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GH-900 Exam Practice Questions

GitHub Foundations

GH-900 English PDF practice questions: 142 questions in source order, with options supported by the source format, answers and available explanations. Access covers this exam only. One-time payment; no automatic renewal.

Exam overview

For beginners learning Git, repositories, branches, pull requests, collaboration and GitHub project workflows.

Exam code
GH-900
Official exam / credential
GitHub Foundations
Exam format
Proctored assessment; interactive items may be included
Exam duration
100 minutes
Official exam languages
English, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Korean, Japanese

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Information checked: 2026-10-20

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  • Simplified Chinese
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First 20 practice questions

142 total questions

Questions follow the source order. Expand each answer to see its explanation.

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Question 6

Question#6Topic1

What is the difference between Git and GitHub?

  1. A. Git is a command-line tool for tracking file changes, while GitHub is a platform for collaborating on Git repositories.
  2. B. Git and GitHub are different names for the same tool that is used for version control and collaboration.
  3. C. Git is a cloud-based hosting service, while GitHub is a distributed version control system.
  4. D. Git is a centralized version control system, while GitHub is a cloud-based collaboration platform
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Answer

A

Explanation

Git is the distributed version control tool; GitHub is the hosting and collaboration platform built around Git repositories.

Question 7

Question#7Topic1

What type of operations has Git been optimized for?

  1. A. local file manipulation and offline work
  2. B. remote collaboration and real-time editing
  3. C. cloud-based operations and synchronization
  4. D. web development and browser-based coding
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Answer

A

Explanation

Git is optimized for fast local operations and offline work, with synchronization to remotes when needed.

Question 8

Question#8Topic1

Which version control system is GitHub built on top of?

  1. A. Subversion
  2. B. Mercurial
  3. C. Git
  4. D. Perforce
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Answer

C

Explanation

GitHub is a platform for hosting and collaborating on Git repositories, which use Git as the underlying VCS.

Question 9

Question#9Topic1

What command should you type to create and switch over to a new branch?

  1. A. git checkout -n newBranchName
  2. B. git checkout -b newBranchName
  3. C. git checkout newBranchName
  4. D. git branch newBranchName
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Answer

B

Explanation

git checkout -b newBranchName creates a new branch and switches to it in one command.

Question 10

Question#10Topic1

The difference between GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) and GitHub Enterprise Cloud is that GHES:

  1. A. includes authentication with SAML single sign-on and access provisioning with SAML or SCIM.
  2. B. can be deployed on both Windows and Linux.
  3. C. cannot enable rate limiting.
  4. D. is a self-hosted solution that allows organizations to have full control over their infrastructure.
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Answer

D

Explanation

GitHub Enterprise Server is self-hosted, giving organizations full control over their infrastructure and deployment.

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