CPA CPA Version Control & DevOps Practices

Question 1

What is the purpose of `git commit` in version control?

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Records a snapshot of the staged changes in the local repository history

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Uploads changes to a remote repository

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Merges two branches together

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Downloads changes from the remote repository

Question 2

In Git, what does the `git pull` command do?

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Fetches remote changes and merges them into the current local branch

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Pushes local commits to the remote

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Creates a new branch from the remote

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Reverts the last local commit

Question 3

What is a Git branch?

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A lightweight movable pointer to a specific commit, enabling parallel lines of development

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A copy of the entire repository stored on a separate server

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A zipped archive of project source files

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A log file that records all commits

Question 4

What is Continuous Integration (CI)?

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The practice of frequently merging developer code into a shared repository with automated builds and tests

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Automatically deploying every commit directly to production

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A branching strategy that prevents direct commits to main

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A tool for monitoring server uptime

Question 5

Which Git command creates a new local branch AND switches to it in one step (modern syntax)?

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git switch -c new-feature

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git branch new-feature && git checkout new-feature

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git init new-feature

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git clone --branch new-feature

Question 6

What does `git rebase` do compared to `git merge`?

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Rebase re-applies commits on top of another base, producing a linear history; merge preserves branch topology

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Both commands are identical in effect

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Rebase deletes old branches; merge keeps them

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Rebase only works with remote branches