Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I Practice Test

Given a set of requirements, determine the appropriate data model

Describe the capabilities of the various relationship types and the implications of each on record access, user interface (UI), and object-oriented programming

Describe the impact of schema design and modifications on Apex Development

Describe how to visualize and create entity relationships

Describe the options for and considerations when importing and exporting data into development environments

Describe how to programmatically access and utilize the object schema

Describe the capabilities and use cases for formula fields

Describe the capabilities and use cases for roll-up summary fields

Describe the capabilities of the declarative process automation features

Describe when to use declarative automation features vs. Apex classes and triggers

Describe how to declare variables and constants in Apex and how to assign values using expressions

Describe the primitive and complex Apex data types and when to use them

Describe how to use and apply Apex control flow statements

Describe how to write and when to use Apex classes and interfaces

Describe how to use basic SOSL, SOQL, and DML statements when working with objects in Apex

Describe the basic patterns used in triggers and classes to process data efficiently

Describe when to use and how to write triggers

Describe the implications of governor limits on Apex transactions

Describe the relationship between Apex transactions, the save order of execution, and the potential for recursion and/or cascading

Describe how to implement exception handling in Apex

• Describe how to write Visualforce controllers
• Describe when and how to use standard Visualforce controllers vs. Apex custom controllers and controller extensions

Describe the programmatic techniques to prevent security vulnerabilities in Apex and Visualforce

Describe how Apex impacts the ability to make declarative changes

Describe how to display Salesforce data using a Visualforce page

Describe the types of web content that can be incorporated into Visualforce pages

Describe how to incorporate Visualforce pages into Lightning Platform applications

Describe the benefits of the Lightning Component framework

Describe the resources that can be contained in a Lightning Component

Describe the testing framework and requirements for deployment

Describe how to write unit tests for triggers, controllers, and classes

Describe when and how to use various sources of test data

Describe how to execute one or multiple test classes

Describe the differences between invoking Apex in execute anonymous vs. unit tests

Describe how to monitor and access various types of debug logs

Describe the capabilities and security implications of the Developer Console, Workbench, and Force.com IDE

Describe the different processes for deploying metadata and business data

Describe how the different environments are used in the development and deployment process