Salesforce Platform Developer I Flashcards
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Which Salesforce language is used to write server-side business logic?
Answer: Apex
Apex is Salesforce's proprietary Java-like programming language used to write triggers, classes, and controllers.
What does SOQL stand for in Salesforce development?
Answer: Salesforce Object Query Language
SOQL (Salesforce Object Query Language) is used to query Salesforce data from the database layer in Apex.
What is a Salesforce Apex Trigger?
Answer: Code that executes before or after DML events on records
Apex Triggers execute custom logic before or after insert, update, delete, or undelete operations on records.
What is the Salesforce governor limit for SOQL queries per synchronous Apex transaction?
Answer: 100
Salesforce enforces a limit of 100 SOQL queries per synchronous Apex transaction to ensure fair resource use.
Which Apex class is used to perform DML operations on large record sets asynchronously?
Answer: Database.Batchable
Classes implementing Database.Batchable process records in configurable chunks asynchronously to avoid governor limits.
What keyword in Apex is used to query for records that must match a text search?
Answer: SOSL FIND
SOSL (Salesforce Object Search Language) uses the FIND keyword to search text fields across multiple objects simultaneously.