SALESFORCE-PD1 Process Automation And Logic Practice Question
Which THREE behaviors occur during the execution of a Batch Apex job implemented with standard settings? (Choose three.)
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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An AsyncApexJob record is created to track the status, total job items, and errors of the batch execution.
Batch Apex runs asynchronously, processes records in chunks (default 200), and creates an AsyncApexJob tracking record.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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An AsyncApexJob record is created to track the status, total job items, and errors of the batch execution.
Why this is correct
Salesforce creates an AsyncApexJob record tracking progress.
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All batches in a job execute synchronously on the same thread during the initial call.
Why this is correct
Batch Apex chunks are queued and executed asynchronously in separate transaction threads.
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Batch Apex automatically rolls back the entire 50-million record job if a single record in one chunk fails.
Why it's wrong here
Batch jobs fail per chunk unless allOrNone is handled or partial saves are configured; the entire job doesn't necessarily roll back unless aborted.
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The start method returns either a QueryLocator or an Iterable<SObject> to define the dataset.
Why this is correct
Database.Batchable allows Database.QueryLocator or Iterable as data sources.
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Records are processed in discrete chunks called batches, with a default batch size of 200 records.
Why this is correct
The default batch size is 200 records per execute method invocation.
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