Week One: Introduction to Administration and Products [GitHub Administration Certification Prep Course]

[queenofcorgis]

Welcome to the first part of the GitHub Administration certification prep course! To begin, we’ll be going over some intro materials and best practices to build a strong foundation for the exam. This discussion is your space to ask questions, review study guides, and do some exam practice!

Step One: Prep 📚

We’ve assembled some materials for this first section.

• Microsoft Learn Modules

  • Introduction to GitHub administration
  • Introduction to GitHub’s products

• Further reading:

  • Introduction to Git and GitHub from @LadyKerr
  • About GitHub for enterprises from the GitHub Docs
  • Essentials of administration and governance with GitHub Enterprise Cloud from @rhoticity

Step Two: Test Your Knowledge ⚡

Question One: Which of the following is a core responsibility of a GitHub administrator?
A) Writing code for all organizational repositories
B) Managing repository access and permissions
C) Designing the company website
D) Approving all pull requests

Question Two: What is the main advantage of enabling SAML SSO for a GitHub organization?
A) It allows users to use OAuth Apps
B) It provides centralized authentication through an identity provider
C) It allows direct access to GitHub Marketplace
D) It disables two-factor authentication

Question Three: What is a benefit of using teams within a GitHub organization to manage access?
A)Teams allow for group-based assignment of repository permissions
B) Teams automatically approve pull requests
C) Teams can delete repositories
D) Teams bypass audit logging

Question Four: How can an administrator determine license usage for a specific organization within an enterprise account?
A) By reviewing individual repository settings
B) By enabling SAML SSO
C) By contacting GitHub Support every month
D) By accessing enterprise-level reporting and analytics tools

Question Five: When adjusting enterprise policies, what should administrators align with to ensure proper trust and control?
A) The company's overall security and compliance strategy
B) The preferences of individual repository maintainers
C) The number of public repositories
D) The default GitHub settings

Question Six: Which source provides information about the number of consumed seats in a GitHub Enterprise account?
A) The organization’s audit log
B) The billing manager’s email notifications
C) The enterprise account’s license usage dashboard
D) The repository’s README file

We’ll be sharing the answers in the comments on Friday 🧠

Use the discussion below to share additional study resources, ask questions for our team to answer, and respond to our prep questions.

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[sam-nash]

1. B
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. A
6. C