Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I (6 Practice Tests)

About the Salesforce Platform Developer I
The Salesforce Platform Developer I exam is intended for an individual who has experience developing and deploying basic business logic and user interfaces using the programmatic capabilities of the Lightning Platform, including practical application of the skills and concepts noted in the exam objectives below.
The Salesforce Platform Developer I generally has one to two years of experience as a developer and at least six months of experience on the Lightning Platform and has invested time in studying the resources listed in this exam guide.
The Salesforce Platform Developer I candidate has the experience, skills, and knowledge outlined below:
Has experience with data-driven applications and relational databases.
Has experience with object-oriented languages such as Apex, JavaScript, Java, C#, and Ruby.
Is familiar with governor limits and their implications.
Has experience with Model View Controller (MVC) and component-based architectures.
Knows the capabilities of the core objects in the Salesforce schema.
Knows the capabilities and use cases for formula fields and roll-up summary fields.
Knows when to use declarative vs. programmatic methods to solve business requirements.
Can leverage relevant declarative capabilities of the platform, where appropriate.
Knows the Apex programming language and can use Apex best practices to customize Salesforce.
Can extend the Lightning Platform using Apex, Visualforce, and basic Lightning Components.
Can use fundamental programmatic capabilities of the Lightning Platform to develop custom interfaces to extend Salesforce capabilities and develop custom business logic.
Is familiar with testing, debugging, and deploying code and knows the available environments.
A candidate for this exam is not expected to administer any standard Salesforce applications, develop mobile apps, develop and publish managed products on the AppExchange, perform tuning or design integrations such as callouts, APIs, and email services.
About the Exam
Read on for details about the Salesforce Platform Developer I exam.
Content: 60 multiple-choice/multiple-select questions and up to 5 non-scored questions
Time allotted to complete the exam: 105 minutes
Passing score: 68%
Registration fee: USD 200, plus applicable taxes as required per local law
Retake fee: USD 100, plus applicable taxes as required per local law
Delivery options: Proctored exam delivered onsite at a testing center or in an online proctored environment.
References: No hard-copy or online materials may be referenced during the exam.
Prerequisite: None; course attendance highly recommended
Exam Outline
The Salesforce Platform Developer I exam measures a candidate’s knowledge and skills related to the following objectives. A candidate should have hands-on experience developing custom applications on the Lightning Platform and be able to demonstrate the application of each of the topics and objectives below.
Developer Fundamentals: 23%
Understand multi-tenant concepts and design frameworks, such as MVC architecture and Lightning Component Framework.
Given a scenario, identify common use cases and best practices for declarative versus programmatic customizations, including governor limits, formula fields, and roll-up summaries.
Given a scenario, determine, create, and access the appropriate data model including objects, fields, relationships, and external IDs.
Given a scenario, identify the options and considerations when importing and exporting data into development environments.
Process Automation and Logic: 30%
Identify the capabilities of the declarative process automation features.
Declare variables, constants, methods, and use modifiers and Apex interfaces.
Given a scenario, use and apply Apex control flow statements.
Given a scenario, write SOSL, SOQL, and DML statements in Apex.
Given a scenario, follow best practices to write Apex classes and triggers.
Given a scenario, identify 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.
Implement exception handling in Apex, including custom exceptions as needed.
Given a scenario, use declarative functionality and Apex together to automate business logic.
User Interface: 25%
Given a scenario, display content or modify Salesforce data using a Visualforce page and the appropriate controllers or extensions as needed.
Describe the Lightning Component framework, its benefits, and the types of content that can be contained in a Lightning web component.
Given a scenario, prevent user interface and data access security vulnerabilities.
Given a scenario, display and use a custom user interface components, including Lightning Components, Flow, and Visualforce.
Describe the use cases and best practices for Lightning Web Component events.
Given a scenario, implement Apex to work with various types of page components, including Lightning Components, Flow, Next Best Actions, etc.
Testing, Debugging, and Deployment: 22%
Write and execute tests for triggers, controllers, classes, flows, and processes using various sources of test data.
Given a scenario, know how and when to use the Salesforce Developer tools such as Salesforce DX, Salesforce CLI, and Developer Console.
Describe how to approach debugging system issues and monitoring flows, processes, and asynchronous and batch jobs, etc.
Describe the environments, requirements, and process for deploying code and associated configurations.
Who this course is for:
Students preparing for the Salesforce Platform Developer I Certification Exam