Sharepoint 2010 Interview Questions

1.       What is a SharePoint? 

SharePoint is an enterprise collaboration and content management platform which will enables users to connect each other and share the information across organization/organizations. It solves problem of sharing the documents across the organization and it has very rich UI features.

2.       What is MOSS

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) is a full version of a portal-based platform for collaboratively managing, creating and sharing documents.

3.       What are Site collections in SharePoint

Site collection is a collection of web sites. Every site collection will have top level site, this will be created when site collection is created. In one web application multiple site collections and one site collection multiple sites can be created.

4.       Types if input forms can be created in SharePoint Workflows

Four different types of input forms 1) Association form, 2) Initiation form, 3) Modification form, 4) Task edit form.

5.       How to Export a Site or List in a SharePoint 2010?

SharePoint Server 2010 provides several new features that provide a granular level of backup for various components of site content. This includes content at the site, sub site, and list level.

Through Central Administration (Granular level Back-up) a SharePoint Administrator can configure a backup of a sub site or list. An Administrator can choose a site and a specific list to be exported. The administrators can also choose to export security and select the different versions that will be exported with the list.

6.       What is SharePoint PowerShell

PowerShell is Microsoft task automation framework, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built on top of, and integrated with the .NET Framework. PowerShell provides full access to COM and WMI, enabling administrators to perform administrative tasks on both local and remote Windows systems.