Salesforce Plat-Dev-201 Exam - Topic 1 Question 6 Discussion

Actual exam question for Salesforce's Plat-Dev-201 exam

Question #: 6
Topic #: 1

Universal Containers hires a developer to build a custom search page to help users find the Accounts they want. Users will be able to search on Name, Description, and a custom comments field.

Which consideration should the developer be aware of when deciding between SOQL and SOSL?

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ASOSL is faster for text searches.

BSOQL is able to return more records

CSOQL Is faster for text searches.

DSOSL is able to return more records.

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Suggested Answer: A, B

SOSL:

Designed for full-text searches, making it faster for unstructured or broad text searches across multiple objects.

Ideal for searching multiple fields simultaneously.

SOQL:

Optimized for structured queries where you need more control over filtering and relationships.

Can return up to 50,000 records in a single query, while SOSL returns only 2,000.

CandDare incorrect because SOSL is faster for text searches, not SOQL.

by Gerri at Mar 06, 2026, 09:18 AM

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