Explain version control. Explain git. Explain gitHub. Step by step guide to open a gitHub account.
"Version Control" are two separate words combined to give a semantic meaning in world of software engineering. what is version? version simply means a description of a particular thing in a different form. what is control? control entails the act to manage a particular thing to a desired state or form.
from the definitions above - version control is the process of tracking, managing and maintaining the different forms or changes in a particular project.
Git is a distributed "Version Control" system that enables one to track changes in a software development project, i.e it tracks and stores the history of actions performed in a project. It's a commandline-tool designed for coordinating work among programmers. software developers/engineers utilize it to track changes in any set of files.
GitHub is a host platform or "Hub" for storing and maintaining a version controlled projects, it's a remote hub where developers share projects and network (collaboration).
To open a gitHub account the following steps are to be taken:
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on your web browser goto https://github.com
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click on the sign up button.
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Enter all require information and click the sign up button.