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How GitHub Copilot works and handles data Questions

Practice questions for How GitHub Copilot works and handles data topic in GitHub Copilot. 31 questions covering this domain.

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Q1
hard

What changes when you switch the AI model used for Copilot inline suggestions?

Q2
easy

In Visual Studio Code, which two kinds of GitHub Copilot code suggestions are documented?

Q3
medium

What happens to a Copilot Chat prompt before it is sent to the language model?

Q4
medium

What additional effect can a `.github/copilot-instructions.md` file have on Copilot Chat in an IDE?

Q5
medium

What context does GitHub Copilot inline suggestions use when building a prompt?

Q6
easy

When does a ghost text suggestion become part of a file?

Q7
hard

Why might Copilot fail to catch a larger architectural problem in a codebase?

Q8
medium

When you use the `@github` chat participant and your administrator has enabled web search, what extra source can Copilot Chat use?

Q9
medium

On GitHub, after you submit a Copilot Chat prompt, what can you do if you want to compare how another model answers the same request?

Q10
medium

When using the @github chat participant, what extra context can be added according to GitHub documentation?

Q11
hard

A company allows model switching across different providers for Copilot Chat on GitHub. Which safeguard still applies to prompts and responses?

Q12
easy

A ghost text suggestion appears in an editor, and the developer ignores it. What happens to the file?

Q13
medium

Before Copilot Chat in an IDE sends your prompt to a model, what can it add as context?

Q14
hard

A user wants Copilot Chat on GitHub to reason about a screenshot attached to a prompt. What must be true?

Q15
medium

In Copilot Chat on GitHub, what happens when you edit a previous question in the conversation?

Q16
easy

Which context is used to build Copilot inline suggestions?

Q17
medium

In GitHub Copilot Chat on the GitHub website, what can you do if you want to compare answers across models?

Q18
easy

What is true about ghost text that a developer does not accept?

Q19
easy

For inline suggestions, what can GitHub Copilot use in addition to code around the cursor?

Q20
hard

If an administrator enables web search for the @github participant, what extra context can that participant combine?

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