How do you create an alias for git status as git st?

git config --global alias.st status

What command sets your global Git username?

git config --global user.name "Your Name"

Which problem does Git solve?

Preventing accidental loss of code by tracking versions

What is a "fork" on GitHub?

A copy of someone else's repository under your account

A cloud-based hosting service for Git repositories

What does a "pull request" do on GitHub?

Suggests changes to be reviewed and merged into another branch

What does a Version Control System (VCS) help developers do?

Track and manage changes in source code over time

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1
Where does Git store its repository metadata?
In a cloud storage account
In a file called git_config.json
In a folder named .git
In a .gitignore file
2
How do you create an alias for git status as git st?
git alias status=st
git create alias st=status
git set-alias st "status"
git config --global alias.st status
3
Which Git command connects a local repository to a remote GitHub repository?
git push [URL]
git add remote [URL]
git remote add origin [URL]
git connect [URL]
4
Which command is used to install Git on Linux?
apt-get install git
install git --linux
sudo apt install git-all
sudo install git
5
What command initializes a Git repository in a folder?
git create
git init
git start
git new
6
What command sets your global Git username?
git set-user.name "Your Name"
git config --user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git username "Your Name"
7
Which problem does Git solve?
Preventing accidental loss of code by tracking versions
Converting programming languages
Automatically fixing syntax errors in code
Making software run faster
8
How do you commit changes with a message?
git commit add "your message"
git commit add "your message"
git save -m "your message"
git commit
9
Which Git command removes a file from being tracked but keeps it in the local directory?
git delete [file]
git rm --cached [file]
git remove [file]
git untrack [file]
10
What is a "fork" on GitHub?
A copy of someone else's repository under your account
A command to merge changes
A GitHub feature that deletes repositories
A Git command to create a new branch
11
What is Git?
A programming language
A cloud storage service
A web development framework
A version control system (VCS)
12
What command stages all files in the current directory for the next commit?
git stage
git add .
git push
git commit
13
Which command fetches the latest changes from a remote repository?
git update
git pull
git fetch
git sync
14
What is GitHub?
A cloud-based hosting service for Git repositories
A text editor for Git repositories
A programming language
A version control system like Git
15
How do you push your committed changes to GitHub?
git commit -m "Push changes"
git send origin main
git upload main
git push origin main
16
What does a "pull request" do on GitHub?
Requests to delete a repository
Suggests changes to be reviewed and merged into another branch
Makes a copy of a repository
Merges two branches automatically
17
Which command checks the status of a Git repository?
git check
git status
git log
git verify
18
What does a Version Control System (VCS) help developers do?
Optimize code for performance
Design UI elements for web applications
Write better code automatically
Track and manage changes in source code over time

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