Git and Github Exam Questions With Complete Solutions

Git and Github Exam Questions With Complete Solutions

________ is an example of a distributed version control system.

a) express
b) git
c) ruby Correct Answers b) git

_________ is to remote version control as ___________ is to
distributed version control.

a) Github, Git
b) Ruby, Git
c) Git, Github Correct Answers a) Github, Git

___________ a GitHub repository is just a way to create your
own copy of it. Correct Answers Forking

CLI Code:

ls Correct Answers gives us a list of all the files in the directory

Code:
$ git status Correct Answers check the status of any changes

*used frequently

Code:
git add <file name or path> OR git add . Correct Answers git
add <file name or path>

, will add changes individually when I'm ready to keep track of
changes

git add .
captures ALL changes in directory; refers to the entire current
directory

Code:
git init Correct Answers create a new git repository out of a
directory

*only done once per project

Define:
Version Control Correct Answers the process of storing
multiple versions of a single project, allowing each version to be
recalled at a later date

Difference between local vs. remote version control Correct
Answers Local version control - stores info on my computer
(locally!); makes it difficult to collaborate with others

Remote version control - a repository as a large folder that stores
all the files of a particular project; MULTIPLE people can
collaborate on the same project at once...but you must be
connected to the network

Difference between remote version control vs. distributed
version control systems Correct Answers Remote version
control - a repository as a large folder that stores all the files of a