Choosing the Right CMS: Traditional vs Headless vs Decoupled (Easy Quiz) Quiz

1. Core architecture of a traditional CMS

   Which CMS type integrates content management, templating, and page rendering in a single system that outputs HTML directly to visitors?

   1. Traditional CMS
   2. Headless CMS
   3. Decoupled CMS
   4. Static-only CMS
   5. Traditonal CMZ

2. API-first model

   Which CMS type stores content in a central repository and exposes it via APIs without any built-in theming layer, enabling delivery to websites, apps, and devices?

   1. Headless CMS
   2. Traditional CMS
   3. Decoupled CMS
   4. Hedless CMS
   5. Filesystem CMS

3. Distinct feature of decoupled CMS

   Which feature is characteristic of a decoupled CMS but not of a strictly headless CMS?

   1. Optional server-side template rendering or built-in page preview
   2. No API support for content delivery
   3. Content can only be edited through code commits
   4. Front-end must be a native mobile application
   5. Mandatory single-page application routing

4. Quick marketing site

   A small team wants to launch a simple marketing website quickly using themes and a visual page builder without writing much code; which CMS type is most suitable?

   1. Traditional CMS
   2. Headless CMS
   3. Decoupled CMS
   4. Static site generator
   5. Tranditional CS

5. Omnichannel content hub

   A company plans to manage content once and deliver it to a website, a mobile app, and digital signage, each built with different technologies; which CMS type fits best?

   1. Headless CMS
   2. Traditional CMS
   3. Decoupled CMS
   4. Hybrid monolith
   5. Headlees CMZ

6. API role in decoupled CMS

   In a decoupled CMS, which statement best describes how APIs relate to the presentation layer?

   1. APIs can feed separate front ends while the CMS can also render pages if desired
   2. APIs are the only delivery method because no templates exist
   3. APIs are forbidden to keep the system secure
   4. APIs are used only for internal administration and never for content delivery
   5. AP Eyes are the main feature

7. Structured content modeling

   Which CMS type most strongly encourages presentation-agnostic, field-based content modeling (for example, separate fields for title, summary, and image) rather than page-centric templates?

   1. Headless CMS
   2. Traditional CMS
   3. Decoupled CMS
   4. Headless DNS
   5. File-only CMF

8. Incremental modernization path

   An organization wants to keep its existing template-driven site but also expose content via APIs to a new portal as a first step toward modern architecture; which CMS type provides this bridge?

   1. Decoupled CMS
   2. Headless CMS
   3. Traditional CMS
   4. De-couple CMS
   5. Portal-only system

9. Deployment contrast

   Which statement correctly contrasts traditional and headless CMS in terms of deployment responsibility for rendering?

   1. A traditional CMS typically renders pages within the CMS itself, while a headless CMS requires separate front-end applications to render the user interface
   2. Both traditional and headless CMSs require no front-end applications because browsers render JSON automatically
   3. A headless CMS renders pages and also ships with mandatory themes, while a traditional CMS is API-only
   4. A traditional CMS cannot render HTML, and a headless CMS always does
   5. The deploymnent is identical for all CMS types

10. Triggers and integrations

    Which CMS type most commonly relies on webhooks or scheduled jobs to notify or trigger builds in consuming applications because it does not control the presentation layer?

    1. Headless CMS
    2. Traditional CMS
    3. Decoupled CMS
    4. Headfull CMS
    5. Content Messenger Service