Sitecore Certification Sample Questions - Part 1

1. How does sitecore support each of the CMS pillars: data definition, Content, and Presentation?

    a. Data definition: templates

    b. Content: Items

    c. Presentation: layouts and components

2. Describe some xWeb Content Management System features that separate sitecore from other systems

    Analytics, Insights, Decisions, and Automation

3. What is Sitecore easy to use authoring tool and what functionality does it provide?

    The experience editor provides editing and designing functionality

4. Which interface would an author use to see and edit items in a tree structure?

    The content Editor


5. What should you define in a template?

    Fields, Fields Sections, Icon and base Templates

6. What field type would you use to store formatted HTML?

    Rich text field

7. What happens if you use the same field name in a template that is already used in a parent template?

You will get two fields with same name, which leads to confusion both to users and developers. It should be avoided. 

8. What is the name of the template all templates should inherit from?

Standard template

9. Why should you avoid defining the same field multiple times in more than one template?

    It makes it much harder to manage later on

10. What would you use the field source for the following field types: Image, rich text field, drop link?

    Image: set the folder in the media Library it will open when selecting an Image for the field

    Rich text: configuration of the toolbar and functionality of the rich text editor

    Droplink: Set the items to be displayed as option