GIT Test 2

Question 1

Which of the following commands will not function if issued after you establish a new Git repository and a file named git-quiz.html?

Accepted Answer

git commit -m "git quiz web file added"

Answer

Explanation:
With the exception of the Git commit, each of these tasks will succeed. To make a file part of a commit, first use the add command to add it to the Git index. A Git commit can be issued after staging a file by adding it to the index.

Question 2

All objects and references from a specified repository are downloaded using this command.

Accepted Answer

git fetch

Answer

Explanation:
The git fetch command downloads all of the objects and references in a given repository.

Question 3

In June 2018, which company paid $7.5 billion for GitHub?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft

Answer

Explanation:
Given Git's Linux and Apache history, many people were startled when Microsoft announced their takeover of GitHub, a move that resulted in numerous projects inexplicably migrating to GitHub competitor GitLab. On GitHub, expect to see more Zune and Windows CE projects.

Question 4

Who is credited with the invention of Git?

Accepted Answer

Linus Torvalds

Answer

Explanation:
Linus Torvalds forged ahead with the development of his own open source distributed version control system after a series of disagreements and disappointment within the Linux community over the source code management tool BitKeeper. As a result, Torvalds is credited with the development of Git.

Question 5

To create a new Git repository, which command should you use?

Accepted Answer

git init

Answer

Explanation:
The only Git command that is listed here is git init, which is used to create a new Git repository on the local file system.

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