Salesforce Certified Administrator — All Questions
5 questions
An administrator needs a field on the Account object whose value is calculated automatically from other fields and cannot be edited by users. Which field type should be used?
- a.A picklist field
- b.A formula field✓
- c.A text field with a default value
- d.A lookup field
A formula field automatically calculates a read-only value from other fields and functions, recalculating whenever the record is viewed or saved. Picklists, text with defaults, and lookups all store user- or reference-supplied values rather than a derived calculation. Formula fields are ideal for computed, non-editable values.
Which relationship type creates a tight parent-child link where the child record inherits the parent's sharing and ownership and is deleted when the parent is deleted?
- a.Lookup relationship
- b.Hierarchical relationship
- c.External lookup relationship
- d.Master-detail relationship✓
A master-detail relationship tightly couples child (detail) records to a parent (master): the child inherits the parent's sharing and ownership, and deleting the master deletes its details. A lookup relationship is looser and does not cascade delete or inherit sharing. Hierarchical relationships apply only to the User object.
An administrator wants to ensure that a Close Date is never earlier than the Created Date when a record is saved. Which tool enforces this at save time?
- a.A validation rule✓
- b.A report filter
- c.A list view
- d.A page layout assignment
A validation rule evaluates a formula when a record is saved and blocks the save with an error message if the condition indicates invalid data, making it the right tool to enforce that Close Date is not before Created Date. Reports, list views, and page layouts control display or filtering, not data integrity at save time.
Using the Lightning App Builder, what can an administrator create or customize?
- a.Apex triggers and classes
- b.The underlying database schema of standard objects
- c.Lightning record pages, home pages, and app pages with drag-and-drop components✓
- d.The network firewall rules for the org
The Lightning App Builder is a point-and-click tool for building and customizing Lightning pages, including record pages, home pages, and app pages, by dragging standard and custom components onto the canvas. Writing Apex is a developer task, and schema changes are done in Object Manager, not the App Builder.
An administrator wants different groups of users to see different sets of fields and layouts on the same object. Which combination achieves this?
- a.A single page layout shared by everyone
- b.Multiple page layouts assigned to different profiles (optionally with record types)✓
- c.Changing the org-wide default sharing setting
- d.A workflow rule that hides fields
Page layouts control which fields, related lists, and buttons appear on a record, and layouts can be assigned per profile, often in combination with record types, so different user groups see tailored views. Org-wide defaults govern record access, not field arrangement, and workflow rules automate updates rather than control layouts.