Given a Scenario, Recommend and Justify the Appropriate Platform-Specific Integration Technology Used to Integrate with External Systems and Describe the Capabilities, Limitations and Trade-Offs. TECHNICAL-ARCHITECT Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16foundation · easy

   A project needs to load millions of records into Salesforce nightly. Which technology should be recommended?

   • AExternal Services
   • BBulk API
   • CStreaming API
   • DREST API
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2. 17application · medium

   A real estate company needs to synchronize property listings between Salesforce and an external MLS system. The MLS system provides a REST API that supports both real-time updates and bulk exports. The company wants to ensure that changes made in Salesforce are reflected in the MLS system within minutes. Which integration technology should the architect recommend?

   • AUse Connect REST API to manage property listings in the MLS system.
   • BUse Bulk API to export all property records to the MLS system every hour.
   • CUse Platform Events to publish property changes and have a subscriber call the MLS API.
   • DUse Change Data Capture (CDC) to capture property record changes and a Flow to call the MLS REST API.
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4. 18expert · hard

   A company needs to integrate Salesforce with a custom mobile app. The app needs to query Salesforce data in real-time and also receive push notifications when records change. The company has a small development team and wants to minimize the number of technologies used. Which approach should the architect recommend?

   • AUse Apex REST endpoints for real-time queries and Outbound Messaging for push notifications.
   • BUse Salesforce REST API for real-time queries and Platform Events for push notifications.
   • CUse Salesforce Connect for real-time queries and Change Data Capture for push notifications.
   • DUse Bulk API for real-time queries and Streaming API for push notifications.
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5. 19application · medium

   A manufacturing company needs to sync 2 million product records from its legacy ERP to Salesforce nightly. The data must be loaded within a 2-hour window, and the ERP team can only provide a flat CSV file. Which integration approach should the architect recommend?

   • AUse Connect REST API to import the CSV via a managed content package.
   • BUse Streaming API to push each product record as a platform event to an Apex trigger for insertion.
   • CUse Bulk API 2.0 to ingest the CSV in batches with PK chunking enabled.
   • DUse REST API with a custom Apex REST endpoint to parse and insert each record synchronously.
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6. 20application · medium

   A telecom company needs to integrate Salesforce with a billing system. The billing system requires a SOAP-based API and the integration must support request-reply for real-time balance checks and fire-and-forget for payment notifications. Which Salesforce technology should the architect recommend?

   • AUse Apex SOAP Web Services to expose and consume SOAP APIs for both request-reply and fire-and-forget patterns.
   • BUse Connect REST API to access the billing system's data.
   • CUse REST API to consume the billing system's SOAP API via a REST-to-SOAP converter.
   • DUse External Services to invoke the billing system's SOAP API from Flow.
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