CSA Developer Fundamentals 3

Question 1

Which governor limit in Salesforce restricts the total number of SOQL queries that can be issued in a single transaction?

Accepted Answer

100 queries per transaction

Answer

Salesforce enforces a limit of 100 SOQL queries per synchronous transaction to ensure fair platform usage.

Question 2

What is a 'Custom Metadata Type' primarily used for in Salesforce?

Accepted Answer

Storing application configuration data that can be deployed in packages

Answer

Custom Metadata Types store application configuration and are deployable as metadata, unlike Custom Settings which store data.

Question 3

In a Salesforce formula field, which function would you use to return today's date?

Accepted Answer

TODAY()

Answer

TODAY() returns the current date as a Date value in Salesforce formula fields.

Question 4

Which Salesforce feature enables administrators to expose Salesforce data to external systems via a standard REST API without writing code?

Accepted Answer

Lightning Platform REST API

Answer

The Lightning Platform REST API provides standard endpoints to access Salesforce data and metadata for external integrations.

Question 5

What is the maximum number of records that can be processed in a single Apex DML statement (e.g., insert, update)?

Accepted Answer

10,000 records

Answer

Salesforce governor limits cap a single DML statement at 10,000 records per transaction.

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