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What is difference between Sharepoint Foundation 2010 and Sharepoint Server 2010?

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:47:00 GMT

1) Sharepoint Foundation is free to download and use, while Sharepoint Server needs to be purchase. 2) Sharepoint Foundation is base on which Sharepoint Server is developed.

What is Sharepoint?

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Sharepoint is a Portal Collaboration Software.

What is the difference between Sharepoint Portal Server and Windows Sharepoint Services?

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Sharepoint Portal Server is the global portal offering features like global navigation and searching. Windows Sharepoint Services is more content management based with document libraries and lists

What is a document library?

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A document library is where you upload your core documents. They consist of a row and column view with links to the documents. When the document is updated so is the link on your site. You can als

What is a meeting workspace?

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A meeting workspace is a place to store information, attendees, and tasks related to a specific meeting.

What is a document workspace?

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Document workspaces consist of information surrounding a single or multiple documents.

What is a web part?

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Web parts consist of xml queries to full Sharepoint lists or document libraries. You can also develop your own web parts and web part pages.

What is the difference between a document library and a form library?

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Document libraries consist of your core documents. An example would be a word document, excel, powerpoint, visio, pdf, etc… Form libraries consist of XML forms.

What is a web part zone?

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Web part zones are what your web parts reside in and help categorize your web parts when designing a page.

How is security managed in Sharepoint?

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Security can be handled at the machine, domain, or Sharepoint level.

How are web parts developed?

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Web parts are developed in Visual Studio .Net. VS.Net offers many web part and page templates and can also be downloaded from the Microsoft site.

What is a site definition?

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

It’s a method for providing prepackaged site and list content.

What is a template?

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A template is a pre-defined set of functions or settings that can be used over time. There are many templates within Sharepoint, Site Templates, Document Templates, Document Library and List Templ

How do you install web parts?

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Web Parts should be distributed as a .CAB (cabinet) file using the MSI Installer.

What is CAML?

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

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, v

What is a DWP?

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The file extension of a web part.

What is the GAC?

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Global Assembly Cache folder on the server hosting Sharepoint. You place your assemblies there for web parts and services.

What are the differences between web part page gallery, site gallery, virtual server gallery an

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Web Part Page Gallery is the default gallery that comes installed with Sharepoint. Site Gallery is specific to one site. Virtual Server gallery is specific to that virtual server and online galler

What is the difference between a site and a web?

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The pages in a Web site generally cover one or more topics and are interconnected through hyperlinks. Most Web sites have a home page as their starting point. While a Web is simply a blank site wi

What is Microsoft Windows Sharepoint Services?How is it related to MS Office SP Server 2007?

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Windows Sharepoint Services is the solution that enables you to create Web sites for information sharing and document collaboration. Windows Sharepoint Services — a key piece of the information wo

What is Microsoft Sharepoint Portal Server?

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Sharepoint Portal Server is a portal server that connects people, teams, and knowledge across business processes. Sharepoint Portal Server integrates information from various systems into one secu

What is Microsoft Windows Services?

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Microsoft Windows Services is the engine that allows administrators to create Web sites for information sharing and document collaboration. Windows Sharepoint Services provides additional function

What is relationship between Microsoft Sharepoint Portal Server and Microsoft Windows Services?

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Microsoft Sharepoint Products and Technologies (including Sharepoint Portal Server and Windows Sharepoint Services) deliver highly scalable collaboration solutions with flexible deployment and man

Who is Office Sharepoint Server 2007 designed for?

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Information workers, IT administrators, and application developers can use office Sharepoint Server 2007.

What are the main benefits of Office Sharepoint Server 2007?

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Office Sharepoint Server 2007 provides a single integrated platform to manage intranet, extranet, and Internet applications across the enterprise. * Business users gain greater control over t

Difference between MS Office SP Server 2007 for Internet sites & MS Office SP Server 2007

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Difference between Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007 for Internet sites and Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007 : Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007 for Internet sites an

What suites of the 2007 Microsoft Office system work with Office Sharepoint Server 2007?

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Office Outlook 2007 provides bidirectional offline synchronization with Sharepoint document libraries, discussion groups, contacts, calendars, and tasks. Microsoft Office Groove 2007,

How do I invite users to join a Windows Sharepoint Services Site? Is the site secure?

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Sharepoint-based Web sites can be password-protected to restrict access to registered users, who are invited to join via e-mail. In addition, the site administrator can restrict certain members' r

Can I post any kind of document?

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

You can post documents in many formats, including .pdf, .htm and .doc. In addition, if you are using Microsoft Office XP, you can save documents directly to your Windows Sharepoint Services site.<

Can I download information directly from a Sharepoint site to a personal digital assistant (PDA

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

No you cannot. However, you can exchange contact information lists with Microsoft Outlook.