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Introduction to Local Version Control Systems

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What is a major issue with the method of copying files into another directory for version control?

It is too complicated
It is limited to a single user
It is outdated
It is error prone (correct)

What does RCS, a local VCS, keep in a special format on disk?

Complete file versions
Patch sets (correct)
File directories
Change logs

What is the main problem that Centralized Version Control Systems (CVCSs) try to solve?

Local data backup
Error prone file copying
File versioning
Collaboration with developers on other systems (correct)

What is a characteristic of Centralized Version Control Systems (CVCSs)?

Single server with multiple clients (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is an advantage of Centralized Version Control Systems (CVCSs) over local VCSs?

Collaboration with multiple developers (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is NOT mentioned as a type of Version Control System (VCS) in the text?

Cloud-based VCS (C) Signup and view all the answers

How does Git store its data?

As a stream of snapshots of the project over time (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the key difference between Git and other VCSs?

Git stores data as a series of snapshots (B) Signup and view all the answers

What happens when a file has not changed in Git?

Git stores a reference to the previous identical file (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of most operations in Git?

They need only local files and resources to operate (D) Signup and view all the answers

What can be said about Git's approach to version control?

It is a fundamentally different approach to version control (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does Git's approach to version control enable it to be?

A mini filesystem with powerful tools (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of checksumming in Git?

To detect changes or corruption in files or directories (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a SHA-1 hash in Git?

A 40-character string composed of hexadecimal characters (A) Signup and view all the answers

How does Git store data in its database?

By hash value of its contents (A) Signup and view all the answers

What happens when you commit a snapshot into Git?

It is very difficult to lose, especially if you regularly push your database to another repository (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of Git's functionality?

It can detect changes or corruption in files or directories (D) Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the Git database when you perform actions in Git?

Data is usually added to the database (C) Signup and view all the answers