02 Version Control

Question 1

Version Control Systems either keep:

Answer 1

• Actual copies of file versions
• Patch sets, which are the set of additions/subtractions to a file.

Question 2

Advantages of VCS

Answer 2

• Backup & Restore
• Short-term/Long-term undo
• Synchronization
• Track Changes
• Track Ownership
• Branching/Merging

Question 3

Save all your changes and jump to any version at any time

Answer 3

Backup & Restore

Question 4

No fear of experimental changes, whether short term or long term

Answer 4

Short-term/Long-term undo

Question 5

Stay up to date with teammate’s work

Answer 5

Synchronization

Question 6

Track the development plan of each file, and explain why the changes happen

Answer 6

Track Changes

Question 7

Find out who made a particular change

Answer 7

Track Ownership

Question 8

Make a copy of your code that you can modify in isolation. You can delete, or merge this copy back to the ‘main’ version

Answer 8

Branching/Merging

Question 9

• Distributed version control system
• Free and open-source software
• Primarily a command line tool

Answer 9

Git

Question 10

• Website/service designed to function with Git ONLY
• Allows users to create git repositories on their server
• Alternative: GitLabs, BitBucket

Answer 10

GitHub

Question 11

Types of Version Control Systems

Answer 11

• Local VCS
• Centralized VCS
• Distributed VCS

Question 12

Local database keeps track of file versions

Answer 12

Local VCS