Architect Journey – Development Lifecycle and Deployment Practice Exam

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• What deployment prerequisite is required for transferring a change set?
• Which months do the sandbox preview happen?
• Once a project is underway, what important step must a developer do before making changes?
• What is a benefit of implementing a governance framework?
• High-performing agile teams are built on what foundation?
• Which statement best describes the effect of transforming large source files into smaller files?
• Why should a business unit be responsible for the vision and strategy for a Salesforce project?
• Which is NOT the recommended place for details about new features?
• What is the next ALM step after Develop?
• Which statement is NOT true about org development?
• Which of the following describes unmanaged package components as explicit and implicit components?
• Which ceremony occurs at the end of a Scrum sprint?
• Who prioritizes the backlog for the engineering team?
• What is the refresh interval for a Developer sandbox?
• A series of commits that represent the changes in your project over time. Keep your experimental code separate from your tested production code.
• What best describes the role of scratch orgs in development and testing?
• Why does Calvin validate a change set?
• Which file defines how to integrate Dev Hub and scratch orgs into a Jenkins-based CI workflow?
• Which sandbox has a refresh interval of 29 days?
• Who is primarily responsible for owning the project vision and strategy?
• Kanban teams use which practices to manage flow?
• What are the three key stakeholder groups in a governance model?
• When is it necessary to clone a change set?
• Which statement about Scrum traits is NOT accurate?
• Which sequence lists the four stages of group development according to Tuckman?
• Which command checks the status of source tracking in a Salesforce DX project?
• Which command configures Git to automatically handle line endings across platforms?
• What does git rebase do?
• What is the final step in the nine-step process?
• Git organizes work into three areas locally. Which trio best describes these areas?
• What is the Definition of Done in Agile practice best described as?
• Which of the following is a common cause of change set deployment failure?
• What is a common visual tool used in Kanban to represent work items?
• Which option best reflects effective strategies for communicating with stakeholders about new releases?
• What is a key consequence of externalizing changes in a source control repository for teams?
• Which lean principle mirrors the Ohana culture in Salesforce's agile values?
• GitHub helps you customize your workflows with which of the following?
• How many Developer sandboxes are available on the Performance edition?
• In Scrum, who is responsible for prioritizing the backlog?
• Which statement about scratch orgs is true?
• Why does the org development model use force:mdapi:deploy to deploy changes to staging and production?
• Which trio forms the core Scrum team and what is each role primarily responsible for?
• Who are unlocked packages primarily designed for?
• What does a branch primarily enable in version control?
• Which Git command undoes changes that have already been merged?
• Why would you want to let your users know of new features that are coming?
• Which command converts source to Salesforce DX format?
• Which command sets your Git user.name globally?
• What is interruption-driven work?
• How can you tell if a team is truly agile?
• Which command sets your Git username globally?
• In Kanban, what is the term for the time it takes for a unit of work to travel through the team's workflow—from the moment work starts to the moment it ships?
• Which statement describes a Recursive Merge?
• How can you exclude more files from the mdapi:convert process?
• Which Scrum value focuses on investment in the success of the whole team rather than the individual?
• Who is involved in the make triad?
• What are the different git log commands?
• Which setting enables inbound changes for a target org to receive outbound change sets?
• What components are required to be included in the change set when deploying profile and permission settings?
• Which command synchronizes the remote and local working environments?
• During collaboration in the workflow, which activity is typical?
• Which statements are true about the two generations of managed packaging?
• Which are responsibilities of the technology team?
• During continuous delivery, which activity is performed?
• Which git configuration option applies to a specific repository?
• What is the primary function of Issues in GitHub?
• What needs to be delivered by the end of the sprint?
• What does autocrlf stand for?
• Which command shows all current Git configuration values?
• Which behavior applies to permission sets and profiles deployment when using API version 39.0 or earlier?
• Which CI tool is typically configured via a Jenkinsfile to manage Dev Hub and scratch org integrations?
• Which statement best describes the main Scrum team roles and responsibilities?
• What characterizes the most effective team structure?
• Which Salesforce agile value focuses on eliminating waste?
• Which statement best describes the relationship between commits and branches in Git?
• Kanban teams deliver fast by which of the following?
• How many Developer sandboxes are available on the Unlimited edition?
• How many Developer Pro sandboxes are available on the Performance edition?
• What best describes the purpose of atomic commits?
• What are the benefits of using a preview sandbox?
• Which statement about Salesforce Extensions for VS Code is true?
• Which of the following is a way lean principles influence an agile process?
• Which statements apply to a good release management strategy?
• Which item is included in a Salesforce DX project?
• What is a package dependency?
• What is the next step after making commits in the workflow?
• Where would you find the files included in a GitHub repository?
• What should you do when you're starting to organize your metadata into packages?
• Which statement differentiates the product backlog from the sprint backlog?
• Which statement best describes how frequently the release readiness activities should be repeated?
• In agile planning, backlog is described as what?
• The Salesforce DX project is described as containing which of the following?
• How many Full sandboxes are available on the Performance edition?
• Scratch orgs are primarily used as what type of environment?
• Why is it important to track changes made during development?
• In the centralized operating model, which statement is true?
• What does 'git log -10' display?
• Who is responsible for distributing, selling, and supporting the managed package?
• What is the effect of a typical 'git revert' on project history?
• Which of the following are responsibilities of business teams/units?
• A snapshot of your project as it existed at a specific point in time.
• Which of the following is a component of the org-development model?
• Which is the best project vision statement?
• Which GitHub feature contains a collection of commits proposed to be merged into the default branch?
• What is the first publishing step after preparing your package for AppExchange?
• Which of the following outcomes can be realized by teams who do not use version control?
• Which step comes immediately before Deploy in the nine-step process?
• Lifecycle of package development—Which option shows the correct sequence?
• What is the main Salesforce org that you and your team use to create and manage your scratch orgs?
• What is the Package Development model?
• What command allows you to modify the last commit made?
• What characterizes continuous integration as a development process?
• What is the quickest way to identify 'low-hanging fruit' on release notes?
• Which command shows differences between commits or between the working directory and the index?
• Which command sets your Git user.email globally?
• What is the filename of the project configuration in Salesforce DX?
• Who is primarily responsible for defining the direction for the Scrum team?
• In lean agile, which statement best describes the business backlog?
• Which statement describes IP Protection in managed packages?
• When using the package development model, which metadata changes do you need to track manually?
• When should you refresh your sandbox so it becomes a preview sandbox?
• What is the primary purpose of the beta version in AppExchange packaging?
• Which metrics are commonly associated with Kanban to measure flow?
• GitHub integrates with which types of applications to automate build, test, and deployment workflows?
• Which statement describes Kanban's approach to delivery and flow?
• Which statement best describes agile principles and practices?
• What is the purpose of assigning a namespace in a managed package?
• Unmanaged package component naming conflicts are resolved during install by which mechanism?
• How does using org development help the team at Zephyrus with their change-management challenges?
• What is the primary purpose of the Plan Release step?
• Which statement is true about unlocked packages?
• What is produced by the Build Release step in ALM?
• Which option correctly identifies the two main types of Scrum meetings?
• To deploy bug fixes for your application, what is the initial required step?
• Which statement describes a local repository?
• What should you look for when examining your code base?
• What is the storage limit for a Developer Pro sandbox?
• What is the code source of truth in package development?
• Which statement about release types is true?
• Which branch contains the production version in the described workflow?
• Managed package upgrades do not allow destructive changes.
• What term describes a lightweight mechanism to release a point in the project history that can be referenced later?
• Which option best represents an example of eliminating waste in agile practice?
• What git command rewinds the history of your project?
• Which items are included in Agile Metrics?
• Who among the following should earn a Salesforce Certification credential?
• Which sequence of commands is used to commit changes to the local repository?
• How many Developer sandboxes are available on the Enterprise edition?
• Which of the following is a main question to consider when choosing between Scrum and Kanban?
• Which of the following statements is a key benefit of a modular packaging approach?
• What is the purpose of a package namespace when creating a package?
• What does 'Enabled for Users' indicate in the Feature Impact filter?
• How do you know which components are supported in source tracking?
• Which command provides a concise, graph-based view of recent commits?
• What is the safest command to use to change history?
• On GitHub, where can reviewers leave line-by-line comments on a pull request?
• In the product phases triad, which activities are in the Make phase?
• Which Scrum value emphasizes clear priorities and a shared vision?
• What are some of the key benefits of an agile approach?
• Which model organizes metadata around complete applications that can be distributed independently?
• Where can you view the files within a repository on GitHub?
• Which Scrum value emphasizes transparency, voicing concerns, and asking for help?
• Right amount of change to include in a commit?
• Activities you need to do and repeat for every release schedule?
• Two types of version control
• What is the data relationship of a Full sandbox to production after a refresh?
• Which item is used to manage source code in Salesforce DX?
• Which of the following can be done with git rebase -i?
• Where are Salesforce updates/releases published?
• What does GitHub primarily serve as?
• Which of the following is one of the Salesforce 7 agile values?
• Which outcome is expected from implementing a governance framework?
• Which of the following is one of the models for untangling or grouping metadata?
• True or False: In a managed package, some components can be upgraded while others can't.
• If you are customizing Sales Cloud so that it shares some functionality with Service Cloud, which model would you select?
• What are 2 types of packages?
• How does tracking metadata changes in a release help you avoid problems when you migrate the release change set to a new environment?
• Why is finishing work in a sprint important?
• Which statement about change tracking in development environments is most accurate?
• In package development, which practice is most aligned with centralizing changes and ensuring traceability?
• After a developer makes a change in a sandbox org, what step is required to share it with others?
• Which sfdx command lists all changes you made?
• How many Full sandboxes are available on the Unlimited edition?
• Which practice aligns with creating an atomic commit?
• Which Scrum ceremony is typically used to inspect the work completed in a sprint and adapt the backlog for the next sprint?
• Which command sets your Git email globally?
• How is rebase used in relation to a merge?
• Which change approach does Kanban promote?
• Which action starts a formal code review on a GitHub pull request?
• Which option best reflects a fundamental benefit of agile that relates to adaptation?
• If a deployment using metadata API encounters a failure in one component, what typically happens?
• Why did Salesforce adopt agile processes?
• Which option is NOT one of the three basic operating models?
• What is the first step in the Salesforce DX app creation workflow?
• Validation in this deployment process locks the resources being deployed.
• Which scenario most clearly benefits from shifting to a modular, package-based approach?
• Which months are part of a Salesforce sandbox preview cycle?
• Which statement about upgrade publication is true?
• When does upgrades happen on a sandbox?
• What is unlocked package?
• What is the quickest way to identify all the new features that will benefit your organization?
• Which statement correctly lists the four traits of Kanban?
• True or False: You can buy more sandboxes for any edition except Developer Sandbox.
• What does validation do in the deployment process?
• Which statement best describes agile practices?
• In the GitHub flow, what is typically the first step?
• Which set of meetings is considered important for planning in Salesforce Scrum?
• What are available channels for communicating to users about new features?
• Which statement best describes the primary purpose of packaging metadata in the org development model?
• Which of the following is NOT a listed state of a package?
• What is the difference between force:source:deploy and force:mdapi:deploy?
• Which item is typically included in a Salesforce DX project configuration?
• What term refers to changes recorded over time in a version control system?
• Which description matches managed packages?
• What are the 4 stages of group/team development in Agile?
• Which step in the Salesforce DX workflow corresponds to checking in code and unit testing in a scratch org?
• Which account type is best suited for large, diverse teams with many projects?
• Which description matches git reset --soft?
• How does the Salesforce CLI increase your productivity?
• In the GitHub workflow, which action triggers final testing deployment?
• Which mechanism outlines the timeline for large areas of functionality in an agile project?
• Which command shows the history of commits?
• Which git command shows the changes that were made on a specific commit along with its metadata?
• What is the purpose of validating a change set before deployment?
• In the development process, what is a primary use of scratch orgs?
• In Kanban, what does the term Kanban refer to in this context?
• Which system did Toyota use as the basis of Kanban?
• To verify the current core.autocrlf setting, which command would you run?
• Which statement correctly distinguishes Scrum from Kanban regarding timeboxing?
• GitHub enhances collaboration by providing visibility into the team's work and the ability to review code.
• What term describes the combined history of two or more branches in version control?
• In Salesforce packaging, which statement best describes a package?
• Which of the following is a benefit of managed packages?
• Which of the following are development models?
• Which of the following are git configuration options/scopes?
• Which API capabilities does the Salesforce CLI provide?
• What is an appropriate goal of healthy failure planning?
• What is the role of sandboxes in the package development model?
• How many Developer sandboxes are available on the Professional edition?
• Which elements are part of a release management strategy?
• Two other pillars of a great agile team?
• Which statement best reflects the agile manifesto's most valued outcome?
• Which statements describe advantages of package development?
• Which statement best describes Git's primary role in software development?
• Which command moves a file from the working directory to the staging area?
• The mdapi:convert process identifies files with which extension?
• In the org development model, what mechanism externalizes changes to keep environments in sync?
• Which term refers to protecting the rights of creators and their IP in the context of managed packages?
• When do Salesforce releases happen?
• What is the purpose of a tag in version control?
• What feature on the change set allows you to determine dependencies?
• What is a key responsibility of the executive steering committee?
• Which of the following is a package state used for minor fixes released after beta?
• How do you deploy metadata to a sandbox for user acceptance testing in the new package development model?
• What is the role of roadmaps in agile product planning?
• How many Developer Pro sandboxes are available on the Unlimited edition?
• GitHub enhances collaboration in teams by:
• Which approach is quickest to identify features that will benefit end users?
• What is a key benefit of a scratch org?
• What is a field on a component, such as the name of an email template or the Allow Reports checkbox on a custom object, called?
• What is the correct default behavior for feed tracking in a full sandbox?
• When should you exercise extra care when creating projects?
• Which option best describes how scratch orgs support testing and continuous integration?
• Can you use git revert to resolve merge conflicts?
• What API version replaces the target org metadata completely when you deploy permission sets and profile changes?
• What describes a lightweight description of an individual initiative's required functionality?
• Which task is the responsibility of the Scrum master?
• Which statement about Scrum elements of delivery is true?
• Which of the following describes a Shared Library model?
• What’s a healthy way to approach potential failure?
• When does a team choose Kanban to manage its work?
• Which tool helps you manage sales, licensing, and support for your offering?
• What can an unlocked package depend on?
• What workflow stages are represented on a basic Kanban board?
• Which item describes IP Protection in managed packages?
• Which statement correctly describes Unmanaged packages?
• Which tool is considered part of the org-development model?
• Which practice best supports rapid feedback during development?
• Which step covers communicating and training users to set end-user expectations?
• Which step involves collecting input from end-users using Chatter Group, Ideas, and Case for internal enhancement requests?
• True or False: The metadata components within a package can live in only one package at a time in the installed org.
• Which artifact is commonly used in Scrum?
• Which step focuses on defining scope and impact and use cases to avoid negative impacts?
• Which Git command replays commits from your branch on top of another base, potentially yielding a linear history?
• What is the effect of git reset --mixed?
• In the solution lifecycle, what is the primary focus of the Application Architect?
• What describes the deliverables of the requirements mechanism?
• Where is the best place to find the details of new features including edition information, important notes, and instructions for enabling new features?
• In Kanban, which statement best describes work-in-progress (WIP) limits?
• Which meeting is used for clarifying and detailing backlog items before sprint planning?
• Which statement describes why teams should adopt agile processes when there are many unknowns?
• How many Partial Copy sandboxes are available on the Enterprise edition?
• A Salesforce DX project includes which of the following?
• What is the first step in the described GitHub workflow?
• What does limiting WIP aim to prevent?
• Which GitHub feature allows general discussions about the project, planning features, and discussing bugs, without code changes?
• What is ALM?
• How do you build quality in?
• In Salesforce's view, agile frameworks are described as?
• How does using the ALM process help development go faster?
• In release management, which approach uses a single schedule with shared environments to prevent conflicts?
• Which statement describes one of the key attributes of Scrum at Salesforce?
• Which of the following is a valid package state used for pre-release versions?
• Which should you verify to ensure the change set includes all necessary parts?
• What is one key characteristic that differentiates Scrum from other agile frameworks?
• What is a fixed snapshot of the package contents and related metadata called?
• Why do some teams combine Scrum and Kanban processes?
• Who are Super Users at your company?
• What is one constituent part of a package, such as a custom object or a custom field?
• What is the release artifact?
• Which statement best describes the role of Super Users in an organization?
• Kanban teams respond to unplanned work and changes by:
• What are the steps to make sure that you have a preview sandbox?
• Which step in the change and seasonal release management process involves obtaining sponsorship to set strategic objectives, a communications plan, and messaging to users?
• What is the purpose of Workflows in GitHub Actions?
• Which of the following is a core feature of the Kanban framework?
• To adopt unlocked packages, which development approach must be adopted?
• What is a change set?
• True or False. It is recommended to run git commit --amend after you've pushed your changes to the remote.
• How do you authorize an org to receive inbound change sets?
• What does swarming or dog piling mean in Scrum?
• Which sequence correctly lists the ALM steps in order?
• Which of the following can you safely create in a production organization?
• What is the primary purpose of version control in collaboration?
• Typical branch duration: Which statement is accurate?
• During the AppExchange signup process, which step comes after creating a development and test environment?
• Which option shows branch names in the ASCII commit graph?
• Which step must Calvin perform to transfer a change set from one sandbox to another?
• Which ceremonies generally occur in both Scrum and Kanban agile frameworks?
• Which of the following is one of the five key lean agile principles?
• How does a governance framework improve end user satisfaction?
• What’s included in a package?
• Which of the following is one of the five Scrum values?
• Which concept describes a separate line of development to keep experiments separate?
• What is a Fast-Forward Merge?
• What outcome is seen when teams do not use version control?
• Which statement best describes a remote repository?
• If your sandbox is not on a preview instance before the cut-off date, what should you do?
• What is a common reason for the failure of deployment of a change set?
• What does the Deliver Fast value emphasize in Salesforce's agile values?
• Which statement correctly describes the intended order of the package development lifecycle?
• What is considered an essential tool in the modern developer's toolkit?
• Why does modular development start with identifying stakeholders?
• In practice, which environments are synchronized using release artifacts and source control in the org development model?
• What are the type of features that you want to dive into quickly on the release notes?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a characteristic of business stakeholders?
• What is the primary difference between a demo/review and a retrospective?
• What is the main benefit of Agile project management over waterfall?
• What is org-based development?
• Which statement best describes the purpose of a .forceignore file?
• Which GitHub feature packages a set of commits proposed to be merged into the default branch and enables code reviews?
• What is a characteristic of short-lived branches?
• What is one benefit of using a source control system with the org development model?
• What are some of the benefits of continuous delivery?
• A collection of source files used to compile your project
• How can you access your project history of commits locally?
• What branch does the production version of your project live on in the workflow?
• Merge conflicts happen when which scenario is true?
• During which ALM step are requirements and environments defined?
• What is the remote repository?
• If declarative customizations are not well organized, what is recommended?
• What is the source of truth for package development?
• Where can you find which components can be included in a package and which attributes are editable for each component?
• How does version control ease the burden of collaboration among team members?
• In Salesforce Scrum, which description best fits the sprint backlog?
• Which term refers to a pointer to a specific commit used to mark release points?
• What is the difference between continuous delivery and continuous deployment?
• What is true about both org development and change set development?
• Which is the default reset mode?
• What are two ways to create managed packages?
• What best describes the relationship between Git and GitHub?
• Which statement best describes the Managed - Beta state?
• What is the purpose of the Sandbox Preview Guide website?
• What is the step 5 in the Salesforce DX app creation workflow?
• Which step in the development process directly precedes uploading a beta version?
• For continuous delivery and user acceptance testing, what is a key purpose of sandboxes?
• Where do you set package dependencies in a Salesforce DX project?
• What should you do to get access to a release in a preview sandbox?
• Scratch orgs provide:
• Which of the following is a responsibility of the technology team?
• What are the 3 Salesforce seasonal releases?
• Which feature enables you to create custom software development lifecycle workflows directly in your GitHub repository?
• What is the primary use of a preview sandbox?
• Which statement about unlocked packages is true?
• How is Scrum defined at Salesforce?
• How many Partial Copy sandboxes are available on the Unlimited edition?
• Which file defines the components to include in a Salesforce deployment package?
• Is it advisable to use unmanaged package for migrating components from sandbox to production?
• What is an ideal structure for source control?
• What is the primary purpose of a change set in deployment practice?
• What does Just-in-Time Decisions imply in agile practice?
• What represents work items in Kanban?
• Which of the following is the final step in the development process for a managed package app?
• What API version merges changes on permission sets and profile with the target org?
• Which items are Agile Delivery Vehicles?
• How many Partial Copy sandboxes are available on the Performance edition?
• What makes a developer sandbox a good choice for development over other types of sandboxes?
• Which hashing algorithm does Git use to identify commits?
• Which visual metric is commonly used in Kanban to analyze flow?
• Which combination of options displays a concise history and an ASCII graph?
• What’s true about a good opportunity for adopting new technology?