GitHub Copilot Fundamentals assessment

GitHub Copilot Fundamentals — assessment

Ten questions on what Copilot is, which plan does what, and the difference between the three ways it writes code. Most of these are decisions you make once and live with.

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You are on Copilot Free and want to hand Copilot a GitHub issue so it opens a pull request on its own while you do something else. What stops you?
- Free includes it, but only for public repositories.
- Nothing stops you; Free includes the cloud agent but caps it at a few runs a month.
- Free does not include the cloud agent, so this workflow requires a paid plan or Student verification.
- You need to enable agent mode in your IDE first, after which it works on Free.
What is the practical difference between agent mode and the cloud agent?
- Agent mode edits one file; the cloud agent edits many.
- Agent mode runs in your editor against your working copy while you watch; the cloud agent runs on GitHub's infrastructure and reports back as a pull request.
- Agent mode uses a smaller model; the cloud agent uses a larger one.
- They are the same feature with different names in different IDEs.
A colleague says "Copilot read our whole repository to write that suggestion." What is the accurate correction?
- Copilot reads the entire repository on every keystroke.
- Completions are generated from the context supplied for that request — typically open files and nearby code — not from an index of everything in the repository.
- Copilot only ever sees the current line.
- Copilot reads the repository only if it is public.
You pay $10 a month for Copilot Pro. How many GitHub AI credits does that include per month, counting base and flex together?
- 1,000
- 7,000
- 1,500
- Unlimited
Your team of six needs to stop Copilot suggesting code from specified directories, and needs an audit trail. Which is the cheapest plan that does both?
- Copilot Enterprise
- Copilot Max
- Copilot Pro+
- Copilot Business
Which statements about reviewing Copilot output are sound practice? Select all that apply.
Select all that apply.
- Read a suggestion before accepting it, particularly where it touches authentication, money or data deletion.
- Run the tests; an accepted suggestion that compiles is not thereby correct.
- Suggestions from a larger model do not need review.
- If a suggestion appears instantly and confidently, it is more likely to be right.
You want Copilot to explain an unfamiliar function and then propose a fix across three files. Which tool fits which half?
- The cloud agent for both, so nothing runs locally.
- Agent mode for both, since it can also explain.
- Chat for the explanation, agent mode for the multi-file change.
- Inline completion for both.
A student with a verified GitHub Student account asks whether to buy Pro. What is the correct advice?
- Buy Pro+, because Student excludes model choice.
- Verify first — Student includes the cloud agent and full code review at no cost, so there is nothing to buy yet.
- Buy Pro; Student is Free under another name.
- Neither; Copilot is unavailable to students.
Copilot suggests a function that calls a library method you do not recognise. What is the first thing to check?
- Whether the suggestion is formatted to your style guide.
- Whether the method exists in the version of the library your project actually depends on.
- Whether a larger model would have written it differently.
- Nothing; if it type-checks it is fine.
Which of these does having a Copilot subscription NOT by itself give you?
- Inline code completion in a supported editor.
- Access to Copilot Chat.
- A guarantee that generated code is free of licence obligations.
- The ability to use Copilot in more than one IDE.

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GitHub Copilot Fundamentals — assessment

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