DNN (DotNetNuke) MCQs

DNN (DotNetNuke) MCQs

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1: Which of the following is correct regarding the statements given below?
Statement 1: A skin package should make use of a manifest file to identify the various files.
Statement 2: The manifest file adds some overhead to the skin creation process.

A.   Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false

B.   Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true

C.   Both the statements are true

D.   Both the statements are false

2: Which of the following contains skin-definition user controls that are precompiled in the format the skinning engine requires?

A.   *.xml

B.   *.css

C.   *.ascx

D.   *.aspx

3: If you want to use the Client API to determine which browser version the end user is browsing your site with, which of the following API functions will you call?

A.   dnn.browser.version

B.   dnn.dom.browserversion

C.   dnn.dom.browser.version

D.   dnn.dom.browser.version.number

4: DotNetNuke is an open source software application written for the Microsoft ASP.NET platform. Which of the following are correct with regard to DotNetNuke?

A.   The DotNetNuke Web Utility project depends on the DotNetNuke project

B.   Most DotNetNuke development requires your custom project to refer to DotNetNuke

C.   You can use the DotNetNuke Web Utility in other ASP.NET projects that are not related to DotNetNuke

D.   All of the above

5: Dataprovider files contain SQL scripts that define the database-specific code for the module. Which of the following is the correct format for the dataprovider extension?

A.   .DataProvider

B.   .[DataProvider Type]DataProvider

C.   .[DataProvider]DataProviderType

D.   .DataProviderType 

A.   Repository Module

B.   Collection Module

C.   Store Module

D.   Media Module

E.   None of the above 

7: Each skin object has its own unique functions. Which of the following displays the path to the currently selected tab in the form of Page-Name1 > PageName2 > Page-Name3?

A.   [BREADCRUMB]

B.   [DOTNETNUKE]

C.   [CURRENTTAB]

D.   [SELECTED]

E.   None of the above 

8: Which of the following is not defined in the ExceptionLogType enumeration of the ExceptionLogController class?


A.   GENERAL_EXCEPTION

B.   MODULE_LOAD_EXCEPTION

C.   PAGE_LOAD_EXCEPTION

D.   SKIN_LOAD_EXCEPTION

E.   None of the above<br>

9: SMTP Server property of SMTP Server Settings must resolve to a valid SMTP server. Which of the following can be used to specify the value of a SMTP Server?

A.   Computer name

B.   IP address

C.   URL

D.   All of the above

10: Which authentication type is DotNetNukes default authentication?

A.   DNN Forms Authentication

B.   Windows Authentication

C.   Windows/Forms (Mixed Mode) Authentication

D.   ADSI Forms Authentication against Active Directory 

11: You create a new role that should be retroactively applied to all existing users and should be automatically assigned to all new users. Which of the following options of "Edit Security Role" page should you select?

A.   Public Role

B.   Auto Assignment

C.   All Users

D.   None of the above 

12: Which of the following is not a preconfigured module in DotNetNuke?

A.   Announcements

B.   Blog

C.   SMTP Emails

D.   Search Results

E.   IFrame

F.   None of the above 

13: While selecting a skin, you wish to see the skin options provided by your Host (for everyone) and/or those that belong only to your site. Which of the following skin types should you select to show these desired skins?

A.   Host

B.   Local

C.   Site

D.   All of the above 

14: The "Reports" module provides a simple, but flexible, view on data from the DotNetNuke database. Which of the following are correct with regard to the "Reports" module?

A.   The module displays a table of custom data from the database

B.   The module displays a list of users in a specific role

C.   The module displays advanced queries that pull data from multiple tables

D.   All of the above

15: After a portal resource file is created, changes in the comparable host file are overridden by the portal file. The values from which of the following files are written to the resource file when the portal file is created?

A.   Host.Txt

B.   Preview.Txt

C.   Site.Txt.

D.   All of the above

16: Which of the following events are raised by the HttpApplication object after an application has returned?

A.   PostRequestHandlerExecute

B.   ReleaseRequestState

C.   UpdateRequestCache

D.   ReleaseRequestCache 

17: Bill Jones is developing a portal in DotNetNuke. He needs to set the permissions in order to view and edit the page. Which of the following will be displayed as types of users while he sets the permissions?

A.   Administrators

B.   Registered Users

C.   Unregistered Users

D.   Authenticated Users

E.   Unauthenticated Users

F.   All of the above 

18: Which of the following is correct with regard to the statements given below?
Statement 1: With Client API, you need to use RegisterClientVariable method in your .NET code to register a variable on the server side so as to use it in the client side.
Statement 2: You need to pass RegisterClientVariable method to the Page object, a variable name/value pair, a Boolean value to determine if the variable should be appended or overwritten, and an array of browser types.

A.   Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false

B.   Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true

C.   Both statements are true

D.   Both statements are false 

19: Which of the following is the default log provider in DotNetNuke 4.0?

A.   Database provider

B.   XML file based provider

C.   Text file based provider

D.   None of the above 

20: Which of the following displays a language selector drop-down list if the DotNetNuke install has more than one available option?

A.   [LANGUAGELIST]

B.   [LOCALIZATION]

C.   [LANGUAGESELECTOR]

D.   [LANGUAGE]

E.   None of the above 

21: Which of the following is the correct series of processes fired during a page load?

A.   Configuration, Event Handling, Rendering and Cleanup

B.   Initialization, Loading, Event Handling and Unloading

C.   Configuration, Event Handling, Unloading and Cleanup

D.   Initialization, Event Handling, Rendering and Unloading 

22: Each time an ASP.NET web page is requested, a series of events that follow an ASP.NET page life cycle fire off in a well-defined order. Which of the following events are fired only on postbacks?

A.   LoadViewState

B.   LoadPostbackData

C.   Render

D.   Load

E.   RenderPostbackData

F.   All of the above

23: Consider the following events:
1. Page_Load
2. Page_Unload
3. Control Event
4. Page_Init
What is the order of their execution?

A.   1,2,3,4

B.   1,4,3,2

C.   4,1,3,2

D.   4,3,1,2 

24: Which interface must be implemented by all HTTP modules?

A.   IHttpInterface

B.   IHttpHandler

C.   IHttpModule

D.   IHttpProvider 

A.   Contact List

B.   Announcements

C.   Roll

D.   Archive

E.   Posts

F.   All of the above

26: Which method of iHttpModule must be overridden by HTTP modules to implement the iHttpModule interface?

A.   Init

B.   Authenticate

C.   Dispose

D.   All of the above

A.   Admin->Languages->Language Editor

B.   Admin->Languages->Localization

C.   Admin->Localization->String Editor

D.   Admin->Localization->Custom

E.   None of the above 

28: You need to select a skin to apply to the whole website. Which of the following options of the skin page should you select?

A.   Apply To: Portal

B.   Apply To: Public

C.   Apply To: All

D.   Apply To: Whole Portal 

29: Which of the following statements are correct with regard to DotNetNuke?

A.   DotNetNuke can support multiple portals or sites off of one install

B.   DotNetNuke has been developed by TruSoft Inc

C.   DotNetNuke is built on a Microsoft ASP.NET (C# .NET) platform

D.   DotNetNuke includes a multi-language localization feature 

30: Which configuration file is contained in DotNetNuke by default?

A.   release.config

B.   web.config

C.   development.config

D.   All of the above 

31: Which Portal Registration Options setting is appropriate for sites that want to track usage but do not require validation of contact information?

A.   Private

B.   Public

C.   Verified

D.   Non-Authenticated

E.   None of the above

32: Which of the following requirements are correct regarding DotNetNuke skinning?

A.   Skins can be set at the site level and overridden at the page level, with the exception of Admin skins

B.   Tokens are extended using CSS files which are also referred to as manifest files

C.   Containers can be set at the site level, overridden at the page level, and then at the module level, with the exception of Admin containers

D.   All of the above 

33: Which of the following modes of map module displays all the points for the designated module, in the order in which they appear in the source data?

A.   Playback Mode

B.   Positional Mode

C.   Directory Mode

D.   Picture Mode 

34: Peter Rolf is developing an online shopping portal. He wants to make available the full error information to an Admin user, but only basic friendly messages to a Non-Admin user. Which basic host settings should he use in this scenario?

A.   Display Message Details

B.   Use Specific Error Messages

C.   Use Custom Error Messages

D.   None of the above 

35: Peter created a module for a page called "Flight Reservations". He wants to give the same permissions to the module as he gave to the page. He also wants the changes to be reflected in the permissions of the module, if the page permissions get changed. Which permission should he use in this scenario?

A.   Relate Page Permissions

B.   Set Permissions as Page Permissions

C.   Inherit View Permissions from Page

D.   Cascade with Page Permissions 

36: Which of the following are correct with regard to the "Documents" module which presents a list of files within DotNetNuke for download by the end users?

A.   Documents can be stored within a DotNetNuke portal

B.   Documents can be accessed only within a DotNetNuke portal

C.   Access to documents can be secured

D.   All of the above 

37: You wish to see errors and warnings recorded during an installation. The log file might be different for different versions. Which path contains options to see a version specific log file?

A.   Host->Host Settings

B.   Admin->Log

C.   Admin->Log Viewer

D.   Host->Host Settings->Log 

38: Which of the following classes must be extended by the scheduler class to create a scheduled task?

A.   DotNetNuke.Scheduling.SchedulerClient

B.   DotNetNuke.Services.Scheduling.SchedulerClient

C.   DotNetNuke.Schedular.SchedulerClient

D.   DotNetNuke.Services.Scheduling.Scheduler

E.   None of the above

39: The "IFrame" module allows the embedding of an internal/external URL within the module. Which of the following is an invalid property of the IFrame module?

A.   size

B.   title

C.   border

D.   overflow scrolling

E.   None of the above 

40: Which of the following creates a new instance of the DNN Tree on the client side by creating a new XML document on the client side?

A.   dnn.controls.initTree

B.   dnn.controls.DNNTree

C.   dnn.controls.Tree

D.   dnn.controls.XMLTree

E.   None of the above 

41: Which HTTP module provides a mechanism for mapping virtual resource names to physical resource names at runtime?

A.   URL Rewriter

B.   URL Mapper

C.   URL Modifier

D.   None of the above 

42: During the Init event, each module may subscribe to a number of events raised by the HttpApplication object. Which of the following order of events is correct when events are raised before the application executes?

A.   BeginRequest->AuthenticateRequest->ResolveRequestCache->AuthorizeRequest

B.   BeginRequest->AuthorizeRequest->AuthenticateRequest->ResolveRequestCache

C.   BeginRequest->AuthenticateRequest->AuthorizeRequest->ResolveRequestCache 

43: Which of the following classes provides the methods necessary to write log entries with the event log classification?

A.   EventLogHandler

B.   EventLog

C.   EventLogController

D.   EventLogProvider

E.   None of the above 

44: Which Licensing System has been adopted by DotNetNuke?

A.   EULA

B.   GPL

C.   BSD

D.   None of the Above 

45: You have three modules; "Airline Introduction", "Flight Details" and "Airfares". You need to make the "Airline Introduction" module viewable only to users who are not logged in. Which of the following module permissions should you select?

A.   Registered Users

B.   Unregistered Users

C.   Unauthenticated Users

D.   Not logged in Users

E.   None of the above

46: Which of the following can be used to create skins in DotNetNuke?

A.   *.html

B.   *.ascx

C.   *.asmx

D.   *.config 

A.   URL

B.   Page

C.   Image

D.   File

E.   Alternate

F.   None of the above 

48: Which of the following statements are correct with regard to "Authentication"?

A.   Windows Authentication was officially introduced in version 4.0 for ASP.NET 1.1

B.   Authentication increases DotNetNuke's capability to provide a robust platform for intranets

C.   Authentication allows for specification of an external authentication source if a portal exists in an intranet environment

D.   All of the above 

49: Which of the following order of events is correct when events are raised by the HttpApplication object after an application has returned?

A.   PostRequestHandlerExecute->UpdateRequestCache->ReleaseRequestState

B.   PostRequestHandlerExecute->ReleaseRequestState->UpdateRequestCache

C.   ReleaseRequestState->PostRequestHandlerExecute->UpdateRequestCache

D.   ReleaseRequestState->UpdateRequestCache->PostRequestHandlerExecute 

50: Billy Smith has created a skin called [MENU]. Which name should he use if he wants to create another instance of the skin [MENU]?

A.   [MENU]

B.   [MENU:1]

C.   [MENU:TOP]

D.   All of the above

51: The web.config file contains a number of settings. Which of the following are the settings in the section that control the installation or upgrade?

A.   InstallTemplate

B.   InstallSkins

C.   AutoUpgrade

D.   InstallMemberRole

E.   ShowMissingKeys

F.   All of the above 

52: You do not want to completely "hide" a page by securing it. You would rather make that page visible and secure only some of the modules in it. Which of the following will you use to hide some specific modules from unauthorized users?

A.   Set the hidden property of the module to true

B.   Select the 'Authorized users' option in the module permissions

C.   Select the 'Registered users' option in the module permissions

D.   None of the above 

53: Which of the following files should Peter modify if he wants to change the "Privacy Statement" template for his website?

A.   PORTAL_PRIVACY.Text

B.   PRIVACY.Text

C.   MESSAGE_PORTAL_PRIVACY.Text

D.   PORTAL_PRIVACY_STATEMENT.Text

E.   None of the above

54: You are in the process of setting up a module and you do not want anyone to see it until you have completed it. Which of the following Visibility selectors should you use?

A.   Page Editors Only

B.   Administrators Only

C.   Hidden

D.   Restricted

55: During the Init event, each module may subscribe to a number of events raised by the HttpApplication object. Which of the following events are raised before the application executes?

A.   AuthenticateRequest

B.   AcquireRequestCache

C.   AcquireRequestState

D.   AuthenticateData

56: The DotNetNuke Web Controls project, associated with the Client API, exposes a set of web controls used throughout the DotNetNuke Core project. Which of the following are correct with regard to the DotNetNuke Web Controls project?

A.   The source code is distributed with the DotNetNuke releases available for download from the official web site

B.   The project is an official DotNetNuke project independently developed from the core releases

C.   The project is distributed only in its binary form with the DotNetNuke releases

D.   The Web Controls project references the DotNetNuke Web Utility project

E.   All of the above 

57: The Dotnetnuke:Map provides the ability to pump any custom data into the Google Map in a unique number of ways. Which of the following are the correct methods to display the points?

A.   Playback Mode

B.   Positional Mode

C.   Directory Mode

D.   Picture Mode 

58: Which of the following settings are optional in Page Management?

A.   Copy Modules Form

B.   Start Date

C.   End Date

D.   Link Type

E.   All of the above

59: You have created a page called "flight details" by copying the page "flight fares". You want the changes to be reflected in the "flight details" page when you modify the "flight fares" page. Which option will you select during page management?

A.   Reflect Changes

B.   Copy Content

C.   Same as Parent

D.   Reflect Modifications 

60: Modules are placed on pages in panes. Panes are predefined areas in a page which help to maintain its appearance. How many minimum pane(s) should a page skin contain?

A.   0

B.   1

C.   2

D.   4

61: Bob Mike requires that anytime DotNetNuke determines that the current running code is a higher version than the database, an install or an upgrade should automatically take place. Which of the following settings of the web.config file is used to handle this situation?

A.   AutoUpgrade

B.   AutoUpdate

C.   AutoVerifyVersion

D.   AutoUpgradeVersion

E.   None of the above 

62: A locale is used for the sake of accurate translations in localization. Which Locale Type is not supported in DotNetNuke 4.0?

A.   System locale

B.   Default portal locale

C.   User-selected locale

D.   Custom locale

E.   None of the above 

63: What are the reasons that a child portal is preferred over a parent portal?

A.   With a single registered domain name, an infinite number of cname portals can be created

B.   The child portal has the capability to emulate a single sign-on solution where credentials appear to be shared between portals

C.   Child portals can share public and protected members

D.   Child portals are useful in intranets where departmental portals are involved

E.   All of the above 

64: Fill in the blank:
A ________ s purpose is to surround the content of a module with some design element, to bring more attention to the content of the module.

A.   pane

B.   container

C.   page

D.   None of the above 

65: You want your navigation menu to display horizontally in your skin. In which of the following files should you describe it?

A.   skinsettings.css

B.   skindetails.asmx

C.   skin.xml

D.   None of the above 

66: Which configuration file contains the current version number of the database schema and is cached in the install folder to prevent multiple database hits?

A.   release.config

B.   dnn.config

C.   web.config

D.   dbserver.config

E.   None of the above 

67: After registering the client-side namespace and setting up the server side for handling any potential callbacks, you need to implement the IClientAPICallbackEventHandler interface. Which of the following is the only method provided in IClientAPICallbackEventHandler interface to do this?

A.   RaiseCallbackEvent

B.   RaiseClientAPIEvent

C.   RaiseClientCallbackEvent

D.   RaiseClientAPICallbackEvent

E.   None of the above

A.   URL (It is a link to an external resource)

B.   Page (It is a page on your site)

C.   File (It is a file on your site)

D.   None of the above 

69: State whether the following statement is true or false:
"Unless your SMTP server is an open relay or filtered by IP, you need to specify an authentication method."

A.   True

B.   False 

70: You have added a new module to your website, but you do not want to display this module to all the users because it still requires configuration. Which of the following will you use to display this module to only those who have edit permissions for the page?

A.   Users

B.   Visibility

C.   Public

D.   Availability

E.   None of the above

71: Which are the main features of the "Announcements" module which is used for displaying news items on a site?

A.   Ability to add multiple announcements in one module

B.   Support for ISearchable

C.   Basic support for IPortable

D.   Templatable items

E.   All of the above 

72: Which of the following files should Peter modify if he wants to change the "Terms of Use" template for his website?

A.   TERMS_OF_USE.Text

B.   PORTAL_TERMS.Text

C.   MESSAGE_TERMS_OF_USE.Text

D.   MESSAGE_PORTAL_TERMS.Text

E.   None of the above

73: A manifest describes each file included in the package and identifies information needed by the portal to create the proper module definition entries. Which of the following are correct regarding the manifest file?

A.   Each package must include a single manifest file

B.   The manifest file can use any name but a .dll, an .ascx or a .dnn extension

C.   The manifest file identifies information needed by the portal to install the module files to the appropriate directories required by DotNetNuke

D.   All of the above 

74: Peter created a page for ASP.net and wants to show some content from another site. Which module should he use to do this?

A.   IFrame

B.   Links

C.   URL Pane

D.   Internal Browser 

75: Which of the following is not performed by the GetClientVariableNameValuePair function of the Client API?

A.   It parses the hidden HTML input control's current value

B.   It encrypts the result

C.   It returns the delimited name/value pair

D.   All of the above 

76: Which of the following is correct regarding the statements given below?
Statement 1: Modules do not pose a security risk because they have limited access to the portal.
Statement 2: A module code has the same security privileges as the core application

A.   Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false

B.   Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true

C.   Both the statements are true

D.   Both the statements are false 

77: Which of the following statements is true with regard to HTTP Modules?

A.   Administrators can optionally enable or disable an HTTP module

B.   Developers can replace or modify HTTP modules without altering the core application

C.   HTTP Modules provide a template for extending the HTTP Pipeline

D.   All of the above 

78: John is developing a News Portal and uses Client API to use features provided by the browser. He needs to know the major and minor build values of the browser. Which function of the Client API should he use to retrieve the build values?

A.   BrowserBuildValues

B.   BrowserSupportsFunctionality

C.   BrowserBuildFunctionality

D.   None of the above 

79: Which of the following are the drawbacks of postback?

A.   Each time a postback is required, the entire page life cycle must be iterated through and the page must be reproduced

B.   Postback increases the workload on the remote web server

C.   No previous viewstate data is retrieved at the client side after postback

D.   Postback increases traffic across the network

E.   All of the aboveÂ