SALESFORCE-PD1 Process Automation And Logic Practice Question
A developer writes a Queueable Apex job that queries 50,000 records, performs calculations, and updates them. During testing, the job hits a heap size limit. What is the standard asynchronous heap size limit in Apex?
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Correct answer & explanation
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12 MB
The asynchronous transaction heap size limit is 12 MB, compared to 6 MB for synchronous transactions.
Answer analysis
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12 MB
Why this is correct
The asynchronous heap size limit is 12 MB.
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50 MB
Why it's wrong here
50 MB is incorrect.
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36 MB
Why it's wrong here
36 MB exceeds standard limits.
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6 MB
Why it's wrong here
6 MB is the synchronous heap size limit.
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