Multiple choice technology

Following can be the data source for showing the items in the lists in a Content Query Web Part:(Multiple Selection)

  1. Multiple Site Collections

  2. A specific site collection

  3. In one specific site and all of its subsites

  4. In one specific list
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B,C,D Correct answer
Explanation

The Content Query Web Part (CQWP) can query from a specific site collection (option B), from one specific site and all its subsites (option C), or from a specific list (option D). However, it cannot query across multiple site collections (option A) - this is a known limitation of the CQWP in SharePoint 2007. Each CQWP instance is scoped to a single site collection, making cross-site collection aggregation impossible with this web part alone.

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