Templates and Form Templates
8.8.1 Customize Document Template
8.8.2 Customize Form Template
8.9 Customize the Ribbon
8.10 Scenario to perform Branding
More to Come
9 - SharePoint 2010 Workflows and Deployment - Vishal Gupta [vguptadelhi@gmail.com]
10 - SharePoint 2010 Governance Model - Vishal Gupta [vguptadelhi@gmail.com]
11 - SharePoint 2010 Information Architecture - Vishal Gupta [vguptadelhi@gmail.com]
12 - SharePoint 2010 Capacity Planning & Limitations - Vishal Gupta [vguptadelhi@gmail.com]
13 - SharePoint 2010 Customization using SharePoint 2010 Designer - Vishal Gupta [vguptadelhi@gmail.com]
14 - SharePoint 2010 Customization using InfoPath 2010 - Vishal Gupta [vguptadelhi@gmail.com]
15 - SharePoint 2010 Customization using Visual Studio - Vishal Gupta [vguptadelhi@gmail.com]
16 - SharePoint 2010 Service Oriented Architecture - Vishal Gupta [vguptadelhi@gmail.com]
17 - SharePoint 2010 Administration - Vishal Gupta [vguptadelhi@gmail.com]
18 - SharePoint 2010 Document & Record Management - Vishal Gupta [vguptadelhi@gmail.com]
19 - SharePoint 2010 Migration - Vishal Gupta [vguptadelhi@gmail.com]
20 - SharePoint 2010 Performance Management - Vishal Gupta [vguptadelhi@gmail.com]
21 - SharePoint 2010 Case Studies - Vishal Gupta [vguptadelhi@gmail.com]
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0.1 Basic Questions

What is SharePoint 2010?

What does SharePoint 2010 family of products consists of?

What is the History of SharePoint?

What are Features of SharePoint?

What are the new features in Sharepoint?

Standard site templates

Social networking web part

Real time presence and communication

My site personal site

Feature Name / Area

Mobile device support

Colleagues and membership web parts

Privacy & Security

Integration with SharePoint designer

Enterprise content sources

Business data search

Business document workflow support

Document information panel

WYSIWYG web content editor

E-mail content as records

Integrated deployment model for No

Design once development model

Business data catalog

Key performance indicators

Enterprise content management

Business process forms

Feature Name / Area

Data connection libraries

Business data web parts

Excel spreadsheet developer reuse and

Support for ASP. Net 2.0

Business Connectivity service

Claims based authentication

Client object model

Service application framework

Silverlight web parts

Browser based customization

Microsoft synch framework

InfoPath form services

SharePoint Server 2007

SharePoint Server 2010

Enterprise Management Operations

Management tools and reporting

Feature Name / Area

SharePoint Server 2007

SharePoint Server 2010

Office Web Applications

Photos and presence

Flexible Records Management

Shared Content Types and Managed

Rich Media Management

Word Automation Services

Support for Accessibility Standards

People and expertise search

Search from Windows7 and Windows

Feature Name / Area

SharePoint Server 2007

SharePoint Server 2010

Social behavior improves relevancy