Describe the Common Tools, Benefits, and Rationale for Using Source Control and Continuous Integration for Release Management. TECHNICAL-ARCHITECT Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6expert · hard

   A Salesforce team is debating whether to adopt source control and CI. They are concerned about the initial setup effort and the learning curve. However, they have experienced production issues due to untested code and no version history. Which argument best justifies the adoption?

   • ASource control and CI are required by Salesforce for all production deployments.
   • BThe long-term benefits of reduced defects, faster feedback, and the ability to roll back changes outweigh the initial setup cost.
   • CThe initial setup effort is minimal, and there is no learning curve for the team.
   • DSource control and CI will completely eliminate the need for manual testing and code reviews.
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2. 7foundation · easy

   What is the core concept of continuous integration (CI) in software development?

   • AFrequently merging code changes into a shared repository and automatically building and testing them
   • BKeeping all development work on separate branches to avoid conflicts
   • CDeploying code to production automatically after every commit
   • DManually reviewing code changes before merging them into the main branch
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4. 8foundation · easy

   How does a CI tool like CircleCI integrate with Salesforce to automate testing?

   • ABy using a browser automation tool to test the UI
   • BBy using Salesforce CLI commands to create a scratch org, deploy code, and run Apex tests
   • CBy directly modifying Salesforce metadata in production
   • DBy requiring manual approval before each test run
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5. 9foundation · easy

   What is a primary benefit of continuous integration in terms of defect detection?

   • AIt detects integration issues early by running automated tests on every commit
   • BIt eliminates all defects from the codebase
   • CIt detects defects only during the final release testing phase
   • DIt requires manual testing to detect any defects
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6. 10application · medium

   A Salesforce team wants to automate their deployment pipeline using a CI tool that is cloud-hosted and has native integration with GitHub. They want to avoid managing their own CI server. Which tool is most appropriate?

   • AGitHub Actions
   • BBamboo
   • CJenkins
   • DTeamCity
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