Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification Handbook

Force.com application types

There are some common types of applications that are required to automate an enterprise process. They are as follows:

• Content-centric applications: These applications enable organizations to share and version content across different levels. They consist of file sharing systems, versioning systems, and content management systems.
• Transaction-centric applications: These applications focus on transactions. They are banking systems, online payment systems, and so on.
• Process-centric applications: These applications focus on automating the organization's business process in the organization such as a bug tracking systems, procurement processes, approval processes, and so on. Force.com is suitable for building these kinds of ...