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| Version Control | Coursera Meta |
Discover how contemporary software developers from around the globe work together seamlessly without interfering with each other's code. This involves exploring various version control systems and establishing an efficient software development workflow. Additionally, you will learn some of the most frequently used Linux commands for file management on your hard drive, enabling you to create robust workflows that automate tasks and conserve time and effort. Lastly, you will understand how Git is utilized in software development projects for team file management and will learn to create a repository that effectively handles code revisions.
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Module Quiz: Software collaboration
1. What is Revision History in Version Control?
- A record of all users in a project
- A record of all changes in a project
- A record of all bugs in a project
2. When using a Distributed Version Control System, a connection to a central
server is always required to perform an action.
- True
- False
3. A Version Control system allows you to roll back your files back to a
specific point in time.
- True
- False
4. When using a Centralised Version Control system, for other developers to
see your changes, you must commit and push them to a central server.
- True
- False
5. Version Control is inefficient when multiple developers work on one
project.
- True
- False
6. _______ automatically packages an application and prepares it for
deployment.
- Continuous Deployment
- Continuous Integration
- Continuous Delivery
7. Which of the following are distributed Version Control Systems? Select all
that apply.
- Concurrent Versions System
- Subversion
- Mercurial
- Git
8. What are the main benefits of having a staging environment? Select all that
apply.
- It provides a safe place to test and verify changes prior to being deployed to a live production environment.
- A staging environment mimics the production environment which allows for more accurate testing to find any possible issues.
- It allows developers to add new features directly to production.
- It can allow teams to demo or showcase new features in a controlled environment.
Module Quiz: Command Line
1. What command do you use to print the current working directory?
- cd
- cat
- pwd
2. What command do you use to search text content?
- ls
- grep
- mkdir
3. Which of the following are standard input/output (I/O) streams? Select
all that apply.
- stdin
- stderr
- stdout
4. Pipes are used to pass the output of one command as input to another
command.
- True
- False
5. What command do you use to list files and directories?
- ls
- cd
- mkdir
6. The mv command is used to create directories.
- False
- True
7. Flags can be used to change the behaviour of a command.
- True
- False
8. Which of the following are benefits of using the command line? Select all
that apply.
- Automatically correct mistakes in commands
- Improved performance versus Graphical User Interface
- Automating tasks
- Interacting with cloud provider platforms in a consistent way
Module Quiz: Working with Git
1. The git add command will add files and changes to the staged area.
- True
- False
2. What git command will show you the current state of the local working
directory?
- git status
- git clone
- git pull
3. What command do you use to upload changes to a remote repository?
- git push
- git clone
- git commit
4. The git diff command will show the revision history of a repository.
- True
- False
5. Which command is used to download the latest changes from a remote
repository?
- git pull
- git push
6. You want to create a new branch named “feature”. Which of the following
commands can you use?
- git clone feature
- git checkout -b feature
- git branch feature
7. You’re working on a clothing store application and run the git diff
command on your local repository. It outputs the lines below. Which clothing
item was removed as part of these changes?
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@* Hat-* Shoes+* Dress* Watch
- Hat
- Shoes
- Dress
- Watch
- git clone
- git diff
- git log
- git blame
End-of-course graded assessment
1. Which of the following is a Distributed Version Control System?
- Git
- Subversion
- Concurrent Versions System
2. In Bash, which of the following commands will change the working
directory?
- rm
- mkdir
- cd
3. In Bash, which of the following commands will print the current working
directory?
- touch
- pwd
- mv
4. Which of the following can be used to search for text in a file?
- Grep
- Pipe
- Uniq
5. Which Git command is used to download the latest changes to a local
repository?
- git pull
- git push
- git clone
6. True or false. Changes must be added to the Git staging area before
they are committed.
- true
- false
7. Which of the following Git commands can be used to create a local
branch named test? Select all that apply.
- git branch test
- git checkout -b test
- git push origin test
8. Which of the following Git commands can be used to check local changes?
Select all that apply.
- git diff
- git status
- git remote -v
9. In the following differential output, which line was deleted?
@@ @@RedBlue-Green+Yellow
- Red
- Blue
- Green
- Yellow
10. When cloning a forked repository, what does the origin refer to?
- The original repository
- The forked repository
- The local repository