Q. What are WebParts? Ans.

Web Parts are self-contained packages of user interface that can be dropped onto a SharePoint Web Part page to provide discrete set of functionality to the users. They can simply be described as re-usable Code units. Q. What are Features? Ans. Features represent a set of functionality code! that can be activated and de-activated at various levels in SharePoint. "sing Features# you can do everything from adding a link to the Site Settings page to creating a complete fully functioning Pro$ect suite that can be added to any SharePoint site. %evelopers can scope feature to the follo&ing level . Web . Site . WebApplication . Farm Q. What are Solutions? Ans. Solutions are the container packages for Features. Solution basically# is a cabinet .cab! file &ith e'tension .&sp &hich contains various components needed to be deployed features# &ebparts# custom forms etc! along &ith files that describe some important metadata about those Components. (nce a Solution is installed on a server in the farm# you can deploy it to any &ebapplication from your Solution )anagement. Q. What is a .ddf file and what does it have to do with SharePoint Solution creation? Ans. A .ddf file is a data directive file &hich describes the files need to be deployed and their destination in SharePoint!. .ddf is used &hen building the SharePoint solution. This file is a parameter to makecab.e'e &hich outputs the &sp file. Q. What is the difference between a site and a web in SharePoint? Ans. A site in sharePoint is a site collection. *t is an ob$ect of SPsite class in sharepoint. A Web ho&ever# is simply a blank site &ithin that site collection. Web is a Part of SP&eb class# thus represents a site &ithin a site collection. Q. What is CAML? Ans. CA)+ stands for Collaborative Application )arkup +anguage and is an ,)+-based language that is used in )icrosoft Windo&s SharePoint Services to define sites and lists for -.g. fields# vie&s# or forms etc. %evelopers mostly use CA)+ to &rite .ueries to retrieve data from +ists/libraries. Q. What is Custom action? Ans. 0epresents a link# toolbar button# menu item# or any control that can be added to a toolbar or menu that appears in the "*. For e.g. 12e& Folder1 button in your document library is a custom action or 13ie& All Site Content1 in your Site Settings is a custom action. Q. What are Master pa es in SharePoint?

Ans. These are the pages that provide a consistent layout and appearance look and feel! for SharePoint sites. A master Page consist of a Site logo# Top navigation# left navigation some cases! and a footer. *n SharePoint )aster Pages are stored in 4catalogs folder or )aster Page 5allery from "*. Q. What are La!out Pa es in SharePoint? Ans. A +ayout page defines the +ayouts structure including Webpart 6ones! of a content page in SharePoint. +ayout pages are not same as )aster Page. A +ayout Page is contained inside the content area surrounded by mater Page. Q. What is a SharePoint "heme? Ans. A Theme is a group of files CSS# images! that allo& you to define the appearance look and feel! of content pages in SharePoint. A Theme defines the design of various components for e.g. Content Page background-color#button color#&ebpart title color etc to give a different look and feel to your site. Q. What is a web part #one? Ans. Web part 6ones are &hat your &eb parts reside in. -ach &ebpart 6one can contain number of &ebparts and can be positioned in a specific &ay to create a &ebpart +ayout Page. Q. What is $usiness %ata Catalo or $%C ? Ans. *t is a shared service that enables (ffice SharePoint Server 7889 to display business data from various back-end servers into a SharePoint page. :usiness %ata Catalog or :%C provides built-in support for displaying data &ith various &ebparts and list/list columns that can help in easy creation of dashboards &ith data from your S.+# &eb services# SAP# Siebel# or any other line-of-business +(:! applications. Q What is a Site definition? Ans. A Site definition is a collection of Files such as (2-T.,)+ &hich defines the Site template for e.g. Team Sites used to create a Site in SharePoit. All the out-of-bo' site Templates like :log#Wiki#Team Site etc can be found in C;/Program Files/Common Files/)icrosoft Shared/&eb server e'tensions/<7/T-)P+AT-/ Q What is a Site "emplate? Ans. Any Site along &ith the content can be saved as a template. *f a site is saved as a Template it is stored in Site templates folder as a .stp file. This template is then re-used to create a ne& site &hich &ill have the pre-saved settings.

Q. What are content t!pes? Ans. A content type is a fle'ible and reusable template of type list item or document that defines the columns and behavior for an item in a list or a document in a document library. For e'ample#

you can create a content type for a 0e=uirement document &ith a columns such +(-#3ersion#Approver#%ate Created#%ate 0evised etc and this can be re-used in various document libraries. Q. what is Central administration? Ans. This is a site used by admins to mange and configure settings for SharePoint &eb applications or the &hole farm. Q. What are event receivers or event &andlers in SharePoint? Ans. -vent 0eceivers or -vent handlers are created to handle the basic actions or events against an item#list/library# a &eb or a site. There are t&o kinds of events in sharepoint. S!nchronous 'vents; +ike *temadding not added yet!# "ploading document not uploaded yet! etc. As!nchronous 'vents( *temAdded after item is added!# "ploaded after a document is uploaded! -vents receivers can be &ritten to override an event for e.g. *temAdded event to change the name of an *tem once it is added. Q. What is stsadm? Ans. *t is a Command-line tool used for administration of (ffice SharePoint 7889 or )(SS 7889! servers and sites. :asic operations like adding a solution or installing activating and feature is usually done by stsadm. Q. What permissions are re)uired to perform stsadm operations? Ans. >ou need to be a member of WSS4A%)*24WP5 group to perform deployments for sharepoint server. Also# you need to be added into administrators group on a computer on &hich SharePoint Server or WSS ?.8 is installed. *n addition to this you definitely need access to the re=uired sharepoint databases so that you should not get errors &hile deploying sharepoint solutions. Q. Where is it located? Ans. >ou &ill normally# find it under C;/Program Files/Common Files/ shared/&eb server e'tensions/<7/bin. Q What is a %WP? Ans. *ts a &ebpart file e'tension. Q What is the *AC? Ans. 5lobal Assembly Cache folder or assembly! stores the strongly typed signed assemblies for &ebparts or other sharepoint components &hich re=uire full trust! for services to share them. Q. What are Application Pa es+ Site Pa es and Content Pa es? Ans.

Application Pa es - An application page is deployed once per Web server and cannot be customi6ed on a site-by-site basis. They stay in <7 hive folder structure# mostly under layouts folder. Site Pa es - These are pages that make up the site interface and are specific to one site or site collection.They mostly get stored in the content database of the site collection. Content Pa es - Site Page &hich contains &ebpart or other custom components. This Page is stored in database. They mostly get stored in the content database of the site collection. Q.What are the Permission levels in SharePoint? Ans. Permission levels in SharePoint are @ +imited Access - They can vie& Application Pages# :ro&se "ser *nformation# "se 0emote *nterfaces# "se Client *ntegration Features etc. @ 0eader - +imited Access permissions plus; 3ie& *tems# (pen *tems# 3ie& 3ersions# Create Alerts# "se Self-Service Site Creation# 3ie& Pages. @ Contributor - 0ead permissions plus; Add *tems# -dit *tems# %elete *tems# %elete 3ersions# :ro&se %irectories# -dit Personal "ser *nformation# )anage Personal 3ie&s# AddA0emove Personal Web Parts# "pdate Personal Web Parts. @ %esign - Contribute permissions plus; )anage +ists# (verride Check (ut# Approve *tems# Add and Customi6e Pages# Apply Themes and :orders# Apply Style Sheets. @ Administrator - Bas full control of the Web site. @ Full Control - All permissions. Q. What are Site Columns? Ans. Site columns are pre-defined data columns along &ith default values! &hich are re-used in various content types. A Content type is usually a collection of site columns. For e.g. you can create a site column 1Category1 &ith a choice datatype along &ith the pre-defined values 1*t1#1Br1. This column then can be added to any content type in your list or library. Q. What does each individual Site collection offers? For the ,sers( %edicated 0ecycle bins %edicated usage 0eports %istributed administration site collection administrators! %edicated search scopes# key&ords# and best-bets Custom feature deployments %edicated language translation maintenance %edicated galleries for &eb parts# master pages# content types# site columns# site templates# and list templates %edicated shared libraries# such as site collection images and site collection styles %edicated real estate Self Containment! For the -" Administrators( Site =uota templates %istributed administration Site locking

%atabase maintenance options :ackup A 0estore abilities Content %eployments *nfoPath forms services global template targeting Q. When would !ou use a %ifferent Site Collection for !ou new site?. Ans. We &ould prefer to make our ne& site in a seprate site collection for the follo&ing are the reasons; <. Site =uotas is one of the reasons. The issue is the recycle bin is based on site collections and the =uota for a site collection. *f everyone shares a site collection# then they share the recycle bins storage si6e. 7. %elegated Security and distributed administration is the ne't big thing. For eg# you have a *T department that doesnCt kno& &ho should be able to see &hat content# besides ho& it should be organi6ed. This is the $ob of the content o&ners and users. SharePoint site collections offers *T the ability to create a site collection for a pro$ect# team# department# document# or &hatever the needs are# then assign an o&ner and hand it off to them. ?. *n addition to these t&o if you need to separate the content bet&een databases because of space issue.