Version Control

Question 1

VCS

Answer 1

Version Control Systems

Question 2

SCM

Answer 2

Source Control Managment: It is a software tool that helps developers manage and track changes to source code files and other digital assets.

Question 3

DVCS

Answer 3

Distributed Version Control System: It is a type of source control management system that allows multiple developers to work on the same codebase independently and concurrently, even if they are not connected to a centralized server.

Question 4

git

Answer 4

allows you to maintain a linear history or timeline of your code

Question 5

commits

Answer 5

snapshots of your codebase at points in time

Question 6

SHA-1 hash/SHA

Answer 6

short (8-10 char) representation of a commits longer(40 char) identifier

Question 7

6 parts to a commit
_____________
Author
Time
Modified file references
Identifier
SHA-1 hash/SHA

Answer 7

Message
Author
Time
Modified file references
Identifier
SHA-1 hash/SHA

Question 8

6 parts to a commit
Message
__________
Time
Modified file references
Identifier
SHA-1 hash/SHA

Answer 8

Message
Author
Time
Modified file references
Identifier
SHA-1 hash/SHA

Question 9

6 parts to a commit
Message
Author
___________
Modified file references
Identifier
SHA-1 hash/SHA

Answer 9

Message
Author
Time
Modified file references
Identifier
SHA-1 hash/SHA

Question 10

6 parts to a commit
Message
Author
Time
________________
Identifier
SHA-1 hash/SHA

Answer 10

Message
Author
Time
Modified file references
Identifier
SHA-1 hash/SHA

Question 11

6 parts to a commit
Message
Author
Time
Modified file references
_______________
SHA-1 hash/SHA

Answer 11

Message
Author
Time
Modified file references
Identifier
SHA-1 hash/SHA

Question 12

6 parts to a commit
Message
Author
Time
Modified file references
Identifier
________________

Answer 12

Message
Author
Time
Modified file references
Identifier
SHA-1 hash/SHA

Question 13

6 parts to a commit
M
A
T
M F R
I
S

Answer 13

Message
Author
Time
Modified file references
Identifier
SHA-1 hash/SHA

Question 14

git branches

Answer 14

multiple timelines within the same repository

Question 15

first commit on a repository

Answer 15

Initial commit

Question 16

most recent commit in a repository

Answer 16

HEAD commit or HEAD

Question 17

initialize a git repository

Answer 17

git init -
git init directory

directory: This is an optional parameter that specifies the name of the directory where Git should initialize the repository. If you don’t specify a directory, Git will create a new repository in the current working directory.

Question 18

stages a file or files for a new commit.

Answer 18

git add ________
git add options file

file: This is a list of one or more file paths that you want to add to the staging area. If you don’t specify any files, Git will add all changes in the current directory.

Question 19

displays the state of the working directory and the staging area. shows changes have been staged, which haven’t and which are being track by git.

Answer 19

git status

Question 20

create a new commit with a message

Answer 20

git commit -m “message about commit”

Question 21

Take a look at the history of commits. displays: identifiers, authors, times and messages

Answer 21

git log

Question 22

clone another repository

Answer 22

git clone -
git clone options repository_URL directory_name

repository_URL: This is the URL of the repository you want to clone. You can usually find this on the repository’s homepage.

directory_name: This is an optional parameter that specifies the name of the directory where Git should clone the repository. If you don’t specify a directory name, Git will create a new directory with the same name as the repository.

Question 23

upload local repository to a remote repository

Answer 23

git push -
git push options remote branch

remote: This is the name of the remote repository you want to push your changes to. If you don’t specify a remote, Git will use the default remote (usually “origin”).

branch: This is the name of the branch you want to push to the remote repository. If you don’t specify a branch, Git will use the current branch.