Benefits of SharePoint Sites

 Description of Benefits of SharePoint Sites in Brief:-

·         Easily Share and Publish Information

SharePoint sites are easy to make. In fact, the full set of features in SharePoint 2010 Sites can help anyone build a site from start to finish. Several out-of-the-box features provide instant value by helping a site owner build the first page right away. Still other features make it simple to modify pages—change content, add interaction, or apply a design theme. Novice or expert, anyone can quickly create, customize, and publish a site that looks great and meets a specific business need.

·         Ensure Broad Adoption

SharePoint sites are as easy to use as they are to make. That’s because SharePoint 2010 Sites works so well with other technologies that people use to do their jobs. Connections to Microsoft Office make it a snap to save documents directly to SharePoint sites. Even offline, people can access sites, documents, and lists with Microsoft SharePoint Workspace and synchronize changes just by reconnecting. Plus, cross-browser support and a great mobile experience mean that anyone can access and share content, in the office or on the go.

·         Deliver Personalized Experiences

SharePoint 2010 Sites gives people the content they need, the way they want it. Features such as audience targeting, multilingual interface support, and user tagging provide a highly customized Web experience.

Related Features of SharePoint Sites:-

·         WebParts

Use Web Parts to add new functionality to SharePoint sites. Add a Web Part to any page, and a the new functionality will appear when the page is displayed.

·         SharePoint Health Analyzer

Quickly find and fix potential problems across all of the servers in your farm. The SharePoint Health Analyzer monitors farm health and can automatically fix many common configuration and performance problems.

·         Visual Upgrade

Upgrade to SharePoint 2010 but keep the SharePoint 2007 look-and-feel until you are ready to switch. View a site with the SharePoint 2010 user interface before committing to it.

·         Out-Of-Box-Web Parts

Use more than 40 out-of-the-box Web Parts to add functionality anywhere in a site with point-and-click simplicity.

·         Accessebility

Use SharePoint more effectively with improved accessibility, including built-in support for keyboard navigation and support for industry-wide accessibility standards.

·         Cross-Browser Support

Access SharePoint through Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari.

·         Multilingual User Interface

Take advantage of out-of-the-box support for multilingual experiences in SharePoint 2010. Give your people language options in site navigation, menus, the SharePoint Ribbon, and customized list fields.

·         Streamlined Central Administration

Manage SharePoint 2010 more efficiently with a streamlined Central Administration experience. Use the SharePoint Ribbon to configure and manage your server farm.

·         Unattached Content Database Recovery

Temporarily mount an unattached content database and browse content, back up a site collection, or export sites and lists without a recovery farm.

·         Windows PowerShell Support

Achieve greater control and productivity with Windows PowerShell, a command line shell and scripting language. SharePoint 2010 offers a snap-in so you can take advantage of PowerShell for your SharePoint deployments and manage your server farm and automate tasks with out-of-the-box cmdlets.

Capabilities of SharePoint

We divide SharePoint capabilities in six parts:

1.       Sites.

2.       Communities.

3.       Content.

4.       Search.

5.       Insights

6.       Composite

Let’s have a look on these capabilities in descriptive way:-

1.       Sites

A site is a group of related web pages where an organisation can work on project , cunduct meeting and share information. you can think of SharePoint 2010 Sites as a “one-stop shop” for all your business Web sites. It provides a full set of tools that your people can use to create any kind of site, plus a single infrastructure that simplifies site management. From a team site for colleagues, to an extranet site for partners, to an Internet site for customers, people can share and publish information using one familiar system.

2.       SharePoint 2010 Communities: An Integrated Collaboration Platform

SharePoint 2010 Communities lets people work together in ways that are most effective for them. How? By providing great collaboration tools that anyone can use to share ideas, find people and expertise, and locate business information. Even better, SharePoint 2010 lets you manage these tools from a single, powerful platform. With SharePoint 2010 Communities, your people can be more creative and productive—and you can rest easy knowing that they’re working in a secure, well-managed environment.

3.       SharePoint 2010 Content: ECM for the Masses

SharePoint 2010 Content makes Enterprise Content Management (ECM) easy for everyone. Combining traditional content management, social capabilities, and powerful search, it is as natural to manage as it is to use. With its simple, “behind-the-scenes” administration, you can quickly set up compliance policies, while its familiar interface lets your people work just as they would in Microsoft Office. The result is well-managed information that is easy to find, share, and use.

4.       SharePoint 2010 Search: Relevance, Refinement, and People

SharePoint 2010 Search helps your people find the information they need to get their jobs done. It provides intranet search, people search, and a platform to build search-driven applications—all on a single, cost-effective infrastructure. But what’s so unique about SharePoint 2010 Search is its combination of relevance, refinement, and people. This new approach to search provides an experience that is highly personalized, efficient, and effective.

5.       SharePoint 2010 Insights: BI for Everyone

SharePoint 2010 Insights lets everyone access the business information they need to make good decisions. With powerful features like interactive dashboards and scorecards, people can use the information in databases, reports, and business applications to address specific needs.

Even better, they can work naturally and confidently, thanks to a familiar user experience. Because SharePoint 2010 Insights uses well-known applications and interfaces, people are comfortable from the start, and they know how to get the data they need. For example, anyone can use Excel Services to publish Microsoft Excel workbooks in SharePoint 2010. From there, an entire team can access and analyze the same data and rest assured that everyone has the right information.

6.       SharePoint 2010 Composites: Do-It-Yourself Business Solutions

SharePoint 2010 Composites provides building blocks that you can use to assemble, connect, and configure collaborative business solutions. From simple sites to complex applications, you can rapidly respond to specific business needs with custom solutions.

Microsoft new product SharePoint 2010

What is SharePoint and why we use SharePoint?

SharePoint server is server product that relies on SharePoint foundation tachnology to provide a consistent familiar framework for lists and libraries, site administration and site customization. Using SharePoint 2010, your people can set up Web sites to share information with others, manage documents from start to finish, and publish reports to help everyone make better decisions.

Why Use SharePoint?

The capabilities of SharePoint 2010 work together to help any company quickly respond to changing business needs. Using SharePoint 2010,  people can share ideas and expertise, create custom solutions for specific needs, and find the right business information to make better decisions. For IT, SharePoint 2010 helps you cut training and maintenance costs, save time and effort, and focus on higher business priorities.






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Preparation for bank PO exam

                                    How to prepare for Bank PO exam                            

When anyone wants to prepare for compititive exam it is very important to know "what is moto of that exam","what is the process of selection" etc. if we know abou all this things ,we can plan a better strategy.Here i just show you an example of "how to prepare for bank PO exam".
Probationary Officer ( PO ) is the initial stage to enter in banking industry. From this, one can progress very quickly to higher hierarchy like Manager, General Manager & may more. So this type of job fascinates fresh graduates a lot.  And also they are correct in choosing this. This year also many banks have PO exams recently. Like there is  ICICI bank PO Recrutment, SBI PO Recrutment , Corporation bank PO exam, OBC bank PO exam, UCO bank PO exam 2010 etc.
Preparing for bank PO exam is not a tough job. It needs a little preparation only.  The Probationary Officers ( PO ) are selected on the basis of written test & interview.  Almost every bank has same pattern of written test. It consists of objective test & descriptive test.
The Objective Test generally carries  of 200 – 250 marks & duration is generally 2 – 3 hrs. The questions are on the basis of reasoning aptitude, general awareness, English language & quantitative aptitude. Also there will be negative marking for each wrong answer.
The Descriptive Test is of 1hr generally & questions are essay type based on comprehension in English.

The following should be taken care of while preparing for PO exam :

1. Reasoning Aptitude : In this section, questions are basically of diagrams, analysis, statements etc. You should be very keen & skillful while attempting this. You will be tested on the skills used by you to solve this. Also look for previous year question paper. This will help you a lot.
2. General Awareness : For preparing this section, the best is to read the newspaper daily & find out the current affairs in banking sectors. global business, money markets etc.
3. English language : This section covers questions on English grammar. Vocabulary, synonyms, antonyms etc. The simple grammar book is sufficient for preparation.
4. Quantitative Aptitude : In this, maths of Xth Std will be asked like algebra, profit loss, percentage etc. Class Xth maths book is the source to prepare for it

Some of the reference books are Sultan Chand publications- Quantitative aptitude, Abhijit Guha, R.S. Agarwal & R.K. Gupta for maths, Also some CDs are available containing important questions.

For appearing for bank PO exam, a candidate should be at least 21 years old & should not be more than 30 yrs. of age.

Indian bank PO Exam Pattern

Indian bank PO Exam Educational Qualification: Should have the Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with at least 55% aggregate marks from a recognized university.

Indian bank PO Exam Pattern: The selection of probationary officer is on the basis of written exam & interview. A candidate has to qualify the both in order to get selected.

written Exam: It is both Objective & Descriptive types.

1. Objective Written test : In this, there is 4 sections which is to be attempted in 135mins. There will be 225 questions  carrying 200 marks.
   A. section I : In this section, questions will be of reasoning type. 75 questions will be asked on this.
   B. section II : Candidate will be tested on Quantitative aptitude. There will be 50 questions on this.
   C. section III : 50 Questions will be on English.
   D. section IV : 50 questions on General awareness.

There is also negative marking for each wrong answer.

2. Descriptive Written Test : There will be 5 questions on socio-economic environment which will be essay type. you need to answer only 5 out of this. This test is only qualifying exam i.e. you need to score only the minimum marks that is being decided by the Indian Bank. The marks you score in this won’t be included in finalizing the merit list.

Interview : Those who clear the written test will be called for the interview. In order to get the Group discussion (GD) in bank jobs/ exams preparation guide.

Preparation for English:

There are numbers of ways to prepare before taking up an English exam. The points that we should remember while taking up an English test are -

1) Learn the basics and proper usage of grammar

2) Should avoid spelling mistakes

3) Make sure that the sentence formation are clear and concise

Grammatical errors are the most important factor that one should always concentrate while preparing for an English test. Any small mistake in the grammar  of an essay or an article can change the meaning of the sentence entirely. So it is important for anyone to spend some time in learning the usage of grammar. Most of the grammatical errors made are by the people who have high rate of speech.So think slowly & speak to yourself before writing on paper

Spelling mistakes are made by any common person,however it does have a great impact in the end result.You need to be sure that whatever you write in an essay has got no spelling mistakes. If your vocabulary is good you can use different words that no one uses commonly and it helps you to stand out from rest of the crowd.

But it often advisable to use words which are known to you to avoid mistakes.

Sentence formation is an important factor,while writing the descriptive test in Bank exams , as all your thoughts and ideas can only be put forward easily if you’ve got the ability to form or to rephrase the sentence the right way. Sentence formation can only be improved if someone is ready to learn the way of speaking good English.

1. Must learn the basics of English language & correct usage of grammar – This is the most important thing one must keep in mind while preparing for the language. A small mistake in grammar can entirely change the meaning of the sentence. The grammatical mistake is often done by those who who speaks English at a very high speed. So try to speak slowly & think before writing in the paper. Also you must devote ample time in learning the grammar portion of the language.
2. Spelling mistakes should be avoided at all – This is not acceptable at all. Often this is made very commonly by the common people. You must be extra precaution in avoiding such mistakes which writing an essay or article. Also try to improve the vocabulary. By doing so you will be able to use different & new words which will be uncommon & you will stand out amongst your competitors. This will surely give you some benefits. But make sure that the words you use, must be correct & rightly spelled. You must be confident in using them.

The sentence formation should be clear & very concise – This is important in order to make yourself very clear in concepts. The sentence should be such that every one should understands you fully & correctly.

Books to be follow:

            1.wrein and Martin

            2.Essential of Grammer by Oxford Publication.

            3.Upkar publication Bank probationary officer by khanna.

Preparation for Quantitative aptitude:

The quantitative aptitude for bank exams tests the numerical abilities of the candidate. Bank quantitative aptitude questions are usually from topics in basic mathematics like averages, ratio and proportion, percentage, simple/compound interest etc. Bank numerical ability,as bank quantitative aptitude is also referred to sometimes, usually contains 50 questions in most of the bank numerical ability exams. The following points should be kept in mind while preparing for and attempting this section.

o    Don’t be afraid of mathematics- the section demands very basic mathematics which can be learnt through continuous practice and some tricks.

o    Practice is the key.

o    While preparing for this section- keep notes of the important formulae-this will help you in revising them later.

o    Read and thoroughly review the math topics that are tested.  Work on areas where you need improvement.

At the test

o    Do all easy questions first, leaving the more time-consuming and difficult ones for later.

o    Before solving a problem, read all the answer choices.  They will all be in the format that your own solution should take

o    Eliminate those choices that simply don't make sense.

o    Look for shortcuts.

o    Use the substitution (or backsolving) method whenever possible.  Some problems are solved fasted by simply plugging in the five answer choices and finding the one that works.

Books to be followed:

1.      R S Agarwal

2.       NCERT 6-10 math book.

3.       Sultan Chand publications- Quantitative aptitude, Abhijit Guha.

4.        R.K. Gupta for math’s

Preparation for Reasioning:

Questions are basically of diagrams, analysis, statements etc. You should be very keen & skillful while attempting this. You will be tested on the skills used by you to solve this. Also look for previous year question paper. This will help you a lot.

Books to be followed:

1: by R.S.Agarwal.
2: Barron’s Military Flight Aptitude Tests by Terry L. Duran

3: Books of Upkar Prakashan.
4: The Aptitude Test Workbook by Jim Barrett
5: Numerical Ability & Mathematical Aptitude by Dr. A.B. Rao etc

Preparation for G.K

For preparing this section, the best is to read the newspaper daily & find out the current affairs in banking sectors. global business, money markets etc.

Books to be followed:

1.      Pratyogita darpan.

2.      India Today.

3.      R S Agarwal

4.      Daily News paper.

List of Post & Vacancies in different Bank:

Bank	Post & Vacancies	Last date to apply	Written Test (tentative)
DBI Bank	1067 Managers	Oct 18, 2010	Nov 14, 2010
FACT	Management Trainee	Oct 20, 2010	-
Federal Bank	Clerks & PO	Oct 20, 2010	Dec 5, 2010
Catholic Syrian Bank	PO	Oct 22, 2010	later
SBI Associate Bank	6100 Clerks	Nov 1, 2010	Jan 16, 2011
Punjab Sind Bank	300 Clerks	Nov 8, 2010	Jan 30, 2011
Punjab Sind Bank	700 Officers	Nov 8, 2010	Jan 16, 2011
Reserve Bank of India	80 Officers	Nov 8, 2010	Feb 6, 2011
OBC Bank	322 PO	Nov 10, 2010	Dec 26, 2010
Indian Bank	850 PO	Nov 11, 2010	Jan 2, 2011
Madhya Bharat gramin Bank	39 Officers & 72 Assistants	Nov 18, 2010	Jan 23 & 30, 2010
Axis Bank	Various positions	ongoing	-
ICICI Bank	Asst.Managers/ Officers	ongoing	-