Salesforce FAQ's

1. What is the return type of SOSL queries ?

List<List<SObject>>,Because it will give result from multiple objects

2. How can we schedule apex program ?

Implement a class with 'Schedulable' interface.

Then using 2 options able to schedule.

1.Apex class --> Schedule Apex 

2. Using System.schedule - Cron expression

3. What is the use of Database class in Apex?

Apex offers two ways to perform DML operations: using DML statements or Database class methods.

 Use Database class methods if you want to allow partial success of a bulk DML operation

—if a record fails, the remainder of the DML operation can still succeed.

4. What is analytical snapshot?

Analytical snapshot is also called as "Reporting Snapshot".

Its available on Tabular & Summary reports.

Reporting snapshots allow users to run reports and save the report results as records on custom objects. Unlike reports, users can schedule reporting snapshots to summarize data at specific times, and work with the summarized data similarly to how they work with other records in Salesforce. Implementation: Create a Tabular/Summary Report.  Create a custom object to with the fields of above report & Map those to get the result of report into custom object. This can be scheduled.

5. How can you setup governor limit email warnings in apex ?

• APEX warning mails, which are sent when a class or trigger exceeds 50% of an APEX governor limit

Set up Apex exception email notifications

6.When do we need to use Javascript remoting and how is it implemented?

Jacascript Remoting :

JavaScript remoting is a tool that front-end developers can use to make an AJAX request from a Visualforce page directly to an Apex controller. JavaScript remoting allows you to run asynchronous actions by decoupling the page from the controller and to perform tasks on the page without having to reload the entire page.

Annotation :

@RemoteAction - 

When to Use ?

JavaScript remoting is optimized for use on mobile pages and on pages that use third-party JavaScript libraries. It enables dynamic, interactive pages that feel more responsive than traditional Visualforce pages.

You can load only the initial page and the data that you need to display the page, and then lazily load additional data that might not be used on the page immediately. 

JSRemoting VS ActionFunction

7.There is a master-detail relationship between two objects and I want to ensure that the master object should not have more than 10 child records. How can we achieve this without using a trigger ?

Roll-Up Summary - Refer

8. What should be done to override the governor limit that restricts you from fetching more than 50,000 records in a SOQL query ?

Batch Apex can be used ,That process 50 million records

9.Suppose there are 2 Account records with 3 contacts associated against each Account record. What would be the end result, if I merge these two Account records ?

The final Account will have 6 contacts [3+3]

10. A custom field is made Read only from the Field level security and Required from Page layout. The Field will be ?Read Only for the User  (or) Required for the User  ?

Read Only for the User

Note: Field level security overrides the page layout settings

11.What are the different types of attributes that can be added to a lightning component?

12.What is the difference between application level events and component level events in lightning ?

13.What is the use of the tag in Lightning ?

14.How can two components who are not related to each other, interact with each other in lightning ?

Using Application Events.

15.What is the difference between pageblocktable and datatable in VF pages ?

16.What is the use of the ‘transient’ keyword ?
Use the transient keyword to declare instance variables that can't be saved, and shouldn't be transmitted as part of the view state for a Visualforce page.

Refer

17.What is the use of communities in Salesforce ?

18.Skinny Tables in salesforce ?

19.What are dynamic SOQL queries and how do you prevent SOQL injection in dynamic SOQL queries ?

20.What is apex managed sharing ?

21.What is the difference between approval process and workflow rules ?

22.What is the use of apex email services ?

23.Best way to page design for more number of fields(500) in salesforce ?

24.What is the difference between REST & SOAP ?

25. How to take design decision if service is exposed to both REST & SOAP ?

26.Explain end to end connecting for Inbound & Outbound ?

27.How to restrict the action of external request ?

28.What is connected App?

29. How to get the data captured in excel from different vendors to Salesforce ?