Version Control and Change Integration

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What is the main purpose of traversing links to predecessors?

To update the current version with the changes from the previous version
To identify the changes made in the previous version (correct)
To create a new merge
To create a new baseline

What is the process of integrating changes from two versions?

Three-way integration
Two-way integration (correct)
Patching
Change integration

What is the process of integrating changes from three versions?

Two-way integration
Three-way integration (correct)
Change integration
Patching

What is the process of creating a new version by applying changes to the previous version?

Patching (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of finding the differences between two versions?

Diffing (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of combining changes from multiple versions into a single version?

Change integration (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of DIFF in version control?

To determine the differences between two texts as a sequence of commands. (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of PATCH in version control?

To apply differences generated by DIFF on other files. (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of a two-way integration?

A new file is created from the two files, in which for each difference, a piece of text is selected interactively from either file. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What occurs when a piece of text is modified in both files in three-way integration?

A conflict occurs. (A) Signup and view all the answers

How does DIFF determine the shortest command sequence for two files?

Incrementally using the shortest command sequence for prefixes of the two files. (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of three-way integration?

To consider a common original version and automatically take changes if a piece of text is only altered in one file. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary challenge in applying changes from different sources at the same time?

Ensuring compatibility of changes (D) Signup and view all the answers

In two-way integration, how does the user determine the contents of the integrated version?

Interactively, by selecting from the two new files (D) Signup and view all the answers

What happens in three-way integration when a piece of text has changed in only one file?

The changes are automatically applied (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the edit distance between two strings, according to the DIFF algorithm?

The length of the shortest sequence of insert or delete commands (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the distance matrix in the DIFF algorithm?

To calculate the edit distance between two strings (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main advantage of three-way integration over two-way integration?

It considers the original version of the file (B) Signup and view all the answers