Github Quiz

What is the purpose of a README file in a Github repository?

• To provide information about the project and how to use it

• To showcase the developer's personal information

• To provide a platform for user feedback

• To store backup files of the project

What is the difference between git and Github?

• Git is a social media platform, while Github is a code editor

• Git is a cloud storage service, while Github is a project management tool

• Git is a version control system, while Github is a platform for hosting Git repositories.

• Git is used for web development, while Github is used for mobile app development

What is a pull request in Github?

• A way to create a new repository

• A way to propose changes to a repository by submitting a modified version of the code for review and potential merging.

• A way to share code without any review process

• A way to delete code from a repository

How do you create a new branch in a Github repository?

• git branch [branch_name]

• git checkout -b [branch_name]

• git add [branch_name]

• git commit -m [branch_name]

What is the use of 'git clone' command in Github?

• To merge two repositories in Github

• To rename a repository in Github

• To create a copy of a repository from Github to your local machine.

• To delete a repository from Github

What is the difference between 'git pull' and 'git fetch' in Github?

• 'git pull' merges the changes from the remote repository into the current branch, while 'git fetch' only fetches the changes from the remote repository.

• 'git pull' only fetches the changes from the remote repository

• 'git fetch' merges the changes from the remote repository into the current branch

• 'git pull' fetches the changes from the remote repository and merges them into the current branch

How do you revert a commit in Github?

• git cancel

• git undo

• git reset

• git revert

What is the purpose of the 'git push' command in Github?

• To create a new branch in the remote repository

• To push the committed changes from local repository to remote repository on Github.

• To delete all changes in the local repository

• To revert the committed changes in the local repository

What is the difference between 'git merge' and 'git rebase' in Github?

• The main difference is that 'git merge' creates a new commit for the merge, while 'git rebase' rewrites the commit history by moving the starting point of the branch.

• git merge creates a new branch for the merge, while git rebase merges the branches without creating a new commit

• git merge and git rebase both create a new commit for the merge, but git merge also moves the starting point of the branch

• git merge rewrites the commit history by moving the starting point of the branch, while git rebase creates a new commit for the merge

How do you resolve a merge conflict in Github?

• By creating a new branch and abandoning the conflicting changes

• By reverting to an earlier version of the code and discarding the conflicting changes

• By pulling the changes from the remote repository, resolving the conflicting lines, and then pushing the changes to the remote repository

• By ignoring the conflicting lines and pushing the changes to the remote repository