What is a version control system? Mention its types

Cloud Computing
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A version control system (VCS) is a software tool for creating and storing multiple project versions in a repository. The VCS keeps track of any changes to the code and records them.

Version control systems are classified as follows:

  1. Local version control systems feature a database that keeps track of all the changes to files on disc that are under revision control in a specific format.

  2. Each user receives their own working copy with centralized version control systems, which have a single repository.

  3. Multiple repositories are contained in distributed version control systems, each of which is available to different users with their own working copy.

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Version control is a system that records changes to a file or set of files over time so that you can recall specific versions later.

  • help many teams to work on the same project
  • track every team performance
  • rollback to any old version if needed
  • creating different versions of the project
  • having local repository and remote ( cloud) one
  • track project progress
  • ease in releasing beta version
  • track every developer activities