What is Git - Practice Questions & Exercises

Challenge - 5 Problems

🧠 Conceptual

intermediate

What is the primary purpose of Git?

Imagine you are working on a group project where everyone writes parts of a story. What does Git help you do?

A Track changes in files and collaborate with others

B Edit images and videos

C Send emails to team members

D Create presentations and slides

💡 Hint

Think about how you keep versions of your work and share with friends.

Git is a tool that helps you save different versions of your files and work together with others without losing changes.

💻 Command Output

intermediate

What does the command git status show?

You just changed some files in your project folder. You run git status. What information will you see?

Git

git status

A A list of all files in the folder

B List of changed files and their status (staged, unstaged, untracked)

C The last commit message only

D The current date and time

💡 Hint

Think about how you check what files have been changed before saving them.

The git status command shows which files have been modified, which are ready to be saved (staged), and which are new (untracked).

🔀 Workflow

advanced

What is the correct order of Git commands to save changes to a remote repository?

You made changes to your project and want to save them online so others can see. Which order of commands do you use?

A 1,2,3

B 2,1,3

C 3,1,2

D 1,3,2

💡 Hint

First prepare files, then save locally, then send online.

You first stage files with git add, then save with git commit, and finally upload with git push.

❓ Troubleshoot

advanced

What error occurs if you try to push without pulling first?

You run git push origin main but get an error. The remote has newer commits that you haven't pulled. What error message will Git show?

A error: failed to push because there are no commits to push

B error: no changes added to commit

C error: failed to push some refs because the tip of your current branch is behind

D error: remote repository not found

💡 Hint

Think about what happens if your local branch is not updated properly.

If you try to push when the remote branch has commits your local branch doesn't (i.e., without pulling first), Git refuses because your branch is behind.

✅ Best Practice

expert

Which practice helps avoid conflicts when multiple people work on the same Git branch?

When many people edit the same files, conflicts can happen. What is the best way to reduce conflicts?

A Avoid using branches and commit directly to main

B Work offline for long periods before pushing

C Delete the remote branch and create a new one each time

D Pull changes from remote often and commit small, frequent updates

💡 Hint

Think about how to keep your work updated with others' changes.

Pulling often and committing small changes helps keep your work synced and reduces merge conflicts.