1. What are the authentication methods supported by SharePoint 2013?
a. Windows Authentication - NTLM, Kerberos, Digest, Basic
b. Forms- based authentication
c. Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) token based authentication
2. What are the minimum software requirements for SP 2013 installation?
WFE - 64 bit Windows server 2012 or 64 bit Windows server 2008 R2 SP1
SQL - 64 bit SQL Server 2012 or 64 bit SQL server 2008 R2 SP1
3. What is a PassPhrase?
It is a password used during the installation of the SharePoint. It is needed every time you add a server to the SharePoint farm.
4. What is deferred site collection upgrade?
In SP2013, farm administrators can allow site collection owners to upgrade their sites to new user interface on their own timeline.
5. What is the path for 15 hive?
15 hive is located C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Entensions\15. This is the path where you can find all the SharePoint core files like config, templates, logs etc.
