SALESFORCE-PD1 Process Automation And Logic Practice Test 3 — 15 Questions

Question 1

Which THREE statements are accurate regarding asynchronous Apex governor limits and best practices? (Choose three.)

Accepted Answer

Asynchronous Apex transactions have higher limits for SOQL queries and heap size compared to synchronous transactions.. Asynchronous Apex provides higher governor limits, but developers must avoid chaining loops and respect daily limits.

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Future methods can call other future methods recursively.

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Asynchronous Apex jobs execute immediately without waiting in a queue.

Question 2

Which TWO criteria help a developer decide between using a Record-Triggered Flow and an Apex Trigger? (Choose two.)

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Record-Triggered Flows provide declarative maintenance and faster build times for standard business logic.. Flow vs Apex decisions often depend on declarative preference, complexity, skill set, and architectural needs.

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Apex Triggers cannot be deactivated without deploying code changes.

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Record-Triggered Flows cannot run asynchronously.

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Flows cannot execute before-save updates.

Question 3

A developer is troubleshooting a Batch Apex job that fails intermittently. Which THREE methods or properties are part of the Database.BatchableContext interface available in batch execution? (Choose three.)

Accepted Answer

getId(). The Database.BatchableContext interface provides methods to track the progress and status of the batch job. The valid methods are getId() (returns the ID of the Batchable job execution), getJobId() (returns the ID of the AsyncApexJob), and getChildJobIds().

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getAssociatedId()

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getChildJobId()

Question 4

A developer is evaluating whether to use a Record-Triggered Flow or an Apex Trigger for a new automation requirement that involves complex callouts to an external system and heavy database operations. Which architectural guideline should the developer follow?

Accepted Answer

Use an Apex trigger combined with future methods or Queueable Apex to handle callouts asynchronously.. Record-Triggered Flows and Apex triggers both cannot make synchronous callouts directly in the same transaction (they will throw a 'You have uncommitted work pending' or 'Callout from trigger not supported' exception if DML has occurred). However, asynchronous callouts are supported via asynchronous paths in Record-Triggered Flows (using '@future' or Queueable with 'callout=true' in Apex). Option A recommends using an Apex trigger with future methods or Queueable Apex, which is a valid and robust architectural pattern for complex callouts and heavy database operations, but the original explanation incorrectly stated that Apex must be used for synchronous callouts. The explanation has been corrected to properly justify asynchronous handling.

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Use a Record-Triggered Flow with asynchronous paths for all callout requirements.

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Use an Apex trigger with synchronous callouts to ensure immediate data consistency.

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Use a Record-Triggered Flow because it handles synchronous HTTP callouts natively.

Question 5

In the Salesforce Order of Execution, when are validation rules evaluated relative to Apex triggers?

Accepted Answer

After Before triggers fire and before the record is saved to the database. According to the official Salesforce Order of Execution, validation rules run after 'Before' triggers, but they also run before 'After' triggers. Option C is the best choice among the provided options, but it should be clarified that they occur after 'Before' triggers and before 'After' triggers.

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Before any Before triggers fire

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Concurrently with After triggers

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After the record is committed to the database and After triggers complete

Question 6

Which TWO actions are valid best practices when writing robust Batch Apex classes to adhere to governor limits and maintain data integrity? Choose 2 options.

Accepted Answer

Implement Database.Stateful only when it is necessary to maintain state across transaction chunks.. Option D is correct because Batch Apex normally executes each chunk in a separate transaction where instance variables are reset; implementing Database.Stateful preserves state across chunks, but it also increases heap usage since the state is serialized and passed between transactions, so it should only be used when cross-chunk state is genuinely required. Option E is correct because Database.getQueryLocator in the start method allows a batch job to process up to 50 million records by returning a QueryLocator rather than materializing all records in memory, and it avoids the 50,000-row limit that applies to Database.QueryLocator alternatives returning a List, while still respecting governor limits per chunk. Option A is not a best practice because performing a synchronous callout for every record inside execute is slow, risks hitting callout limits (maximum 100 callouts per transaction) and is better handled with batch sizes, Queueable chaining, or the Apex flex queue. Option B is incorrect because querying all related child records in start without regard to heap size can exceed the 12 MB synchronous or 6 MB asynchronous heap limit and cause the job to fail. Option C is incorrect because hardcoding record type IDs is a deployment anti-pattern that breaks across orgs and sandboxes; developers should query RecordType by DeveloperName or use Schema methods instead.

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Call external web service callouts synchronously for every single record inside the execute method without batching.

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Query all related child records in the start method without considering heap size limits.

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Hardcode record type IDs inside the execute method to save SOQL queries.

Question 7

Which THREE statements are true regarding Future methods in Apex? Choose 3 options.

Accepted Answer

Future methods must be annotated with the @future annotation.. Future methods run asynchronously, must be annotated with @future, and cannot accept sObjects as arguments because sObject records can change between the time the method is called and when it executes.

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Future methods can accept sObjects or lists of sObjects as parameters.

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Future methods must be static and return either void or a primitive type.

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Future methods can be called from within another future method.

Question 8

When using a @future method, what data type is allowed as a parameter?

Accepted Answer

String. Future methods in Salesforce Apex can only accept primitive data types, arrays of primitive data types, or collections of primitive data types (such as List or List). SObjects or collections of SObjects cannot be passed as arguments to future methods.

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SObject

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Apex Class instance

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List of SObjects

Question 9

A developer needs to execute logic after a record is inserted into the database but before the database commits the transaction. Which trigger event is most appropriate?

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after insert. An 'after insert' trigger fires after the record has been created in the database, allowing access to system-generated fields (like IDs or timestamps), while still executing within the same transaction context prior to the final commit.

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before insert

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before update

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after update

Question 10

Which trigger context variable should be used to check if a trigger is running in a before-insert context?

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Trigger.isBefore && Trigger.isInsert. Trigger.isBefore and Trigger.isInsert are standard context variables.

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Trigger.isBeforeInsert

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Trigger.context == 'beforeInsert'

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Trigger.beforeInsert

Question 11

A developer needs to call an external web service from an Apex trigger. Why must this be done asynchronously?

Accepted Answer

To prevent callouts from blocking the transaction. Synchronous transactions, such as Apex triggers, hold database locks and have strict execution time limits. Making synchronous callouts from a trigger would block the database transaction while waiting for a response from an external service, risking timeouts and holding locks longer than permitted.

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To increase governor limits for DML

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Because triggers are limited to 10 callouts

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To allow the trigger to run faster

Question 12

In the order of execution, when do record-triggered flows that are configured to run 'before' the record is saved execute?

Accepted Answer

Before the before-save Apex triggers. In the Salesforce order of execution, record-triggered flows configured to run before the record is saved execute BEFORE before-save Apex triggers.

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After the before-save Apex triggers

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After the after-save Apex triggers

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After the commit to the database

Question 13

What is the result of using a recursive trigger without a proper exit condition?

Accepted Answer

The trigger executes until the governor limit is hit. When a recursive trigger exceeds the maximum stack depth (or governor limit), the platform throws a 'Maximum stack depth reached' error, which terminates the transaction. The explanation should explicitly mention the stack depth limit.

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The trigger stops after 100 iterations

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The trigger is automatically disabled

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Infinite loop until memory runs out

Question 14

Which type of Apex class is best suited for performing complex calculations on large data sets that must run overnight?

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Batch Apex. Batch Apex is specifically designed for processing large data sets in chunks over time.

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Future method

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Queueable Apex

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Controller extension

Question 15

What is the maximum number of asynchronous Apex jobs that can be queued in a 24-hour period in a Developer Edition org?

Accepted Answer

250,000. According to Salesforce Execution Limits documentation, the total number of asynchronous Apex executions per 24-hour period is 250,000 or the number of user licenses multiplied by 200,000, whichever is greater. In a Developer Edition org, the limit is 250,000.

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1,000,000

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10,000

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100