GitHub Codespaces Overview

GitHub Codespaces Overview#

Knowledge Check Questions#

  1. True or False: A codespace is a development environment hosted on your local machine.

  2. Where are GitHub Codespaces hosted?

    • A) On your personal computer

    • B) In your local network

    • C) In the cloud

    • D) On physical servers in your office

  3. Select all that apply: Which of the following can you use to connect to your codespace?

    • A) Your web browser

    • B) Microsoft Word

    • C) Visual Studio Code

    • D) GitHub CLI

  4. Fill in the blank: You can customize your project for GitHub Codespaces by committing ________ files to your repository (often known as Configuration-as-Code).

  5. GitHub Codespaces are hosted by:

    • A) Amazon Web Services (AWS)

    • B) Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

    • C) Azure

    • D) DigitalOcean

  6. Fill in the blank: Each codespace you create is hosted by GitHub in a ________ container.

  7. True or False: You can use Windows or macOS as the operating system for the remote development container in Codespaces.

  8. Which of the following is a benefit of using a preconfigured development environment in Codespaces?

    • A) Increased likelihood of environment-related problems

    • B) Inconsistent environments for team members

    • C) Reduced likelihood of environment-related problems

    • D) Slower development process

  9. True or False: You can only create a codespace from an existing repository branch or commit.

  10. Fill in the blank: All personal GitHub accounts have a monthly ________ of free use of GitHub Codespaces included in the Free or Pro plan.

  11. If you create a codespace from an organization-owned repository, who might be charged for its use?

- A) Only your personal account
- B) Only the organization
- C) Either the organization or your personal account
- D) GitHub will cover the cost

  1. True or False: Organization owners cannot set spending limits for GitHub Codespaces usage by their members and collaborators.

  2. Who owns codespaces that are billed to an organization?

- A) The individual user who created it
- B) GitHub
- C) The organization
- D) It depends on the repository's visibility

  1. Fill in the blank: To customize the runtimes and tools in your codespace, you can create one or more _______ __________ configurations for your repository.

  2. True or False: By default, all GitHub accounts have a GitHub Codespaces spending limit of $0 USD.

  3. How often are costs for GitHub Codespaces billed?

- A) Annually
- B) Monthly
- C) Weekly
- D) Daily

  1. True or False: GitHub Codespaces offers a single fixed virtual machine configuration and does not allow users to choose different specifications.

  2. The default operating system image used for GitHub Codespaces development environments is __________ _____________.

  3. What happens when you create a GitHub Codespace from a repository without custom dev container configurations?

    • A) The codespace will not be created

    • B) The codespace will use the default configuration

    • C) An error occurs, and the codespace cannot be created.

    • D) The repository is cloned into your local machine’s environment.

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