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GitHub Community Questions

Practice questions for GitHub Community topic in GitHub Foundations. 16 questions covering this domain.

16 questions4 easy10 medium2 hard
Q1
medium

What is GitHub Sponsors designed to do?

Q2
medium

What is the purpose of the GitHub Marketplace?

Q3
medium

Why would someone follow a user or organization on GitHub?

Q4
medium

What is InnerSource, and how does it relate to GitHub?

Q5
hard

When is a fork a better choice than a branch?

Q6
easy

Which GitHub activity helps you stay informed when a maintainer or organization posts new public activity?

Q7
easy

What is the purpose of the community profile checklist for a public repository?

Q8
medium

A contributor checks a public repository's community profile and sees a recommended file is missing. What can they do from the checklist?

Q9
easy

A first-time open-source contributor wants beginner-friendly issues. Which labels should they look for?

Q10
medium

You want to contribute to an open-source repository but do not have write access. Why should you create a fork first?

Q11
medium

You are creating a fork only to contribute changes to the current default branch. Which option can reduce unnecessary extra branches in the fork?

Q12
medium

Why should a new contributor review a repository's Community Standards checklist before making a contribution?

Q13
easy

What kind of items can you pin on your GitHub profile to highlight them for visitors?

Q14
medium

Which setup is required for GitHub to display a profile README at the top of a personal profile?

Q15
hard

A user organizes starred repositories into lists. What is true if one of those lists contains a private repository?

Q16
medium

When someone makes their GitHub profile private, which content can still remain publicly visible?

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