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Salesforce Plat-Dev-201 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Developer Fundamentals | 27% | - Declarative vs programmatic customization - Multi-tenant architecture and design frameworks - Data modeling, objects, fields and relationships - Governor limits and best practices |
| Process Automation and Logic | 27% | - Exception handling and transaction management - Flow and process builder automation - SOQL, SOSL and DML operations - Business logic with Apex classes, triggers and methods |
| Performance and Security | 6% | - Data security and sharing model - Performance optimization |
| User Interface | 20% | - UI security and access control - Lightning Web Components development - Visualforce pages and components - Component events and communication |
| Testing, Debugging and Deployment | 20% | - Writing Apex and Flow test classes - Debugging tools and techniques - Deployment tools and strategies - Continuous integration and delivery |
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The official Salesforce Certified Platform Developer outline defines 5 domains. The leading three are Developer Fundamentals (27%), User Interface (20%), and Performance and Security (6%). The full list is in the topics section above, and ITExamDownload's 240 practice questions cover each one.
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Salesforce recommends these training resources for the Salesforce Certified Platform Developer exam:
- Prepare for Your Salesforce Platform Developer I Credential
- Build Applications Programmatically on the Salesforce Platform (DEX450)
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Salesforce Certified Platform Developer Sample Questions:
A custom object Trainer_c has a lookup field to another custom object Gym___c. Which SOQL query will get the record for the Viridian City gym and it's trainers?
- A. SELECT Id, (SELECT Id FROM Trainer_c) FROM Gym_c WHERE Name -Viridian City Gym'
- B. SELECT Id, (SELECT Id FROM Trainers) FROM Gym_C WHERE Name . Viridian City Gym'
- C. SELECT ID FROM Trainer_c WHERE Gym__r.Name -Viridian City Gym'
- D. SELECT Id, (SELECT Id FROM Trainers) FROM Gym_C WHERE Name -Viridian City Gym'
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
A developer wrote Apex code that calls out to an external system. How should a developer write the test to provide test coverage?
- A. Write a class that extends WebserviceMock
- B. Write a class that implements the WebserviceMock interface.
- C. Write a class that implements the HTTPCalloutMock interface.
- D. Write a class that extends HTTPCalloutMock.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
Universal Containers hires a developer to build a custom search page to help user-find the Accounts they want. Users will be able to search on Name, Description, and a custom comments field. Which consideration should the developer be aware of when deciding between SOQL and SOSL? Choose 2 answers
- A. SOSL is able to return more records.
- B. SOQL is able to return more records.
- C. SOQL is faster for text searches.
- D. SOSL is faster for tent searches.
Correct Answer: B,D 🗳️
A Salesforce Administrator is creating a record-triggered flow. When certain criteria are met, the flow must call an Apex method to execute complex validation involving several types of objects.
When creating the Apex method, which annotation should a developer use to ensure the method Can be used within the flow?
- A. @future
- B. @AuraEnaled
- C. @InvocableMethod
- D. @RemoteAction
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
As part of new feature development, a developer is asked to build a responsive application capable of responding to touch events, that will be executed on stateful clients. Which two technologies are built on a framework that fully supports the business requirement? Choose 2 answers
- A. Visualforce Pages
- B. Aura Components
- C. Vlsualforce Components
- D. Lightning Web Components
Correct Answer: A,B,C 🗳️
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