Git and Version Control Quiz for Data Science Basics

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 💾 Version Control: A system that records changes to a file or set of files over time so that you can recall specific versions later.
• 🌿 Git: A distributed version control system for tracking changes in source code during software development.
• 📦 Repository (Repo): A storage location for your project. It can be local or remote.
• 🚀 Commit: A snapshot of your project at a specific point in time. Commits should be atomic and represent a single logical change.
• 🌱 Branch: A parallel version of a repository. It allows you to work on new features or bug fixes without affecting the main codebase.
• 🤝 Merge: The process of combining changes from one branch into another.
• ☁️ Remote Repository: A repository hosted on a server (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket).
• ⬇️ Clone: Creating a local copy of a remote repository.
• ⬆️ Push: Uploading local repository content to a remote repository.
• ⬇️ Pull: Downloading changes from a remote repository to your local repository.

Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following is the primary purpose of version control?
   1. A. To automatically deploy code to production.
   2. B. To track changes to files over time.
   3. C. To manage project documentation.
   4. D. To create backups of your operating system.
2. What is Git?
   1. A. A programming language.
   2. B. An operating system.
   3. C. A distributed version control system.
   4. D. A text editor.
3. In Git, what is a 'repository'?
   1. A. A text file containing code.
   2. B. A storage location for your project.
   3. C. A branch of code.
   4. D. A collection of functions.
4. What does the term 'commit' refer to in Git?
   1. A. A request to merge branches.
   2. B. A snapshot of your project at a specific point in time.
   3. C. A command to delete a file.
   4. D. A notification of a code error.
5. What is a 'branch' in Git used for?
   1. A. To permanently delete code.
   2. B. To create a backup of the entire project.
   3. C. To work on new features or bug fixes without affecting the main codebase.
   4. D. To compress the project files.
6. What does 'merge' mean in the context of Git?
   1. A. To delete a branch.
   2. B. To combine changes from one branch into another.
   3. C. To rename a file.
   4. D. To ignore changes in a file.
7. What is a 'remote repository'?
   1. A. A repository stored on your local machine only.
   2. B. A repository hosted on a server.
   3. C. A temporary storage location.
   4. D. An outdated version of the repository.