Mastering Git & GitHub — Interactive Quiz 1

What is the main purpose of Source Code Management (SCM)?

• To compile your code faster

• To track and manage changes to code

• To debug code automatically

• To deploy projects to the cloud

Which feature of Git allows you to work on new features without affecting the main code?

• Commits

• Tags

• Branches

• Merges

What does the term HEAD in Git represent?

• The first commit in the repository

• A bookmark pointing to your current location in code history

• The most recent branch created

• The oldest tag in the repository

Which of these is NOT an advantage of Git?

• Distributed model

• Cheap branching and merging

• Automatic bug fixing 

• Cryptographic integrity checks

In Git, what is a commit?

• A saved snapshot of your project at a specific point in time

• A branch created for new features

• A merge of two branches

• A label marking an important version