Part Four: GitHub Features and Open Source 🌐 [GitHub Foundations Certification Prep Course]

[queenofcorgis]

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The GitHub Foundations prep course continues on for part four! Your foundation is looking strong with some key aspects covered this section we can dive into more GitHub features and the collaboration aspect of using Github 🚀 .

Looking for our previous parts to study?

• Review Repositories in Week Three’s Discussion
• Study Copilot in Week Two's Discussion
• Cover Foundations of Foundations in Week One's Discussion

Step One: Prep 📚

• Microsoft Learn Modules
  • Code with GitHub Codespaces
  • Manage your work with GitHub Projects
  • Contribute to an open-source project on GitHub
  • Communicate effectively on GitHub using Markdown
• Further reading:
  • What are GitHub Codespaces?
  • How to Contribute to Open Source
  • Basic writing and formatting syntax
• Video
  • GitHub Certification Fundamentals: Get Started with Codespaces with @AndreaGriffiths11
  • Getting started with GitHub Projects with @mickeygousset
• Hands on learning
  • How to choose (and contribute to) your first open source project: View our collection and find a project to start contributing to
  • GitHub Skills: Communicate using Markdown

Step Two: Test Your Knowledge ⚡

Question One: Which answer contains all four stages in the lifecycle of a GitHub Codespace?

A. Configuring, Developing, Stopping, Deleting
B. Initializing, Developing, Committing, Pushing
C. Creating, Developing, Committing, Deleting
D. Creating, rebuilding, stopping, deleting

Question Two: How do you create bold text in markdown?

A. **bold**
B. *bold*
C. __bold__
D. Both A and C

Question Three: Which layout option is available in both Projects and Projects (Classic)?
A. List
B. Boards
C. Lists
D. Timeline Layout

Question Four: Who is eligible to receive sponsorship through GitHub Sponsors?

A. Developers who have more than 100 followers
B. Students pursuing a computer science or related degree
C. Open source contributors and maintainers
D. Anyone with a GitHub account

Question Five: What is the first step you should take before contributing to an open-source project?

A. Fork the repository and set up a GitHub Sponsors account
B. Create a new branch and @ mention the maintainers of the project
C. Read the project's contributing guidelines in their README and/or CONTRIBUTING doc
D. Open a pull request and issue detailing your intentions

Question Six: Which syntax is used to create an unordered list in markdown?

A. 1. Item
B. - Item
C. * Item
D. Both B and C

Question Seven: Which of the following scenarios is best suited for using the GitHub.dev editor rather than GitHub Codespaces?

A. Running complex build processes
B. Setting up a development environment with specific dependencies
C. Making quick edits to files in a repository
D. Debugging a multi-service application

Question Eight: What happens to items when they are automatically archived in a GitHub project?

A. They are permanently deleted
B. They are moved to the archived project board
C. They are hidden from the active workspace but can be restored later
D. They are marked as completed

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[Salgado2004]

Happy Easter people 🐰 Let's go for another week! I believe it's one of the most relevant for this exam prep, since we are all part of this big community right 😊 best studies everyone!

Step One: Prep 📚

• GitHub Markdown in Foundations of Foundations
• GitHub Codespaces in Modern Development
• Domain 5: Project Management: View topics
• Domain 7: Benefits of the GitHub Community: View topics

OpenSource.mp4

Step Two: Test Your Knowledge ⚡

1. Question: Which answer contains all four stages in the lifecycle of a GitHub Codespace?

   D. Creating, rebuilding, stopping, deleting

2. Question: How do you create bold text in markdown?

   D. Both A and C

3. Question: Which layout option is available in both Projects and Projects (Classic)?

   B. Boards

4. Question: Who is eligible to receive sponsorship through GitHub Sponsors?

   D. Anyone with a GitHub account

5. Question: What is the first step you should take before contributing to an open-source project?

   C. Read the project's contributing guidelines in their README and/or CONTRIBUTING doc

6. Question: Which syntax is used to create an unordered list in markdown?

   D. Both B and C

7. Question: Which of the following scenarios is best suited for using the GitHub.dev editor rather than GitHub Codespaces?

   C. Making quick edits to files in a repository

8. Question: What happens to items when they are automatically archived in a GitHub project?

   C. They are hidden from the active workspace but can be restored later

[garzuze]

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[t-ed-c]

according to me in question 8 B and C are potential answers but
Option B sounds plausible because, in some project management tools, items that are archived do get "moved" to some sort of "archive board" or separate view. But in GitHub Projects as discussed above, this isn’t exactly the case. It’s more of a visibility toggle than a literal move to a new section or board.
Option C, however, really reflects the true behavior within GitHub Projects. The archived items are hidden from the active workspace, which is really the key point. And most importantly, they can be restored later without much hassle.
What do you guys think!?
@aursalan

[Salgado2004]

Great observation @t-ed-c! You're right, and I was very confused between B and C 😅

I ultimately chose C because, as you said, it reflects the behavior of hidding from the workspace and restoring. Even though you can access the archived itens, it's not exactly a "board"? It feels more like a list of hidden itens. But yes, this is a question I'm very curious to see the answer

[aursalan]

Thanks for highlighting this @t-ed-c! I dove deeper into the concept of achieving items and found that ultimately option C is correct as items are getting automatically achieved using built-in workflows there is no way that it will get moved to a board.

Putting it in a nutshell, items can still move to a custom board in project when it is marked as done or closed or any preferred filter, but it will not automatically move to board and we need to manually configure this. This contradicts the question which was asked and hence I concluded that option C is correct.

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[reramiar]

Happy Easter people 🐰 Let's go for another week! I believe it's one of the most relevant for this exam prep, since we are all part of this big community right 😊 best studies everyone!

Step One: Prep 📚

• GitHub Markdown in Foundations of Foundations
• GitHub Codespaces in Modern Development
• Domain 5: Project Management: View topics
• Domain 7: Benefits of the GitHub Community: View topics

OpenSource.mp4

Step Two: Test Your Knowledge ⚡

Thanks

[aursalan]

1. Question: Which answer contains all four stages in the lifecycle of a GitHub Codespace?
   D. Creating, rebuilding, stopping, deleting

2. Question: How do you create bold text in markdown?
   D. Both A and C

3. Question: Which layout option is available in both Projects and Projects (Classic)?
   B. Boards

4. Question: Who is eligible to receive sponsorship through GitHub Sponsors?
   D. Anyone with a GitHub account

5. Question: What is the first step you should take before contributing to an open-source project?
   C. Read the project's contributing guidelines in their README and/or CONTRIBUTING doc

6. Question: Which syntax is used to create an unordered list in markdown?
   D. Both B and C

7. Question: Which of the following scenarios is best suited for using the GitHub.dev editor rather than GitHub Codespaces?
   C. Making quick edits to files in a repository

8. Question: What happens to items when they are automatically archived in a GitHub project?
   C. They are hidden from the active workspace but can be restored later

[ImmrBhattarai]

1. Question: Which answer contains all four stages in the lifecycle of a GitHub Codespace? Answer: D. Creating, rebuilding, stopping, deleting

2. Question: How do you create bold text in markdown?
   Answer: D. Both A and C

3. Question: Which layout option is available in both Projects and Projects (Classic)?
   Answer: B. Boards

4. Question: Who is eligible to receive sponsorship through GitHub Sponsors?
   Answer: D. Anyone with a GitHub account

5. Question: What is the first step you should take before contributing to an open-source project?

Answer: C. Read the project's contributing guidelines in their README and/or CONTRIBUTING doc

6. Question: Which syntax is used to create an unordered list in markdown?
   Answer: D. Both B and C

7. Question: Which of the following scenarios is best suited for using the GitHub.dev editor rather than GitHub Codespaces?
   Answer: C. Making quick edits to files in a repository

8. Question: What happens to items when they are automatically archived in a GitHub project?

Answer C. They are hidden from the active workspace but can be restored later

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[gopalcnepal]

The answer to the questions in the format (Question Number, Answer Option):

1. D
2. D
3. B
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. C
8. B

[yunusemreaydinli]

Question: Which answer contains all four stages in the lifecycle of a GitHub Codespace?

D. Creating, rebuilding, stopping, deleting

Question Two: How do you create bold text in markdown?
D. Both A and C

Question Three: Which layout option is available in both Projects and Projects (Classic)?
B. Boards

Question Four: Who is eligible to receive sponsorship through GitHub Sponsors?
D. Anyone with a GitHub account

Question Five: What is the first step you should take before contributing to an open-source project?
C. Read the project's contributing guidelines in their README and/or CONTRIBUTING doc

Question Six: Which syntax is used to create an unordered list in markdown?
D. Both B and C

Question Seven: Which of the following scenarios is best suited for using the GitHub.dev editor rather than GitHub Codespaces?
C. Making quick edits to files in a repository

Question Eight: What happens to items when they are automatically archived in a GitHub project?
C. They are hidden from the active workspace but can be restored later

[syedsajjadaskari]

The answer to the questions in the format (Question Number, Answer Option):

D. Creating, rebuilding, stopping, deleting
D. Both A and C
B. Boards
D. Anyone with a GitHub account
C. Read the project's contributing guidelines in their README and/or CONTRIBUTING doc
D. Both B and C
C. Making quick edits to files in a repository
B. They are hidden from the active workspace but can be restored later

[Apexq]

The Answer's is here

1-D 2-D 3-B 4-D 5-C 6-D 7-C 8-C

[Ayush59699]

Question One:
D. Creating, rebuilding, stopping, deleting

Question Two:
D. Both A and C

Question Three:
B. Boards

Question Four:
C. Open source contributors and maintainers

Question Five:
C. Read the project's contributing guidelines in their README and/or CONTRIBUTING doc

Question Six:
D. Both B and C

Question Seven:
C. Making quick edits to files in a repository

Question Eight:
C. They are hidden from the active workspace but can be restored later

[Rohitisavailable]

D. Creating, rebuilding, stopping, deleting
D. Both A and C
B. Boards
D. Anyone with a GitHub account
C. Read the project's contributing guidelines in their README and/or CONTRIBUTING doc
D. Both B and C
C. Making quick edits to files in a repository
B. They are hidden from the active workspace but can be restored later

[salahtidur]

Here are my answers:

1. D. Creating, rebuilding, stopping, deleting

2. D. Both A and C

3. B. Boards

4. C. Open source contributors and maintainers

5. C. Read the project's contributing guidelines in their README and/or CONTRIBUTING doc

6. D. Both B and C

7. C. Making quick edits to files in a repository

8. C. They are hidden from the active workspace but can be restored later

[K1404-creator]

1. Which answer contains all four stages in the lifecycle of a GitHub Codespace?
   D. Creating, rebuilding, stopping, deleting

2. How do you create bold text in markdown?
   D. Both A and C

3. Which layout option is available in both Projects and Projects (Classic)?
   B. Boards

4. Who is eligible to receive sponsorship through GitHub Sponsors?
   C. Open source contributors and maintainers

5.What is the first step you should take before contributing to an open-source project?
C. Read the project's contributing guidelines in their README and/or CONTRIBUTING doc

6. Which syntax is used to create an unordered list in markdown?
   D. Both B and C

7. Which of the following scenarios is best suited for using the GitHub.dev editor rather than GitHub Codespaces?
   C. Making quick edits to files in a repository

8. What happens to items when they are automatically archived in a GitHub project?
   C. They are hidden from the active workspace but can be restored later

[mark-836]

d
d
b
c
c
d
c
c

[lokabhiramchintada]

D

D

B

C

C

D

C

C

[Vojtech-M]

I think the answers are:

1. D
2. D
3. B
4. C
5. C
6. D
7. C
8. C

[wmkeza]

Question One: Which answer contains all four stages in the lifecycle of a GitHub Codespace?
D. Creating, rebuilding, stopping, deleting

Question Two: How do you create bold text in markdown?
A. bold

Question Three: Which layout option is available in both Projects and Projects (Classic)?
B. Boards

Question Four: Who is eligible to receive sponsorship through GitHub Sponsors?
C. Open source contributors and maintainers

Question Five: What is the first step you should take before contributing to an open-source project?
C. Read the project's contributing guidelines in their README and/or CONTRIBUTING doc

Question Six: Which syntax is used to create an unordered list in markdown?
D. Both B and C

Question Seven: Which of the following scenarios is best suited for using the GitHub.dev editor rather than GitHub Codespaces?
C. Making quick edits to files in a repository

Question Eight: What happens to items when they are automatically archived in a GitHub project?
C. They are hidden from the active workspace but can be restored later

[Parthi922]

Question One: Which answer contains all four stages in the lifecycle of a GitHub Codespace?

1. D. Creating, rebuilding, stopping, deleting
2. D. Both A and C
3. B. Boards
4. D. Anyone with a GitHub account
5. C. Read the project's contributing guidelines in their README and/or CONTRIBUTING doc
6. D. Both B and C
7. C. Making quick edits to files in a repository
8. C. They are hidden from the active workspace but can be restored later

[i-naeem]

1. --- D. Creating, rebuilding, stopping, deleting
2. --- D. Both A and C
3. --- B. Boards
4. --- D. Anyone with a GitHub account
5. --- C. Read the project's contributing guidelines in their README and/or CONTRIBUTING doc
6. --- D. Both B and C
7. --- C. Making quick edits to files in a repository
8. --- C. They are hidden from the active workspace but can be restored later

[WellWells]

Answer:

1. D. Creating, rebuilding, stopping, deleting
2. D. Both A and C
3. B. Boards
4. C. Open source contributors and maintainers
5. C. Read the project's contributing guidelines in their README and/or CONTRIBUTING doc
6. D. Both B and C
7. C. Making quick edits to files in a repository
8. C. They are hidden from the active workspace

[venusuni]

--- D. Creating, rebuilding, stopping, deleting
--- D. Both A and C
--- B. Boards
--- D. Anyone with a GitHub account
--- C. Read the project's contributing guidelines in their README and/or CONTRIBUTING doc
--- D. Both B and C
--- C. Making quick edits to files in a repository
--- C. They are hidden from the active workspace but can be restored late

[jmayej1]

Q1: D - Creating, Developing, Committing, Deleting
Q2: D - Both A and C
Q3: B - Boards
Q4: D - Anyone with a GithHub account
Q5: C - Read the project's contributing guidelines in their README and/or CONTRIBUTING doc
Q6: D - Both B and C
Q7: C - Making quick edits to files in a repository
Q8: C - They are hidden from the active workspace but can be restored later

[peaio]

D
D
B
C
C
D
C
C

[Jose-C0]

Question One: Which answer contains all four stages in the lifecycle of a GitHub Codespace?
D. Creating, rebuilding, stopping, deleting

Question Two: How do you create bold text in markdown?
D. Both A and C

Question Three: Which layout option is available in both Projects and Projects (Classic)?
B. Boards

Question Four: Who is eligible to receive sponsorship through GitHub Sponsors?
D. Anyone with a GitHub account

Question Five: What is the first step you should take before contributing to an open-source project?
C. Read the project's contributing guidelines in their README and/or CONTRIBUTING doc

Question Six: Which syntax is used to create an unordered list in markdown?
D. Both B and C

Question Seven: Which of the following scenarios is best suited for using the GitHub.dev editor rather than GitHub Codespaces?
C. Making quick edits to files in a repository

Question Eight: What happens to items when they are automatically archived in a GitHub project?
B. They are moved to the archived project board

[miguel23022001]

D. Creating, rebuilding, stopping, deleting
D. Both A and C
B. Boards
D. Anyone with a GitHub account
C. Read the project's contributing guidelines in their README and/or CONTRIBUTING doc
D. Both B and C
C. Making quick edits to files in a repository
B. They are hidden from the active workspace but can be restored later

[aqsaafzal702]

D

D

B

C

C

D

C

C

[LordYoni]

Step Two: Test Your Knowledge

Question One: Which answer contains all four stages in the lifecycle of a GitHub Codespace?

Show answer

D. Creating, rebuilding, stopping, deleting

Question Two: How do you create bold text in markdown?

Show answer

D. Both A and C

Question Three: Which layout option is available in both Projects and Projects (Classic)?

Show answer

B. Boards

Question Four: Who is eligible to receive sponsorship through GitHub Sponsors?

Show answer

C. Open source contributors and maintainers

Question Five: What is the first step you should take before contributing to an open-source project?

Show answer

C. Read the project's contributing guidelines in their README and/or CONTRIBUTING doc

Question Six: Which syntax is used to create an unordered list in markdown?

Show answer

D. Both B and C

Question Seven: Which of the following scenarios is best suited for using the GitHub.dev editor rather than GitHub Codespaces?

Show answer

C. Making quick edits to files in a repository

Question Eight: What happens to items when they are automatically archived in a GitHub project?

Show answer

C. They are hidden from the active workspace but can be restored later

[allubie]

1-D, 2-D, 3-B, 4-D, 5-C, 6-D, 7-C, 8 -B

[Bella-my]

D
D
B
D
C
D
C
B

[qselmer]

D. Creating, rebuilding, stopping, deleting
D. Both A and C
B. Boards
D. Anyone with a GitHub account
C. Read the project's contributing guidelines in their README and/or CONTRIBUTING doc
D. Both B and C
C. Making quick edits to files in a repository
B. They are moved to the archived project board

[rujjal]

1. D
2. D
3. B
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. C
8. B

[Dlassoc]

Question One: D. Creating, rebuilding, stopping, deleting These are the key lifecycle stages for a GitHub Codespace.

Question Two:
D. Both A and C
Both bold and bold render bold text in Markdown.

Question Three:
B. Boards
The "Boards" layout is available in both Projects and Projects (Classic).

Question Four:
C. Open source contributors and maintainers
Only those actively contributing to open source are eligible for GitHub Sponsors.

Question Five:
C. Read the project's contributing guidelines in their README and/or CONTRIBUTING doc
This helps you understand how to contribute properly before taking any action.

Question Six:
D. Both B and C
Both - Item and * Item create unordered list items in Markdown.

Question Seven:
C. Making quick edits to files in a repository
GitHub.dev is lightweight and best for quick edits rather than full dev environments.

Question Eight:
C. They are hidden from the active workspace but can be restored later
Automatically archived items are not deleted and can be brought back.