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IBM C9520-927 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | IBM |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Developing Portlets and Web Applications with IBM Web Experience Factory 8.0 |
| Exam Number: | LOT-927 (Retired, replaced by C9520-927 / C2040-927) |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 3 years |
| Passing Score: | 66% |
| Exam Duration: | 90 minutes |
| Real Exam Qty: | 58 |
| Exam Price: | USD $200 (standard IBM rate) |
| Related Certifications: | IBM Certified Solution Developer |
| Exam Format: | Multiple answer, Single answer, Multiple choice |
| Recommended Training: | IBM Education Courses IBM Web Experience Factory 8.0 Documentation |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE Registration IBM Certification Portal |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Proctored at Pearson VUE test centers or online proctoring |
| Pre Condition: | 2+ years of experience in Java/J2EE, portlet development, and IBM WebSphere environment recommended |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.ibm.com/certify |
IBM C9520-927 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Portlet Development | 25% | - Cooperative portlet communication - JSR 286 portlet creation - Portlet configuration and deployment - Portal integration |
| User Interface & Client-Side | 15% | - Mobile and responsive design - Localization and internationalization - Dojo and AJAX support - View and Form builder |
| Web Experience Factory Basics | 20% | - Architecture and components - Builder concepts and usage - Project structure and models - Development environment setup |
| Security, Deployment & Best Practices | 20% | - Performance optimization - Troubleshooting and logging - WAR export and deployment - Authentication and authorization |
| Data Integration & Services | 20% | - XML and data transformation - CMIS and enterprise data sources - Data access builders - Service consumption and creation |
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The official IBM Developing Portlets and Web Applications with IBM Web Experience Factory 8.0 outline weights its topics like this:
- Portlet Development (25%)
- Security, Deployment & Best Practices (20%)
- Web Experience Factory Basics (20%)
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IBM Developing Portlets and Web Applications with IBM Web Experience Factory 8.0 Sample Questions:
Question #1
Adam is trying to track down a model generation problem with the application that he is developing. What errors should he look at first?
- A. Adam should first look in the IBM Web Experience Factory logs in the operating system's default TEMP directory.
- B. Adam should first look in the IBM WebSphere Portal server in its logs directory.
- C. Adam should first look for errors in the Eclipse Problems view.
- D. Adam should first look in the ..\WEB-INF\config\log4j.properties file.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
Question #2
John is trying to wire two IBM Web Experience Factory portlets that reside on different IBM WebSphere Portal pages. What option will give him the best approach?
- A. Use the Web Experience Factory Event Declaration and Event Handler builder with page wiring option available within the builder.
- B. Wiring of two Web Experience Factory portlets on two different pages is technically not feasible.
- C. Use the Cooperative Portlet Source and Cooperative Portlet Target builders with WebSphere Portal's wiring tool.
- D. Wire the two portlets together using the shared variable builder so they can share data via session.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
Question #3
What should Linus do to declare a model as a portlet?
- A. Add a Portlet Adapter builder call to a model.
- B. Modify the portlet.xml file with a text editor to include file paths.
- C. Generate a model with a specific file path to its resources.
- D. Generate a portlet WAR file, which automatically deploys all models as portlets.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
Question #4
Melissa has used profiling in her model. If her ultimate goal is to differentiate between running the application in standalone mode and running it inside a portal, which selection handler should she choose?
- A. J2EE Role Handler
- B. WebApp Runtime Handler
- C. WPS Execution Mode Handler
- D. Explicit Handler
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
Question #5
Gloria has developed a simple web application using IBM Web Experience Factory. Because her company has not completed its deployment of IBM WebSphere Portal server, how can she deploy the application?
- A. She can deploy the application as a stand-alone application on IBM WebSphere Application Server, IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition, or Tomcat for development testing.
- B. She can run the application in an embedded test environment, but not deploy it to users.
- C. She can deploy the application on any HTTP server with Web Experience Factory core run times.
- D. She can deploy the application as a WSRP application and consume it from another, non-WebSphere Portal environment.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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