Describe the Different Capabilities of and Use Cases for the Various Salesforce Development Platforms (Heroku, Fuel, Lightning Platform). PLATFORM-DEVELOPER-II Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11application · medium

   A company needs to build a customer-facing portal that allows external users to log in, view their order history, and submit support cases. The portal must use Salesforce as the system of record and be accessible to users who do not have Salesforce licenses. The team wants to minimize custom code and leverage declarative tools as much as possible. Which platform should they choose?

   • AFuel with Journey Builder
   • BLightning Platform with Apex REST endpoints only
   • CLightning Platform with Experience Cloud
   • DHeroku with a custom Node.js app
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2. 12foundation · easy

   When would a developer most likely choose Heroku over the Lightning Platform for a new application?

   • AWhen the application requires a language or framework not supported by Apex or Lightning Web Components
   • BWhen the app must be built entirely with declarative tools and no custom code
   • CWhen the app must send marketing emails and manage customer journeys
   • DWhen the app must run inside the Salesforce trust boundary and use Apex triggers
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4. 13application · medium

   A company wants to build a custom application that allows employees to submit and track IT support requests. The application must include a custom object to store request details, a Lightning page to display the requests, and an automated email notification when a request is created. The team wants to use a platform that provides declarative tools and a programming language for custom logic. Which platform should they choose?

   • ALightning Platform with custom objects, Lightning pages, and Apex
   • BLightning Platform with only Flow
   • CFuel with Automation Studio
   • DHeroku with a custom database and web app
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5. 14expert · hard

   A company needs to deploy a microservices-based application with several services written in different languages (Node.js, Python, and Go). The application must scale each service independently and integrate with Salesforce data. The team wants to avoid managing the underlying infrastructure. Which platform should they choose?

   • ALightning Platform with Apex and LWC
   • BLightning Platform with External Services
   • CHeroku with multiple apps and dynos
   • DFuel with APIs
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6. 15expert · hard

   A company wants to send personalized offers to customers based on their real-time browsing behavior on the company's website. The offers must be delivered via email and SMS within minutes of the customer's action. The team needs a platform that can handle real-time event processing and trigger messages. Which platform should they use?

   • ALightning Platform with Platform Events
   • BFuel with Transactional Messaging APIs
   • CLightning Platform with Apex triggers
   • DHeroku with a custom event processor
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