Articulate the Benefits, Limitations, Considerations, and Design Choices for a Solution Architecture and Handle Objections Related to the Design. TECHNICAL-ARCHITECT Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   A technical architect is explaining the limitations of a proposed solution architecture to a client. Which statement accurately describes a common limitation?

   • AThe architecture will reduce the need for stakeholder communication.
   • BThe architecture will be completely flexible to any future change.
   • CThe architecture may require trade-offs between competing requirements such as cost and performance.
   • DThe architecture will eliminate all security risks.
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2. 7foundation · easy

   A technical architect is deciding between a monolithic and a microservices architecture. Which factor is most important in this design choice?

   • AThe need for independent deployment of components
   • BThe color scheme of the user interface
   • CThe choice of programming language
   • DThe number of developers on the team
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4. 8expert · hard

   A software company is implementing Salesforce for its support team. The proposed architecture uses a custom object to store support tickets, with a roll-up summary to the account. The development lead objects, stating that using the standard Case object would be simpler and more maintainable. The architect must handle this objection. What is the most effective response?

   • AExplain that the custom object is the only way to meet the requirements and that the development lead should not question the architecture.
   • BState that the standard Case object is not suitable for any support process and that all support functions should use custom objects.
   • CAcknowledge the lead's point, explain that the custom object was chosen to support a complex, multi-step approval workflow that the standard Case object cannot handle, and offer to review the requirements together.
   • DAgree with the lead and redesign the solution to use the standard Case object, even if it requires significant custom Apex to replicate the workflow.
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5. 9application · medium

   A healthcare company is implementing Salesforce for patient engagement. The proposed architecture uses Experience Cloud for a patient portal and Health Cloud for care management. The security team requires that patients only see their own health data. Which design consideration is most important to meet this requirement?

   • ASet the organization-wide default for health records to Public Read Only and rely on field-level security to hide sensitive fields.
   • BUse a custom Apex trigger to manually share each patient record with the corresponding portal user.
   • CUse a sharing set in Experience Cloud to grant portal users access to their own records based on an account or contact relationship.
   • DCreate a separate Experience Cloud site for each patient to ensure they only see their own data.
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6. 10foundation · easy

   A technical architect is presenting a solution architecture to business stakeholders. Which statement best describes a primary business benefit of a well-defined solution architecture?

   • AIt ensures all stakeholders agree on every design detail.
   • BIt eliminates the need for ongoing maintenance.
   • CIt reduces the total cost of ownership by aligning technical decisions with business goals.
   • DIt guarantees zero downtime during deployment.
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