Salesforce Certification Salesforce Platform App Builder 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Salesforce tool allows app builders to create custom apps without writing code?
- Apex IDE
- Lightning App Builder (Correct answer)
- Schema Builder
- Flow Builder
Correct answer: Lightning App Builder
Lightning App Builder provides a drag-and-drop interface for assembling custom Lightning pages using standard and custom components.
Question 2: What is a Salesforce Custom Object?
- A modified version of a standard object
- A new database table created to store data unique to a business need (Correct answer)
- An Apex class representing a record
- A custom report type
Correct answer: A new database table created to store data unique to a business need
Custom Objects are user-defined database tables that extend Salesforce to store unique business data not covered by standard objects.
Question 3: Which Salesforce relationship type should be used when a child record cannot exist without its parent?
- Lookup Relationship
- Master-Detail Relationship (Correct answer)
- External Lookup
- Hierarchical Relationship
Correct answer: Master-Detail Relationship
Master-Detail Relationships tightly couple child and parent records — deleting the parent also deletes all children, and the parent controls sharing.
Question 4: What is the purpose of Salesforce Schema Builder?
- Writing complex SOQL queries
- Visually creating and viewing objects, fields, and relationships (Correct answer)
- Deploying metadata between orgs
- Managing user permission sets
Correct answer: Visually creating and viewing objects, fields, and relationships
Schema Builder provides a visual canvas for viewing and creating the data model including objects, fields, and relationships as a diagram.
Question 5: Which Salesforce feature allows app builders to display different page layouts for different record types?
- Page Assignments
- Dynamic Pages
- Record Type Page Assignment (Correct answer)
- Profile-Based Layouts
Correct answer: Record Type Page Assignment
Record Type Page Assignment maps specific Lightning page layouts to record types, allowing different UI experiences based on the record's classification.
Question 6: What is a Salesforce 'Formula Field'?
- A field calculated from a spreadsheet import
- A read-only field that derives its value from other fields using an expression (Correct answer)
- A field that auto-increments on insert
- A field encrypted with a formula cipher
Correct answer: A read-only field that derives its value from other fields using an expression
Formula Fields calculate and display a value based on other field values, functions, or constants using Salesforce's formula engine.
Salesforce Certification Salesforce Platform App Builder 1
Which Salesforce tool allows app builders to create custom apps without writing code?