Git and GitHub Essentials for DevOps Engineers Practice Exam
Git and GitHub Essentials for DevOps Engineers Practice Exam
About Git and GitHub Essentials for DevOps Engineers Exam
The Git and GitHub Essentials for DevOps Engineers exam evaluates a candidate’s proficiency in using Git and GitHub to manage code repositories, version control, and collaborative workflows. This exam tests essential skills for DevOps professionals in maintaining and automating software deployment processes, ensuring seamless integration between development and operations teams. Mastery of Git and GitHub is crucial for maintaining code integrity, tracking changes, and collaborating on large-scale projects.
Skills Required
To succeed in this exam, candidates should have:
- Knowledge of Git commands for managing and tracking changes in repositories, including commits, branches, merges, and rebasing.
- Familiarity with GitHub’s features for code collaboration, such as pull requests, issues, and forking repositories.
- Proficiency in managing branches, resolving conflicts, and merging code changes efficiently.
- Understanding Git workflows, including Git Flow, and maintaining best practices for commit messages, branching strategies, and repository organization.
- Experience with automating DevOps tasks through GitHub Actions for continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
- Knowledge of securing repositories with access control, managing SSH keys, and using GitHub’s security features to protect sensitive data.
Who should take the Exam?
This exam is ideal for:
- DevOps Engineers
- Software Engineers and Developers
- Systems Administrators
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) Engineers
- Tech Leads and Project Managers
- Students and Beginners
Course Outline
The Git and GitHub Essentials for DevOps Engineers Exam covers the following topics -
Domain 1 - Course Introduction
- Overview of the Course
- Prerequisites and Getting Started
- About the Instructor
- Understanding Version Control Systems
- Installing Git on Windows
- Setting Up an EC2 Instance and Installing Git on Linux
- Navigating with Git Bash
Domain 2 - Git Fundamentals
- Creating a Git Repository
- Understanding Git Stages
- Git Workflow Essentials
- Comparing Code Changes Across Git Stages
- Analyzing Differences Between Local Commits
Domain 3 - Mastering GitHub
- The Role of GitHub in Version Control
- Setting Up a GitHub Account
- Creating a New Repository on GitHub
- Cloning a Repository from GitHub
- Pushing Code to a Remote Repository
Domain 4 - Collaborating with Developers
- Working with Code from Other Developers
- Differences Between Git Clone and Git Pull
- Troubleshooting Push Issues to Remote Repositories
- Connecting to GitHub via SSH
- Linking Local and Remote Repositories with git remote add
- Java Developer Workflow for Pushing Code
Domain 5 - Git Commits
- Managing Commits in Git
- Viewing Detailed Information About Specific Commits with git show
- Committing Changes on GitHub
- Directly Committing Changes via GitHub Interface
Domain 6 - Git Branching
- The Importance of Branching in Git
- Implementing Branching Strategies to Safeguard Stable Code
- Managing Branches in GitHub
- Working with Branches in Git
- Committing Changes to Branches
- Merging Changes from Development to Master Branch
- Resolving Merge Conflicts
Domain 7 - Team Collaboration with Git
- Forking a Repository
- Creating and Managing Pull Requests (PR)
- Working with Private Repositories
- Adding Collaborators to GitHub Repositories
- Creating and Managing Protected Branches
- Tagging Commits for Versioning
Domain 8 - Reverting Changes in Git
- Reverting Changes in the Working Directory
- Undoing Changes from Staging Area and Local Repository
- Configuring and Using .gitignore
Domain 9 - Advanced Git Concepts
- Understanding Git Rebase
- Comparing git fetch and git pull
Domain 10 - DevOps Role with Git – Practical Project
- Overview of the Git Project
- Setting Up Git Repositories and Branches for New Projects
- Enabling Developer Code Check-ins
- Implementing DevOps Workflow on the Dev Branch
- Merging Code via Pull Requests (PR) from Dev to UAT Branch
- Deploying Code to Production
Domain 11 - AWS Account Setup
- Creating and Configuring an AWS Account
