Fundamentals
Git and Web Basics Test
20 multiple choice questions on Git workflows, HTTP, status codes, cookies, CORS and basic web security.
- Questions
- 20
- Time
- 20 min
- Pass mark
- 60%
No account or email needed.
About this test
Whatever language you write, you work with Git and the web. This test covers the Git commands used in a normal team workflow, how HTTP requests and status codes work, and the basics of cookies, CORS and common web security problems.
What it covers
The question set has 24 questions: 14 easy, 10 medium and 0 hard. Each attempt draws 20 of them at random, so a second try is not the same test.
- Git and the web (24)
Try a few sample questions
These are real questions from the set, with the answers and a short explanation. Read the question, decide, then open it to check.
Sample 1 · Git and the web · easyWhat does git init do?Show the answer
- Downloads a repository
- Creates a new Git repository in the current folderCorrect
- Sends changes to a server
- Deletes history
git init starts tracking a folder with Git by creating a hidden .git directory.
Sample 2 · Git and the web · easyWhat does git clone do?Show the answer
- Creates a new branch
- Copies a remote repository, with its full history, to your machineCorrect
- Deletes a repository
- Merges two branches
git clone downloads a repository and sets it up so you can work on it and keep it in sync with the remote.
Sample 3 · Git and the web · easyWhat does git add do?Show the answer
- Saves a commit
- Puts changes in the staging area for the next commitCorrect
- Uploads to a remote
- Creates a branch
git add chooses which changes will go into the next commit.
How it works
- 20 multiple choice questions, drawn at random from a larger set.
- 20 minutes on the clock. The test submits itself when time runs out.
- Pass mark: 60%.
- No marks are taken off for wrong answers, so answer every question.
- Some questions have more than one correct answer. You must pick all of them to score.
- When you finish you see your score, the correct answers and a short explanation for each.
- Your answers save as you go, so a dropped connection will not lose your work.
- Please stay on the test page. Switching to another tab or window is recorded and you will see a warning.
- Copying text, printing and screenshots are not allowed during the test.
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