IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0 Solution Development Sample Questions:

1. MegaCorp is working on integrating one of their applications existing in non-IBM WebSphere Portal environments into WebSphere Portal. Which of the following options should they use for this purpose?

A) WebClipping Portlet
B) IntegrationPortlet_jsEnabled
C) IntegrationPortlet
D) WebClipping Portlet International Edition

2. Frances is debugging an iWidget that should show a loader bar until markup is generated and shown, leveraging only lifecycle functions. Right now, she can only see the loader bar, but nothing else happens in the iWidget. She has verified that all dependencies have loaded properly and that the elements have rendered. What should she verify next?

A) Verify the onLoad method kicked off background functions needed to render the markup.
B) Verify that the view is a supported mode for the iWidget.
C) Verify that the readyMarkup method is properly implemented.
D) Verify that the onUnload method is properly modifying the page content after loading completes.

3. Wendy's theme was recently installed on a server. A colleague provided her with theme components to deploy, which given design requirements, is packaged as an EAR file inside a compressed ZIP file. Which of the following is a valid option for deploying these components?

A) Use the web-dav-deploy-zip-file to deploy the compressed file and use the XMLAccess command to run the script. Use the WebSphereIntegrated Solutions console to add the runtime configuration.
B) Use the web-dav-deploy-zip-file to deploy the compressed file. Use the webdav-expand-ear command to unpackage the EAR on the server,then register the new EAR on the WebSphere Integrated Solutions console.
C) EAR files must be deployed using the WebSphere Integrated Solutions console, so she must remove it from the ZIP archive and install itdirectly.
D) Use the web-dav-deploy-zip-file to deploy the compressed file. Use the IBM WebSphere Integrated Solutions console or scripts to deploy theEAR file. Use XMLAccess to import the components into the IBM WebSphere Portal server.

4. A client named Rudy's Rocking Hot Rods sells high-end motor vehicles through its customized portal. When a user logs in, they are presented with several combinations of portlets and iWidgets. The user can select a car model, color, customize finishes, and perform other applicable actions. As part of a new development phase, the client has requested two updates: 1) Wire Portlet ABC to send an event to the iWidget XYZ. 2) Wire iWidget XYZ to send an event to the Portlet RSA. What option below is not correct, assuming all portlets on the page are JSR 286compatible?

A) When passing a mashup type from iWidget XYZ to Portlet RSA, which uses XSD types, that type must be manually converted because IBM WebSphere Portal does not provide an automatic type conversion mechanism.
B) If Portlet ABC defines a Java class in its portlet.xml under the element as "java.lang.String," it is able to pass that value to iWidgetXYZ.
C) If Portlet ABC uses a custom type defined as follows: org.za.StrongTypedthen the iWidget XYZ needs to have a corresponding payload definition as such:
D) iWidget XYZ will be able to receive events from Portlet ABC and send events to Portlet RSA.

5. Which of the following statements is true when using a resource URL in AJAX?

A) The portlet mode and window state can be changed during the serveResource() method.
B) New render parameters can be set during the serveResource() method.
C) Portlet preferences can be set during the serveResource() method.
D) Changing state of the portlet is not allowed during the serveResource() method.

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