Software Configuration Management MCQs

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Q1medium
A developer sees the following error in their terminal. What is the immediate reason for this?
Q2medium
An application has a configuration file config.yaml that contains database passwords. What is the standard security practice in SCM?
Q3easy
In SCM, what is the process of Checking Out a file vs. Checking In?
Q4easy
What is a "Head" in the context of a Version Control Repository?
Q5easy
Why is "Tagging" a version (e.g., v1.0.0) important in SCM?
Q6easy
What is a Branch in a Version Control system?
Q7easy
What is the key advantage of a Distributed Version Control System (DVCS) over a Centralized one?
Q8medium
A team of developers accidentally overwrites each other's changes in the same source file because they are all saving directly to a shared network folder. What is the most basic SCM tool they should implement to solve this?
Q9easy
What is the primary role of the Change Control Board (CCB)?
Q10easy
In SCM, what is a "Baseline"?