Version Control

Question 1

What are the three types of version controls

Answer 1

Local version control system
Centralized version control system
Distributed version control system

Question 2

Describe local version control

Answer 2

tracks files within a local system, keeps the change of a version of a file and if the user wants to revert, it simply changes reverts it back to the original

Question 3

Describe a centralized version control system

Answer 3

The repository is stored in a centralized location and only one person can access a single file one at a time

Question 4

Describe a distributed version control system

Answer 4

the repository is stored on a hosting service or a client system, in order to make a change you must clone it to your own system

Question 5

what are the three stages of GIT

Answer 5

repository ( the .git directory)
working directory
staging area

Question 6

What are the three states of GIT

Answer 6

committed: the version of the file has been saved in the repository (.git directory)
modified: the file has changed but has not been added to the staging area or committed to the repository
staged: the modified file is ready to be committed to the repository