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?

    <p>Patching</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Diffing</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Change integration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of DIFF in version control?

    <p>To determine the differences between two texts as a sequence of commands.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of PATCH in version control?

    <p>To apply differences generated by DIFF on other files.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of a two-way integration?

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

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

    <p>A conflict occurs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Incrementally using the shortest command sequence for prefixes of the two files.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of three-way integration?

    <p>To consider a common original version and automatically take changes if a piece of text is only altered in one file.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Ensuring compatibility of changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Interactively, by selecting from the two new files</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The changes are automatically applied</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The length of the shortest sequence of insert or delete commands</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To calculate the edit distance between two strings</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>It considers the original version of the file</p> Signup and view all the answers

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