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

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?Choose 2 answers
A) SOSL is faster for text searches. and B) SOQL is able to return more records
C) SOQL Is faster for text searches.
D) SOSL is able to return more records.

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

Actual exam question for Salesforce's Plat-Dev-201 exam
Question #: 6
Topic #: 1
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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?

Choose 2 answers

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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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Shawnta
24 days ago
Wait, are we sure SOSL can’t return more records? Sounds off.
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Maryann
29 days ago
B) SOQL is able to return more records.
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Breana
1 month ago
Totally agree, SOSL is the way to go for that!
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Lisandra
1 month ago
A) SOSL is faster for text searches.
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Willow
1 month ago
I think I read that SOQL is better for structured queries, but I’m not confident about the speed comparison.
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Aide
2 months ago
I feel like SOSL is the go-to for searching across multiple fields, but I might be mixing it up with SOQL.
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Eden
2 months ago
I remember practicing a question where SOQL could return more records, but I can't recall the specifics.
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Elmer
2 months ago
I think SOSL is generally faster for text searches, but I'm not entirely sure if that's always the case.
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Rene
2 months ago
I feel like SOSL is the go-to for text searches, but I’m not confident about the record limits between SOQL and SOSL.
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Kirk
2 months ago
I practiced a question like this before! I think SOSL is faster for text searches, but I can't recall if SOQL can return more records or not.
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Desmond
3 months ago
I think SOQL is better for returning more records, especially when you need specific fields, but I might be mixing it up with SOSL.
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Alison
3 months ago
I remember that SOSL is generally faster for searching text fields, but I'm not entirely sure if it can return more records than SOQL.
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