GH-900 · Question #45
You are explaining version control tools to a new team member. They ask whether they need GitHub to use Git. How would you clarify the difference between Git and GitHub? (Choose two.)
The correct answer is B. Git is a distributed version control system that runs on your local machineright C. GitHub is an online platform for hosting Git repositories and enabling collaborationright. Git is a distributed version control system that runs entirely on your local machine - no internet connection or external service is required (B). GitHub is a cloud-based platform that hosts Git repositories and provides collaboration features like pull requests, issues, and…
Question
You are explaining version control tools to a new team member. They ask whether they need GitHub to use Git. How would you clarify the difference between Git and GitHub? (Choose two.)
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- AGitHub is a command-line tool used to track code changes locally
- BGit is a distributed version control system that runs on your local machineright
- CGitHub is an online platform for hosting Git repositories and enabling collaborationright
- DGit and GitHub are the same and can only be used together
How the community answered
(33 responses)- A9% (3)
- B88% (29)
- D3% (1)
Explanation
Git is a distributed version control system that runs entirely on your local machine - no internet connection or external service is required (B). GitHub is a cloud-based platform that hosts Git repositories and provides collaboration features like pull requests, issues, and code review (C). You can use Git completely without GitHub. GitHub is not a command-line tool (A), and the two are distinct, independent tools that can be used separately (D).
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