Version Control

Question 1

Types of version control system

Answer 1

Local
Centralized
Distributed

Question 2

Local database keeps track of file versions

Answer 2

Local VCS

Question 3

VC systems either keep:

Answer 3

actual copies; or
patch sets

Question 4

a single server contains the file versions

Answer 4

Centralized VCS

Question 5

Examples of Centralized VCS

Answer 5

CVS
Subversion
Perforce

Question 6

Machines fully mirror the repository, including the history of changes

peer-to-peer approach

each peer is a valid repository

Answer 6

Distributed VCS

Question 7

Examples of Distributed VCS

Answer 7

Git
Mercurial
Bazaar
Darcs

Question 8

TRUE OR FALSE
Single point failure == Distributed VCS

Answer 8

FALSE

Question 9

Advantages of VCS

Answer 9

Backup & Restore
Short-term / Long-term undo
Synchronization
Track Changes
Track Ownership
Branching / Merging

Question 10

Where the files are stored

Answer 10

Repository

Question 11

types of repository

Answer 11

remote
local

Question 12

a copy of another repository

Answer 12

clone

Question 13

to record the changes in VC history/log
a version or checkpoint

Answer 13

Commit

Question 14

latest commit

Answer 14

Head

Question 15

copy of the code base
can evolve separately

Answer 15

Branch

Question 16

contains the stable code

Answer 16

main branch (master in Git)

Question 17

different branches combined

Answer 17

Merge

Question 18

two or more conflicting changes to the same file

Answer 18

Conflict

Question 19

TRUE OR FALSE
Conflicts must be resolved

Answer 19

TRUE

Question 20

To get all latest changes from the remote repo and put them in your local repo

Answer 20

Update/Sync

Question 21

TRUE OR FALSE
Git is dependent on Github

Answer 21

FALSE

Question 22

a distributed VCS
free and open-source
primarily cmd line tool

Answer 22

Git

Question 23

website/service design to function with Git

Answer 23

Github

Question 24

Github Alts

Answer 24

GitLabs, BitBucket