GitHub Professional Certificate GitHub Copilot and AI Development Tools 2

Question 1

How can developers accept a GitHub Copilot inline suggestion in VS Code?

Accepted Answer

Press Tab

Answer

In VS Code, pressing Tab accepts the currently displayed GitHub Copilot inline suggestion.

Question 2

What does GitHub Copilot use as context when generating code suggestions?

Accepted Answer

The entire open file and related open tabs in the editor

Answer

Copilot uses the content of the open file and other open editor tabs as context to generate more relevant and accurate suggestions.

Question 3

Which GitHub Copilot feature can automatically generate unit tests for a selected function?

Accepted Answer

Copilot /tests slash command in Chat

Answer

The /tests slash command in Copilot Chat instructs Copilot to generate unit tests for the selected code.

Question 4

What is the purpose of a `.github/copilot-instructions.md` file in a repository?

Accepted Answer

To provide custom instructions that guide Copilot's suggestions for that repository

Answer

The `copilot-instructions.md` file allows teams to provide persistent custom instructions that shape Copilot's behavior across the repository.

Question 5

Which setting allows an organization to prevent GitHub Copilot from suggesting code that matches public GitHub repositories?

Accepted Answer

Public code duplication filter (Suggestions matching public code)

Answer

The 'Suggestions matching public code' setting (duplication filter) blocks Copilot from returning suggestions that closely match publicly available GitHub code.

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GitHub Professional Certificate GitHub Copilot and AI Development Tools 2