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Salesforce Certified Technical Architect

TECHNICAL-ARCHITECT

The Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA) credential validates your ability to design secure, scalable, and high-performance solutions on the Salesforce platform. It is the highest-level architect certification, intended for experienced architects who lead complex, multi-cloud implementations. Earning the CTA demonstrates mastery of translating business requirements into robust technical architectures that drive enterprise transformation.

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7Domains

30Objectives

166Practice pages

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TECHNICAL-ARCHITECT free practice questions

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Given a scenario, determine the appropriate mix of systems, including both on and off-platform components, taking into consideration the Salesforce platform capabilities, constraints, and limits.

22 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–22

Given a scenario, describe the design and platform considerations, trade-offs, and risks for reporting and analytics.

15 questions · 3 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15

Given a scenario, describe the architectural considerations when planning, defining, or working within a single or multi-org environment.

33 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–33

Given a set of requirements, describe the capabilities, trade-offs, and constraints to determine the appropriate document management solution.

11 questions · 3 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–11

Given a set of requirements, architect a solution that utilizes the appropriate platform security mechanisms.

27 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–27

Given a scenario, identify the security considerations and risks, and leverage the appropriate security capabilities to design a secure portal architecture including access by both internal and external users.

30 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30

Given a scenario, identify the declarative platform security features that can be used to meet record-level security requirements.

24 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–24

Given a scenario, identify the programmatic platform security features that can be used to meet security requirements.

34 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–34

Given a scenario, describe how to incorporate the platform security features into a solution to give users the appropriate object and field access permissions.

25 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25

Given a set of requirements, design and justify an end-to-end identity management solution.

34 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–34

Given a scenario, describe the platform architecture considerations, platform impact and optimization methods used when working with large data volumes.

22 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–22

Given a scenario, describe data modeling concepts and implications of database design and modeling.

19 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–19

Given a scenario, determine the data migration strategy, considerations, and appropriate tools to use.

24 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–24

Given a set of business requirements, describe the appropriate combination of declarative and programmatic functionality within a solution.

28 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–28

Given a scenario, describe the benefits, considerations, and trade-offs of incorporating external applications into an optimal solution architecture.

23 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–23

Given a scenario, describe the capabilities of the appropriate technology and justify their use as part of the overall integration architecture.

26 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–26

Given a scenario, identify the project risks and mitigation strategies.

24 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–24

Given a customer project environment and development methodology, identify the technical considerations, risks, and impact on the technical work streams.

22 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–22

Given a scenario, describe the considerations, stakeholders, and impact of decisions around a technical solution relative to customer project governance.

30 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30

Given a scenario, describe the platform tools, use cases, limitations, and best practices for environment management.

25 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25

Describe the common tools, benefits, and rationale for using source control and continuous integration for release management.

32 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–32

Demonstrate how visualization and documentation tools can be used to articulate the technical solution.

25 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25

Demonstrate the ability to handle unexpected roadblocks and determine the appropriate next steps.

27 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–27

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Salesforce Certified Technical Architect

TECHNICAL-ARCHITECT free practice questions

Domain 1 · SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE17% of practice bank · 6 objectives · 129 questions17%

Domain 2 · SECURITY22% of practice bank · 6 objectives · 174 questions22%

Domain 3 · DATA8% of practice bank · 3 objectives · 65 questions8%

Domain 4 · SOLUTION ARCHITECTURE7% of practice bank · 2 objectives · 51 questions7%

Domain 5 · INTEGRATION12% of practice bank · 4 objectives · 93 questions12%

Domain 6 · DEVELOPMENT LIFECYCLE AND DEPLOYMENT PLANNING24% of practice bank · 6 objectives · 188 questions24%

Domain 7 · COMMUNICATION10% of practice bank · 3 objectives · 74 questions10%