The Microsoft Core Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 exam has a reputation for tripping up even experienced candidates. Working through 228 realistic practice questions from ActualCollection exposes your weak spots before exam day does.
Microsoft 70-331 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Core Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 |
| Exam Number: | 70-331 |
| Passing Score: | 700 out of 1000 |
| Available Languages: | Japanese, German, French, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, Simplified Chinese, English |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Retired, no longer valid |
| Related Certifications: | MCSA: SharePoint Server 2013 MCSE: Productivity |
| Exam Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Exam Price: | $165 USD |
| Real Exam Qty: | 40-60 |
| Exam Format: | Case studies, Drag-and-drop, Multiple choice |
| Recommended Training: | Course 20331B: Core Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Exam Ref 70-331 Official Study Guide |
| Exam Registration: | Microsoft Certification Portal Pearson VUE Registration |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | In-person at Pearson VUE centers / Online proctored (before retirement) |
| Pre Condition: | No formal prerequisites; recommended 1-2 years of SharePoint administration experience |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions//dn245097(v=technet.10) |
Microsoft 70-331 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Create and Configure Web Applications and Site Collections | 15-20% | - Create and manage web applications - Configure site collections and site hierarchies - Manage content databases and site limits |
| Plan Security | 20-25% | - Plan farm and service application security - Plan security policies and compliance - Plan authentication and authorization |
| Maintain a Core SharePoint Environment | 15-20% | - Perform backup and restore operations - Manage service applications and solutions - Monitor and manage farm health - Apply updates, patches, and upgrades |
| Install and Configure SharePoint Farms | 20-25% | - Prepare environment and prerequisites - Install SharePoint Server 2013 - Configure farm settings and services |
| Design a SharePoint Topology | 20-25% | - Plan for high availability and disaster recovery - Plan physical and logical architecture - Plan for performance and capacity |
Answers Every 70-331 Candidate Should Read First
The Microsoft Core Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 exam is the official Microsoft test registered under exam code 70-331. Passing it earns you the MCSE: SharePoint, MCP certification, a credential at the Professional level. It is also linked to the related certifications: MCSE: Productivity, MCSA: SharePoint Server 2013. Microsoft exams are valued because they test job-ready skills, so a passing score here carries real weight on a resume.
The Microsoft Core Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 exam includes 40-60 questions to be completed within 120 minutes. Do the pacing math before exam day: with that many items on the clock, you need a steady rhythm and the discipline to flag a hard question and move on instead of stalling. Two or three full timed sessions with the ActualCollection test engine will show you exactly what that pace feels like, so time pressure stops being a factor on the real day.
To pass the Microsoft Core Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 exam you need 700 out of 1000, and the official registration fee is $165 USD. A retake is not discounted: a failed attempt means paying the full $165 USD again, so treat your first sitting as the expensive one. A sensible rule is to book your seat only after you are scoring comfortably above the passing mark on the ActualCollection practice tests, not just squeaking past it once.
No formal prerequisites; recommended 1-2 years of SharePoint administration experience
Eligibility rules do change from time to time, so confirm the current requirements before you register on the official exam page.
Registration for the Microsoft Core Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 exam goes through the official channels below.
As for the delivery format, the exam is taken In-person at Pearson VUE centers / Online proctored (before retirement).
Microsoft points candidates toward the following training options for Microsoft Core Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013.
- Course 20331B: Core Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013
- Exam Ref 70-331 Official Study Guide
Course work builds the foundation; question practice makes it stick. The 228 practice questions in the ActualCollection 70-331 package let you rehearse each topic under exam-style pressure before the real thing.
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The official Microsoft Core Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 syllabus is organized into 5 domains. Key areas include Design a SharePoint Topology (20-25%), Install and Configure SharePoint Farms (20-25%), and Create and Configure Web Applications and Site Collections (15-20%). The complete, up-to-date topic list appears in the exam topics section above; work through it line by line and flag anything you cannot yet explain in your own words.
Microsoft Core Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Sample Questions:
A company deploys Enterprise Search for SharePoint Server 2013. The company's Marketing department site is hosted on a local SharePoint farm. The Marketing department launches an anniversary promotional campaign.
After viewing search analytics reports for the campaign, you observe that search users are not being directed to the Marketing site.
You need to direct users to the anniversary promotional campaign pages by moving the result to the top of the search results.
What should you do?
- A. Configure properties of the Search Result Web Part to use a Property filter to query content managed properties associated with Marketing.
- B. Disable Query Rules that do not direct users to the site.
- C. Use a Query Rule to add a Result Block.
- D. Remove Remote SharePoint sites from the list of available result sources.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
You are the SharePoint administrator for Contoso. You are responsible for monitoring the health of the SharePoint databases and plan to use SharePoint 2013 Health Analyzer.
You must monitor the health of all databases.
You need to add the databases that are not monitored by the Health Analyzer tool to a SQL
Server monitoring plan.
Which database should you add?
- A. Content databases
- B. Usage Log database
- C. Configuration database
- D. Web Analytics Service Application Reporting database
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
DRAG DROP
A company has an Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain and a SharePoint environment. The SharePoint environment includes a team site for each department.
All domain users have Read permissions on the root site. Currently only Human Resources department members have access to the Human Resources team site.
You have the following requirements for the Human Resources site:
- Employees who are not members of the Human Resources department can view only content that is not marked as sensitive. - Human Resources department members can view all content.
You need to configure permissions for the Human Resources site.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? (To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.)
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
Box 1:
Box 2:
Box 3:
Note:
* Incorrect: "The Limited Access permission level is designed to be combined with fine-grained permissions to give users access to a specific list, document library, item, or document, without giving them access to the entire site. However, to access a list or library, for example, a user must have permission to open the parent Web site and read shared data such as the theme and navigation bars of the Web site. The Limited Access permission level cannot be customized or deleted" "Limited Access" allows no direct access to site content at all, but is intended to allow users to traverse the site in order to access the items within it that they have explicit permissions to see.
DRAG DROP
You are the administrator of a SharePoint farm. The search index for the farm contains approximately 10 million items.
Performance reports indicate that search queries have high latency times and content crawls are slow. You add a new SharePoint server to the farm.
You need to configure the new server to add a new index component to the search topology.
Which four actions should you perform in sequence? (To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.)
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
Box 1: Start the search service instance Box 2: Clone the topology Box 3: Add an index component and an index partition Box 4: Activate the topology.
Note:
*Manage search components in SharePoint Server 2013 Start a search service instance on a server Retrieve the active search topology Clone the active search topology Add a search component Remove a search component Move a search component Activate a search topology
*To make any changes to the search topology in a search installation that has items in the
search index, you first have to create a new topology object. You modify this new topology
object, a clone of the active topology, by adding or removing search components. After you
have made the changes to the clone topology object, you make the clone the active
topology.
*(incorrect)
You add an index replica to the search topology to achieve fault tolerance for an existing
index partition.
DRAG DROP
Your company has an internal network and a perimeter network. The internal network contains an Active Directory domain.
You plan to deploy a SharePoint Server 2013 server farm. The farm will contain a single web application that uses NTLM authentication by using the domain controller on the internal network.
The relevant components on the network are listed in the following table.
All services use default TCP ports.
You need to configure the inbound rules for Firewall1 and Firewall2 to ensure that users from the Internet can access content in the farm by using either HTTP or HTTPS.
What should you configure? 0"o answer, drag the appropriate TCP ports to the correct firewalls.
Each port may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.)
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
80: HTTP
443: HTPPS The default SQL Server port is 1433
389: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
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