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Online code collaboration tools
Process Y11 Programming Fundamentals
Definition
Web platforms where developers store, share, review and co-edit code with version control and issue tracking, for example GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket.
Example: GitHub lets team members branch, merge and review each other's changes without overwriting work.
Found in: syllabus, school notes.
Where it is used in the test
Syllabus area: Y11 Programming Fundamentals.
Question types it can appear in
- Multiple choice: Pick the option that matches the definition or example.
- Short answer: Outline how one supports a team
- Extended response: Use it as a supporting point linked to the stimulus.
No past question in this bank is linked to this term yet. It can still be tested through the question types above.
Study links
- Flashcard: Online code collaboration tools in Programming Fundamentals (Year 11) · study that set
- Memorise: Software development steps and algorithm design
- Notes: Software development steps and algorithm design (Year 11 content (Programming fundamentals, OOP, Mechatronics))
How to use it in an answer
A model sentence
“Web platforms where developers store, share, review and co-edit code with version control and issue tracking, for example GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket.” Then apply it: GitHub lets team members branch, merge and review each other's changes without overwriting work.
In a short answer, give the definition in your own words first, then tie it to the situation in the question. Do not copy the example above unless it fits the scenario.
Command words used with it
No linked question shows the command word for this term. Across the past short answer and extended response questions in this bank the words used most are: Explain, Outline, Describe, Compare, Classify, Analyse. Check the actual word in your question.
Technique for the question types
- Multiple choice: Read all four options, rule out wrong ones, pick one; no penalty for guessing so never leave blank.
- Short answer: One clear point per mark, use the stimulus and course terms, and answer the command word.
- Extended response: Plan with the command word, give a judgement or explanation supported by named details from the stimulus, use course terms and cover both sides when asked.
Common mistakes
- Use the term exactly as the syllabus words it, then link it to the scenario in the question; the 2025 feedback repeatedly rewards using the stimulus.
- Answer the command word: outline gives main points only, explain gives a reason or cause, discuss gives both sides.
Related terms
Same group in the syllabus: Software development steps (the order) · Requirements definition · Determining specifications · Design · Development · Integration · Testing and debugging · Installation · Maintenance