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Question 1

Which Drupal concept describes the process of moving configuration between environments using YAML files?

Accepted Answer

Configuration Management (CMI)

Answer

Drupal's Configuration Management Initiative (CMI) exports site config as YAML files that can be version-controlled and deployed.

Question 2

What is the difference between a Drupal 'block' and a Drupal 'region'?

Accepted Answer

A region is a defined area in a theme layout; a block is a piece of content placed inside a region

Answer

Themes define regions (header, sidebar, footer, etc.) and administrators assign blocks to those regions via the block layout UI.

Question 3

Which access control mechanism in Drupal determines what a user can do based on their role?

Accepted Answer

Permissions system

Answer

Drupal's permissions system assigns granular permissions to roles, and users inherit permissions from all roles assigned to them.

Question 4

What is 'Twig' in the context of Drupal theming?

Accepted Answer

The PHP templating engine used to render HTML output

Answer

Drupal 8+ uses the Twig templating engine, which separates business logic from presentation and auto-escapes output for security.

Question 5

In a Drupal View, what is the purpose of a 'contextual filter'?

Accepted Answer

To dynamically filter results based on a value from the URL or current context

Answer

Contextual filters (formerly 'arguments') let a View adapt its query based on URL segments, current user, or other context values.

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