Version Control

Question 1

Types of Version Control Systems.

Answer 1

Local
Centralized
Distributed

Question 2

In this VCS, local database keeps track of file versions.

Answer 2

LocalVCS

Question 3

What VCS is RCS (revision control system)

Answer 3

LocalVCS

Question 4

VC system either keep: (2)

Answer 4

actual copies of file versions
patch sets, which are the set of additions/subtractions to a file.

Question 5

In this VCS, there is a single server containing the file versions.

Answer 5

Centralized VCS

Question 6

In this VCS, clients check out individual files/folders from the central server.

Answer 6

Centralized VCS.

Question 7

What is the pros and cons of Centralized VCS?

Answer 7

• collaboration with others is possible
• easy to administer file permissions
• single point of failure

Question 8

Example of Centralized VCS.

Answer 8

CVS
Subversion
Perforce

Question 9

In this VCS, machines fully mirror the repository, including history of changes.

Answer 9

Distributed VCS.

Question 10

In this VCS, with a peer-to-peer approach.

Answer 10

Distributed VCS

Question 11

Pros and Cons of Distributed VCS

Answer 11

• No single point of failure.
• Large repositories may be impractical to mirror.

Question 12

Examples of Distributed VCS

Answer 12

Git
Mecurial
Bazaar
Darcs
Subversion

Question 13

Advantage of VCS that save all your changes and jump to any version anytime.

Answer 13

Backup and Restore

Question 14

Advantage of VCS that there is no fear of experimental changes, whether short or long term.

Answer 14

Short-term/ Long-term undo

Question 15

Advantage of VCS: stay up to date with teammates work.

Answer 15

Synchronization

Question 16

Advantage of VCS: track the development of each file, and explain why the changes happened.

Answer 16

Track Changes

Question 17

Advantage of VCS: find out who made a particular change.

Answer 17

Track ownership

Question 18

Advantage of VCS: 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 18

Branching/Merging

Question 19

Where the files are stored and can be remote or local.

Answer 19

Repository.

Question 20

Also called the working copy.

Answer 20

Repository.

Question 21

A copy of another repository (all the files and revision history)

Answer 21

Clone

Question 22

To record the changes in the VC history/log.

Answer 22

Commit

Question 23

A version or checkpoint that you can go back to any time.

Answer 23

Commit

Question 24

The latest commit in the repository.

Answer 24

Head

Question 25

A copy of the code base.

Answer 25

Branch

Question 26

The stable code is usually found in a ____________.

Answer 26

Main Branch

Question 27

To merge different branches.

Answer 27

Merge.

Question 28

When there are two or more conflicting changes to the same file.

Answer 28

Conflict

Question 29

To get all the latest changes from the remote repo and put them in your local repo.

Answer 29

Update/Sync

Question 30

A website/service designed to function with Git but not other VCS.

Answer 30

GitHub

Question 31

Main function of Github.

Answer 31

To create git repositories on their server.