Salesforce dev-401 practice test

Exam Title: Building Applications with Force.com and Visualforce

Last update: Nov 27 ,2025
Question 1

List the 3 Declarative Application building blocks of The Data Model.

Answer:

1. Objects
2. Fields
3. Relationships

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Question 2

Building your Data Model What are the 2 types of objects?

Answer:

1. Standard
objects
2. Custom objects

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Question 3

Building your Data Model True or False The limit on the number of custom fields per object depends
on the Salesforce edition.

  • A. True
  • B. False
Answer:

A

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Question 4

Encrypted fields can be edited regardless of whether you have the "View Encrypted Data"
permission.

  • A. True
  • B. False
Answer:

A

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Question 5

How can you prevent an encrypted field from being edited?

Answer:

Validation
rules Field level
security Page layout
settings

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Question 6

Building your Data Model Who can view encrypted fields?

Answer:

Users with
the "View Encrypted
Data" permission

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Question 7

Building your Data Model Describe 3 limitations of encrypted fields

Answer:

Cannot be
unique Cannot be an
external Id Cannot
have default values.

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Question 8

Which of the following are true about custom objects? (Select all that apply):

  • A. Salesforce provides a set of custom objects that you can use to store data.
  • B. After you create a custom object, you need to add the user interface.
  • C. Custom objects come with an infrastructure including reporting, auditing and access control.
  • D. When you create a custom object, you get a direct access to the database.
  • E. Custom objects are reportable and search
Answer:

C, E

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Question 9

Identify the correct statements about dependent picklists (Select all that apply):

  • A. Standard picklists can be controlling fields but not dependent fields
  • B. The maximum number of values allowed in a controlling field is 400
  • C. Before defining a dependency, you should ensure that your picklist has at least 1 value
  • D. A custom multi-select picklist can be set at the controlling field for a dependent field
  • E. If a field represents both a controlling field
Answer:

A, C, E

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Question 10

What is the maximum number of lookup fields you can have in a single object?

Answer:

25

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