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Claude Code Configuration & Workflows Questions

Practice questions for Claude Code Configuration & Workflows topic in Claude Certified Architect – Foundations. 40 questions covering this domain.

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Q1
medium

In Claude Code, what does the `/compact` command do?

Q2
medium

A Claude Code skill is defined with `context: fork` in its YAML frontmatter. What does this mean for the skill's execution?

Q3
easy

What is the primary purpose of a `CLAUDE.md` file in Claude Code?

Q4
easy

What does the `-p` flag do when Claude Code is invoked from the command line?

Q5
hard

A developer asks Claude Code to refactor an authentication module spanning 12 source files, 3 configuration files, and 4 database migration scripts. W...

Q6
medium

A project has CLAUDE.md files at three levels: `~/.claude/CLAUDE.md` (user), `./CLAUDE.md` (project root), and `./src/api/CLAUDE.md` (directory). When...

Q7
medium

A Claude Code skill generates Kubernetes deployment YAML. To prevent it from accidentally reading or modifying application source code files, which fr...

Q8
medium

A project has TypeScript React files (`*.tsx`) that need different documentation standards from plain TypeScript files. What is the most targeted way ...

Q9
hard

A team integrates Claude Code into their CI/CD pipeline for pull request code reviews. Reviews consistently miss subtle logic errors. A developer sugg...

Q10
medium

A team lead places the team's Python coding standards in their personal `~/.claude/CLAUDE.md` file. After two weeks, other developers report that Clau...

Q11
hard

A compliance team needs a Claude Code skill that analyzes security audit logs and generates findings reports, but must never modify any production sys...

Q12
medium

Three levels of CLAUDE.md files exist for a project. The project-level CLAUDE.md requires all functions to have JSDoc comments. The directory-level CL...

Q13
easy

What is the key characteristic of Claude Code's Plan Mode that distinguishes it from Direct Execution mode?

Q14
medium

A developer commits a project-level `./CLAUDE.md` to version control. What happens when a new team member clones the repository and uses Claude Code?

Q15
easy

What file at the project root provides Claude Code instructions that are shared across all team members when committed to version control?

Q16
medium

A CI/CD pipeline script uses the Claude Code `-p` flag to process code review requests. What does this flag enable for automated pipeline usage?

Q17
medium

Why is it important to use an independent Claude Code instance for code review in CI/CD rather than the same instance that generated the code?

Q18
medium

A skill configured with `context: fork` accesses and modifies several files during its execution. After the skill completes, what happens to the files...

Q19
medium

Which execution mode should a developer choose for a simple, well-understood change like fixing a single typo in a configuration file?

Q20
hard

A project contains JavaScript files (`*.js`) and TypeScript files (`*.ts`) in the same directory. JavaScript files should follow legacy ES5 patterns w...

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