Free DEV-501: Apex and Visualforce Controllers Exam Questions and Answers

Last updated: September 12, 2026

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1. Question #1

   Objects of this Apex class specify one of the possible values for a Visualforce selectCheckboxes, selectList, or selectRadio component.

   • A. Select Class
   • B. SelectOption Class
   • C. OptionSelection Class
   • D. InputSelection Class
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2. Question #2

   Which standard profile has the "View Encrypted Data" permission by default?

   • A. System Administrator Profile
   • B. Solution Manager Profile
   • C. Standard User Profile
   • D. No profile has the permission active by default
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3. Question #3

   What provides access to data that should be displayed in a Visualforce page, and can modify Visualforce component behavior?

   • A. Validation rules
   • B. Apex controller
   • C. MVC controller class
   • D. Visualforce controller
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4. Question #4

   An HTML input element for a value that corresponds to a field on a Salesforce object. The component respects the attributes of the associated field, including whether the field is required or unique, and the user interface widget to display to get input from the user. For example, if the specified component is a date field, a calendar input widget is displayed. When used in an , tags always display with their corresponding output label. Note that if custom help is defined for the field in Setup, the field must be a child of an or , and the Salesforce page header must be displayed for the custom help to appear on your Visualforce page. To override the display of custom help, use the in the body of an . Consider the following when using JavaScript events with this tag: For lookup fields, mouse events fire on both the text box and graphic icon For multi-select picklists, all events fire, but the DOM ID is suffixed with _unselected for the left box, _selected for the right box, and _right_arrow and _left_arrow for the graphic icons For rich text areas, no events fire.

   • A. apex:pageBlockButtons
   • B. apex:define
   • C. apex:outputLabel
   • D. apex:inputField
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5. Question #5

   A link to a URL. This component is rendered in HTML as an anchor tag with an href attribute. Like its HTML equivalent, the body of an is the text or image that displays as the link. To add query string parameters to a link, use nested components.

   • A. apex:inputField
   • B. apex:outputLink
   • C. apex:lineSeries
   • D. apex:emailPublisher
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6. Question #6

   A section of a Visualforce page that allows users to enter input and then submit it with an or . The body of the form determines the data that is displayed and the way it is processed. It's a best practice to verify that pages and custom components use at most one tag. As of API version 18.0, this tag can't be a child component of .

   • A. apex:form
   • B. apex:chart
   • C. apex:actionRegion
   • D. apex:insert
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7. Question #7

   Identify the differences between Apex and the other programming languages. (Select all that apply.) ? Apex runs in a multitenant environment. ? Apex performs uncontrolled program invocations. ? Apex is case-insensitive. ? Apex can be processed on any platform. (No Answer)

   Select all that apply.

   • A. Encapsulation principles
   • B. Salesforce ui, force.com ide, runTests web service
   • C. Apex runs in a multitenant environment.
   • D. A template from which objects are created
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8. Question #8

   Universal Containers requires that some employees are able to view and edit records of a custom object called Positions, but no users can delete them. How can Universal Containers accomplish this goal?

   • A. Assign the Read-only profile to all users
   • B. Set the organization wide default for positions to Read-only
   • C. Remove the Delete permission for positions from all profiles
   • D. Remove the Delete Access for positions from all user roles
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9. Question #9

   The Log a Call publisher lets support agents who use Case Feed create logs for customer calls. This component can only be used in organizations that have Case Feed, Chatter, and feed tracking on cases enabled.

   • A. apex:inputHidden
   • B. apex:iframe
   • C. apex:chartLabel
   • D. apex:logCallPublisher
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10. Question #10

    This integration resource provides generic access to any organization, and exposes standard objects and fields through the SOAP interface.

    • A. System WSDL
    • B. Partner WSDL
    • C. Custom WSDL
    • D. Enterprise WSDL
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