Salesforce Certified Data Architecture Practice Test

The correct response highlights the fundamental distinction between SOQL (Salesforce Object Query Language) and SOSL (Salesforce Object Search Language). SOQL is designed to query records from a single specific object at a time and is structured to retrieve records based on criteria, often involving object relationships like parent-child.

On the other hand, SOSL is utilized for searching across multiple objects simultaneously. It is particularly useful when you need to perform full-text searches or keyword searches across different objects. SOSL returns results in a way that it can provide relevant records from various objects that match the search keywords, making it ideal for broad searches when the specific object type isn’t known.

The choice accurately reflects this division, emphasizing the capacity of SOSL to search multiple objects compared to SOQL's focus on one object at a time. Understanding this helps in selecting the appropriate query language based on the specific requirements of a data retrieval scenario in Salesforce.