Salesforce Certification Salesforce Administrator 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Salesforce feature allows admins to automate record updates without writing code?
- Process Builder (Correct answer)
- Apex Trigger
- SOQL Query
- Visualforce Page
Correct answer: Process Builder
Process Builder is a point-and-click automation tool that lets admins automate record updates, field changes, and cross-object workflows without code.
Question 2: What is the maximum number of custom fields allowed on a standard object in Salesforce?
- 100
- 200
- 500
- 800 (Correct answer)
Correct answer: 800
Salesforce allows up to 800 custom fields on most standard and custom objects.
Question 3: Which Salesforce record type feature controls which picklist values are available to users?
- Page Layouts
- Record Types (Correct answer)
- Profiles
- Permission Sets
Correct answer: Record Types
Record Types let admins offer different picklist values and page layouts to different users based on criteria.
Question 4: What does the 'View All Data' system permission allow a user to do?
- See all records regardless of sharing rules (Correct answer)
- Export all reports
- Edit all records
- Delete all records
Correct answer: See all records regardless of sharing rules
View All Data grants read access to all records in the org, bypassing sharing rules and OWD settings.
Question 5: Which object in Salesforce stores information about sales opportunities?
- Lead
- Contact
- Opportunity (Correct answer)
- Account
Correct answer: Opportunity
The Opportunity object tracks potential sales deals, including stage, amount, and close date.
Question 6: What is the purpose of a Salesforce Validation Rule?
- Automate field updates
- Prevent saving records that don't meet criteria (Correct answer)
- Create new records automatically
- Send email alerts
Correct answer: Prevent saving records that don't meet criteria
Validation Rules enforce data quality by blocking record saves when specified conditions are not met.
Which Salesforce feature allows admins to automate record updates without writing code?