Version Control Systems

Question 1

What is the difference between Git’s “push” and “pull” requests?

Answer 1

git push: Upload your changes to remote
git pull: Download and merge remote changes

Question 2

What is the difference between Rebase and Merge in Git?

Answer 2

Rebase:
1. Rewrites branch commits on top of base, linear history
2. Results in a cleaner, linear history
3. Rewrites history, risky if shared

Question 3

How do you squash already pushed commits?

Answer 3

1. Use interactive rebase to squash commits locally
2. Force push the squashed commit to remote

Question 4

Which branching workflows for Git do you know?

Answer 4

1. Git Flow
2. GitHub Flow
3. GitLab Flow
4. Trunk-Based Development

Question 5

How do you use the version control system?

Answer 5

1. Initialize a Repository
2. Check Status
3. Stage Changes
4. Commit Changes
5. Push Changes
6. Pull Changes
7. Branching
8. Merging

Question 6

What version control system providers did you work with?

Answer 6

1. GitHub
2. GitLab
3. Bitbucket
4. Azure DevOps Repos
5. AWS CodeCommit