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1.

What is the primary difference between centralized and distributed version control systems?

In centralized systems, there's a single, centralized instance of the repository containing the full history of the project. In distributed systems, each team member would typically have one, fully functional local copy of the entire repository, potentially including its full version history.

Distributed systems require developers to check out files from a centralized instance of the repository before making modifications and committing changes.

Centralized systems require network connectivity to perform all activities, while distributed systems don't.

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What is the shift-left approach in security?

Introducing security activities as late in the software lifecycle processes as possible.

Introducing security activities only during the testing phase of software development.

Introducing security activities as early in the software lifecycle processes as possible.

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What is the purpose of continuous integration?

To submit changes directly to the main branch without review.

To automatically, build and test updated versions of software following individual updates to the software repository.

To manually, build and test updated versions of software.

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