GitHub Copilot Questions and Answers

300 questions organized by topic with detailed explanations

GitHub

GH-300

300 questions

7 topics

Updated Jul 2026

Responsible AI

22 questions6 easy10 medium6 hard~7% of exam

Why can GitHub Copilot provide weaker assistance for obscure programming languages or uncommon code patterns?What should you expect if you use Copilot Chat for non-coding questions?A team uses Copilot for security-sensitive code. Which practice best aligns with GitHub's responsible-use guidance?

GitHub Copilot plans and features

94 questions26 easy49 medium19 hard~31% of exam

Which statement about Copilot pull request summaries is correct?Which statement about GitHub Enterprise Server and Copilot is correct?Which plan includes 50 Copilot Chat messages per month in supported IDEs?

How GitHub Copilot works and handles data

46 questions11 easy23 medium12 hard~15% of exam

What changes when you switch the AI model used for Copilot inline suggestions?In Visual Studio Code, which two kinds of GitHub Copilot code suggestions are documented?What happens to a Copilot Chat prompt before it is sent to the language model?

Prompt crafting and prompt engineering

26 questions6 easy14 medium6 hard~9% of exam

Which type of custom instruction has the highest precedence when multiple instruction sources apply?A file matches both a path-specific instruction file and a repository-wide `copilot-instructions.md` file. Which stateme...Which prompt-writing practice does GitHub recommend to improve Copilot Chat output quality?

Developer use cases for AI

42 questions11 easy20 medium11 hard~14% of exam

Which Copilot CLI slash command can change the working directory without starting a new session?Which capability does GitHub describe as able to research, plan, make code changes, and create pull requests for you to ...What can Copilot Chat do with selected code according to GitHub's documented use cases?

Testing with GitHub Copilot

26 questions7 easy13 medium6 hard~9% of exam

What is the main value of asking Copilot to suggest assertions for a test?When generating unit tests, what can Copilot use to suggest likely inputs and expected outputs?Why should developers still perform manual testing and code review after Copilot generates unit tests?

Privacy fundamentals and context exclusions

44 questions11 easy21 medium12 hard~15% of exam

When Copilot code review evaluates a pull request, which branch's custom instructions does it use?Which Copilot plans include content exclusion according to the plan comparison?If an enterprise owner explicitly enables or disables a Copilot policy everywhere, what can an organization owner do wit...

All Questions

#	Question	Topic	Difficulty
1	Which Copilot CLI slash command can change the working directory without starting a new session?	Developer use cases for AI	medium
2	What is the main value of asking Copilot to suggest assertions for a test?	Testing with GitHub Copilot	hard
3	Why can GitHub Copilot provide weaker assistance for obscure programming languages or uncommon code ...	Responsible AI	medium
4	What changes when you switch the AI model used for Copilot inline suggestions?	How GitHub Copilot works and handles data	hard
5	In Visual Studio Code, which two kinds of GitHub Copilot code suggestions are documented?	How GitHub Copilot works and handles data	easy

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