SALESFORCE-PD1 Practice Exam 1 — 20 Questions

Question 1

Which TWO methods are available on the Database class for performing DML operations with partial success capability? Choose 2 options.

Accepted Answer

Database.update(). Database.insert() and Database.update() accept an allOrNone boolean parameter allowing partial success.

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Database.save()

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Database.commit()

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Database.persist()

Question 2

Which Apex data type should a developer use to represent a precise geographic location with latitude and longitude coordinates?

Accepted Answer

Location. The Location primitive data type in Apex is designed specifically to represent geographic locations with latitude and longitude.

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Coordinate

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Address

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GeoPoint

Question 3

A developer needs to ensure that an Apex class respects organization-wide defaults, role hierarchies, and sharing rules when querying custom objects. Which keyword should be added to the class definition?

Accepted Answer

with sharing. The with sharing keyword enforces sharing rules of the current user, while without sharing runs in system mode.

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enforce sharing

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without sharing

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inherited sharing

Question 4

A developer writes an Apex method that executes a SOQL query inside a for-loop over a list of 200 Account records. Which governor limit is most likely to be immediately breached?

Accepted Answer

Total number of SOQL queries issued. The synchronous limit for SOQL queries is 100 per transaction. Querying inside a loop over 200 records will exceed this limit.

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Total heap size allocation

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Maximum CPU time on Salesforce servers

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Total number of records retrieved by SOQL queries

Question 5

A developer writes an Apex method that executes a SOQL query using user-supplied search parameters. How can the developer protect against SOQL injection vulnerabilities?

Accepted Answer

Use bind variables in the SOQL query instead of string concatenation.. Using bind variables in SOQL queries automatically sanitizes the input and prevents SOQL injection, unlike string concatenation.

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Execute the query using Database.queryWithBinds() with a restricted access modifier.

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Use String.escapeSingleQuotes() on all user inputs before concatenating into the query string.

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Enclose all dynamic parameters in single quotes within the dynamic SOQL query string.

Question 6

A developer is writing an Apex method and needs to store a collection of unique email addresses while maintaining fast lookup times. Which collection should the developer choose?

Accepted Answer

Set<String>. Sets in Apex store unique elements and provide efficient membership testing methods like contains().

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List<String>

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Queue<String>

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Map<String, Integer>

Question 7

Which THREE tools or contexts can be used to execute Anonymous Apex code? Choose 3 options.

Accepted Answer

Salesforce CLI (sf apex run). Anonymous Apex can be executed via the Developer Console, Salesforce Extensions for VS Code, and Salesforce CLI (sf apex run).

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Standard Page Layout Editor

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Lightning App Builder

Question 8

Which TWO trigger context variables are available in BEFORE INSERT triggers? Choose 2 options.

Accepted Answer

Trigger.new. Trigger.new and Trigger.newMap are available in Before Insert triggers.

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Trigger.oldMap

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Trigger.old

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Trigger.operationType

Question 9

A developer wants to retrieve up to 5 recently viewed records of any object type using SOSL. Which SOSL clause specifies the maximum number of records to return?

Accepted Answer

LIMIT 5. SOSL search results can be limited using the LIMIT clause at the end of the query statement.

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TOP 5

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MAX 5

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ROWS 5

Question 10

An application has a requirement to query records owned by subordinate users in the role hierarchy using Apex. Which SOQL feature supports this capability?

Accepted Answer

Executing queries in 'with sharing' context where sharing rules grant access via role hierarchy. The WITH DATA CATEGORY or parent user hierarchy queries can be accomplished using standard sharing, but for role hierarchy expansions in SOQL, developers use keyword qualifiers or UserRecordAccess. Wait, standard SOQL does not have a direct 'ROLE HIERARCHY' keyword, but SOSL/SOQL supports user permission checks, or specifically, sharing rules are evaluated automatically in 'with sharing' classes. However, querying subordinate data is managed by sharing rules and record ownership.

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SELECT Hierarchy FROM User

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USING SCOPE subordinate

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WITH ROLE HIERARCHY

Question 11

A developer needs to iterate over a map of Account IDs to Account sObjects and perform processing on each value. Which loop construct is valid Apex?

Accepted Answer

for(Account acc : myMap.values()) { ... }. Iterating over map values is done using map.values() in a for-loop: for(Account acc : myMap.values()).

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for(KeyValue kv : myMap.entrySet()) { ... }

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for(Account acc : myMap) { ... }

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for(Id id : myMap.iterator()) { ... }

Question 12

Which TWO statements about Apex variables and initialization are true? Choose 2 options.

Accepted Answer

Every variable in Apex must be explicitly declared with its data type.. Unassigned primitive variables default to null, and variables must be declared with a type before use.

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Integer variables default to 1 if unassigned.

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Apex supports dynamic duck typing without variable declarations.

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Boolean variables default to true if unassigned.

Question 13

A developer is writing code that processes untrusted data and wants to automatically strip fields and relationships that the current user cannot access, without throwing an exception. Which feature should be used?

Accepted Answer

Security.stripInaccessible(). The Security.stripInaccessible() method strips fields and SObjects that the user lacks permission to read or create/update, avoiding runtime security exceptions.

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Database.insert(records, AccessType.ENFORCE_ACCESSIBLE)

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Approval.lock()

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Schema.sObjectType.fields.isAccessible()

Question 14

A developer needs to execute a dynamic SOQL query where the object name and fields are determined at runtime. Which method should be used?

Accepted Answer

Database.query(). Database.query() allows execution of dynamically constructed SOQL query strings.

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Record.query()

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System.query()

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SOQL.query()

Question 15

Which type of Apex trigger context variable returns a list of new versions of the sObject records?

Accepted Answer

Trigger.new. Trigger.new contains all the new versions of the sObject records for insert and update triggers.

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Trigger.newMap

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Trigger.old

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Trigger.caller

Question 16

A developer needs to update 5,000 Account records and wants to ensure that if any single record fails validation, none of the records are committed to the database. Which method should be used?

Accepted Answer

update acctList;. Standard DML statements (like update acctList;) are all-or-nothing operations. If any record fails, the entire transaction rolls back.

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acctList.save()

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Database.update(acctList, false)

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Database.save(acctList, true)

Question 17

Which TWO collections are valid in Apex and maintain the insertion order of their elements? Choose 2 answers.

Accepted Answer

Map. Lists and Maps (specifically keeping insertion order for iteration) maintain insertion order, whereas standard sets do not guarantee order.

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TreeSet

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Set

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Queue

Question 18

A developer is writing a test class for an Apex trigger and needs to insert test Account records. Best practices recommend bypassing hardcoded IDs. Which annotation should be placed on the test setup method to create common test data efficiently?

Accepted Answer

@TestSetup. The @TestSetup annotation allows developers to create test records once and make them available for all test methods in the class.

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@IsTest(SeeAllData=true)

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@TestVisible

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@RemoteAction

Question 19

Which TWO methods are used to inspect sObject field metadata dynamically in Apex? Choose 2 options.

Accepted Answer

Schema.getGlobalDescribe(). SObjectType.getDescribe() and Schema.getGlobalDescribe() are used for inspecting schema metadata.

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System.describeFields()

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Object.inspect()

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Database.getMetadata()

Question 20

A developer needs to store a collection of unique customer email addresses in Apex and check for existence efficiently. Which collection type should the developer use?

Accepted Answer

Set. A Set is a collection of unique elements and provides efficient lookup using methods like contains(), making it ideal for checking existence.

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Queueable

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List

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Map