GitHub Copilot Certification Exam Prep: Part One - Let's Get Started ⏯️

[Akash1134]

Welcome to Week 1 of the GitHub Copilot certification prep course! This week, we’ll start with some introductory materials and best practices to build a solid foundation for the exam. This discussion is your go-to spot to ask questions, review study guides, and practice exam topics.

To give you a clear roadmap, we’ve broken down the course into weekly learning goals as per the exam study guide. Here’s an overview of what to expect, including the key topics and their weightage in the exam.

• 💡 Week One (Now-Nov 22): Core Knowledge & Responsible AI (22%)
  • Introduction to GitHub Copilot
  • GitHub Copilot plans
  • Responsible AI with GitHub Copilot
• 🤯 Week Two (Nov 25-29): Copilot Features & Data Handling (30%)
  • GitHub Copilot features
  • How GitHub Copilot works and handles data
• 🚀 Week Three (Dec 2-6): Prompt Engineering & Productivity (24%)
  • Prompt engineering and Prompt crafting
  • Developer use cases for AI
• 🎯 Week Four (Dec 9-13): Testing, Security & Privacy (24%)
  • Testing with GitHub Copilot
  • Privacy fundamentals and context exclusions.

🎗️ Remember, top participants will win a GitHub Certification exam voucher! 🎫 So stay engaged, share your insights, and make the most of this opportunity.

Note

Pro Tip: Stay up to date by subscribing to this discussion—don’t miss any key resources or prep tips! 📲

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Step One: Prep 📚

Let’s lay the groundwork for your Copilot expertise! Here's your curated resource pack for Week 1. These materials are everything you need to ace this portion of the exam:

• Microsoft Learn Modules (each of the modules has its own knowledge check exercise)
  • Introduction to GitHub Copilot
  • Get started with GitHub Copilot
  • Responsible AI with GitHub Copilot
  • Copilot plans
  • Introduction to GitHub Copilot Business
  • Introduction to GitHub Copilot Enterprise
• GitHub Learning Pathways
  • Essentials of GitHub Copilot
• Videos
  • Getting started with GitHub Copilot
  • GitHub Copilot plans and features (On Demand from Microsoft Reactor)
• Blogs
  • Responsible AI pair programming with GitHub Copilot
• GitHub Docs
  • Quickstart for GitHub Copilot
  • Responsible use of GitHub Copilot features
• Microsoft Ignite (Live Events) - Sessions catalog
  • GitHub Copilot can do that?​
  • Discover GitHub Copilot's untapped potential in Visual Studio
  • How GitHub Copilot is redefining development in VS Code

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Step Two: Put Your Knowledge to the Test ⚡

Use the discussion below to share additional study resources and respond to our prep questions

1. Which of the following subscription plans are available for GitHub Copilot?

a. GitHub Copilot Free, Pro, and Team
b. GitHub Copilot Personal, Business, and Enterprise
c. GitHub Copilot Starter, Professional, and Enterprise
d. GitHub Copilot Individual, Business, and Enterprise

2. How do you access GitHub Copilot's inline chat?

a) Access the inline chat by clicking on the chat icon in the left sidebar of Visual Studio Code.
b) Use Ctrl+i on Windows or Command+i on a mac to open the inline chat.
c) Access the inline chat by using Alt+i on Windows or Option+i on a mac.
d) Type "/chat" anywhere in your code to open the inline chat.

3. What percentage of developers said that GitHub Copilot helps them code faster?

a) 70%
b) 83%
c) 65%
d) 90%

4. How does GitHub Copilot work?

a) GitHub Copilot uses prompts and natural language text that you type to provide coding suggestions.
b) GitHub Copilot uses lights that you type, and it provides suggestions based on what you type.
c) GitHub Copilot uses radio language that you type, and it provides suggestions based on what you type.
d) GitHub Copilot uses binary code input to generate suggestions.

5. How does GitHub Copilot learn from your prompts?

a) It only relies on its pre-existing training data.
b) It utilizes various approaches including zero-shot, one-shot, and few-shot learning.
c) It requires extensive manual training on specific tasks.
d) It cannot learn and adapt based on user interactions.

6. What is the difference between GitHub Copilot Business and GitHub Copilot Enterprise?

a) GitHub Copilot Enterprise has code completions, while GitHub Copilot Business does not.
b) GitHub Copilot Enterprise has chat in IDE and mobile, while GitHub Copilot Business does not.
c) GitHub Copilot Enterprise has an extra layer of personalization, with organization utilizing their own codebase to train GitHub Copilot.
d) GitHub Copilot Enterprise has an extra layer of security, with IP indemnity and enterprise-grade security, safety, and privacy.

7. What is the primary goal of Responsible AI?

a) To maximize profits from AI systems.
b) To develop AI systems as quickly as possible.
c) To ensure AI systems are safe, trustworthy, and ethical.
d) To replace human decision-making with AI.

Engage in the discussion below by sharing your favourite study resources, sharing feedback, and answering prep questions. As a refresher again, we'll be selecting top participants to receive a GitHub Certifications exam voucher 🎫 based on your active participation throughout the prep up weeks. 🚀

[thunhan]

• Question 1 is quite tricky, but fun. I personally wish A was the correct answer.
• Question 3: I have to go back to the learning material to check the figures again.
• Question 4 is absolute genius ;-)

[Akash1134]

@thunhan Thank you for jumping in! I love how you're pushing yourself to dig deep and nail those answers. Keep up the amazing effort! We've got 3 more days to soak up all the knowledge and feel super confident for this part of the exam.

[Parthapnath]

Answers:
Question 1: d. GitHub Copilot Individual, Business, and Enterprise
Question 2: b) Use Ctrl+i on Windows or Command+i on a mac to open the inline chat.
Question 3: a) 70%
Question 4: a) GitHub Copilot uses prompts and natural language text that you type to provide coding suggestions.
Question 5: b) It utilizes various approaches including zero-shot, one-shot, and few-shot learning.
Question 6: c) GitHub Copilot Enterprise has an extra layer of personalization, with organization utilizing their own codebase to train GitHub Copilot.
Question 7: c) To ensure AI systems are safe, trustworthy, and ethical.

[Akash1134]

@Parthapnath Thank you for participating and sharing your answers! There's a wealth of information in the resources shared above—be sure to explore them to strengthen your preparation for the certification exam. Good luck!

[Parthapnath]

The questions really put my knowledge to the test as some of them were quite tricky and I had to go back to the documentation to find out more information about it. It really helped me to understand the basics of github copilot and also it helped me to understand the role of AI.

Hoping to gain more knowledge and insights from this session

[RishavKumarSinha]

This collection of resources is really helpful, as always. Regarding the answers, I believe that it must be,

Q1. Option - D
Q2. Option - B
Q3. Option - B
Q4. Option - A
Q5. Option - B
Q6. Option - C
Q7. Option - C

[Akash1134]

@RishavKumarSinha Thank you for your kind words! The resources I've shared above are packed with knowledge—be sure to explore tham thoroughly to solidify your preparation for the certification exam. Wishing you the best of luck! 🚀

[denny61302]

Q1:d
Q2:b
Q3: I think the right answer should be 55% based on the course material.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/introduction-to-github-copilot/2-github-copilot-your-ai-pair-programmer
Q4a
Q5:b
Q6:c
Q7:c

[Akash1134]

@denny61302 Thank you for participating. We will be sharing the answers on Friday along with their reasoning--meanwhile, keep exploring the resources above like the Microsoft Ignite (Live Events), happening this week - Sessions catalog 🚀

[jaysonv]

Q1: d. GitHub Copilot Individual, Business, and Enterprise
Q2: a. Access the inline chat by clicking on the chat icon in the left sidebar of Visual Studio Code.
- The icon is no longer available on the latest version of the extension. In windows, the shortcut key will be Ctrl + Alt + i.
Q3: b. 83%
Q4: a. GitHub Copilot uses prompts and natural language text that you type to provide coding suggestions
Q5: b. It utilizes various approaches including zero-shot, one-shot, and few-shot learning
Q6: c. GitHub Copilot Enterprise has an extra layer of personalization, with organization utilizing their own codebase to train GitHub Copilot
Q7: c. To ensure AI systems are safe, trustworthy, and ethical

[Akash1134]

Thank you for participating and sharing the answers.

• The icon is no longer available on the latest version of the extension. In windows, the shortcut key will be Ctrl + Alt + i.

Great call-out! That's what we'd love all the participants to do. Explore these use cases practically. Keep up the awesome work. ❤️

[juanlujand]

1. Which of the following subscription plans are available for GitHub Copilot?
   d. GitHub Copilot Individual, Business, and Enterprise

2. How do you access GitHub Copilot's inline chat?
   a) Access the inline chat by clicking on the chat icon in the left sidebar of Visual Studio Code.

3. What percentage of developers said that GitHub Copilot helps them code faster?
   b) 83%

4. How does GitHub Copilot work?
   a) GitHub Copilot uses prompts and natural language text that you type to provide coding suggestions.

5. How does GitHub Copilot learn from your prompts?
   b) It utilizes various approaches including zero-shot, one-shot, and few-shot learning.

6. What is the difference between GitHub Copilot Business and GitHub Copilot Enterprise?
   c) GitHub Copilot Enterprise has an extra layer of personalization, with organization utilizing their own codebase to train GitHub Copilot.

7. What is the primary goal of Responsible AI?
   c) To ensure AI systems are safe, trustworthy, and ethical.

[Akash1134]

@juanlujand Thank you for your active participation. Be sure to complete all the modules and exploring the resources I've shared above--that'll strengthen your preparation for the certification exam. Good luck!

[profile-palash]

1. Which of the following subscription plans are available for GitHub Copilot?

d. GitHub Copilot Individual, Business, and Enterprise

2. How do you access GitHub Copilot's inline chat?

b) Use Ctrl+i on Windows or Command+i on a mac to open the inline chat.

3. What percentage of developers said that GitHub Copilot helps them code faster?

b) 83%

4. How does GitHub Copilot work?

a) GitHub Copilot uses prompts and natural language text that you type to provide coding suggestions.

5. How does GitHub Copilot learn from your prompts?

b) It utilizes various approaches including zero-shot, one-shot, and few-shot learning.

6. What is the difference between GitHub Copilot Business and GitHub Copilot Enterprise?

c) GitHub Copilot Enterprise has an extra layer of personalization, with organization utilizing their own codebase to train GitHub Copilot.

7. What is the primary goal of Responsible AI?

c) To ensure AI systems are safe, trustworthy, and ethical.

[Akash1134]

@profile-palash Thanks for sharing the answers. Keep up the great work--ensure that you complete all the knowledge testing modules, for example "how to use Copilot ethically by exploring the Responsible AI with GitHub Copilot module." 🚀

[geoffreywiseman]

• Q1: D
  • Covered in "Introduction to GitHub Copilot").
• Q2: B
  • Covered in "Introduction to GitHub Copilot" and "Get started with GitHub Copilot").
• Q3: D
  • I agree that it's easy to apply a frequently-listed set of percentages in the learning material that implies the answer to this is "55%"
  • GitHub also has other numbers here: https://github.blog/news-insights/research/research-quantifying-github-copilots-impact-on-developer-productivity-and-happiness/
  • Many answers above seem to use 83%
  • "Introduction to GitHub Copilot for Business" implies this should be 90% -- was even in the knowledge check, so I'm sticking with "D".
• Q4: A
  • I'd go with "Introduction to GitHub Copilot" for this one
• Q5:
  • Still figuring out where this is covered. Anyone have any pointers?
• Q6: C
  • Covered in "Introduction to GitHub Copilot" but probably most applicable is "Introduction to GitHub Copilot Enterprise"
• Q7: C
  • "Responsible AI with GitHub Copilot"

[Akash1134]

@geoffreywiseman Thank you for participating!

• I agree that it's easy to apply a frequently-listed set of percentages in the learning material that implies the answer to this is "55%"
• GitHub also has other numbers here: https://github.blog/news-insights/research/research-quantifying-github-copilots-impact-on-developer-productivity-and-happiness/
• Many answers above seem to use 83%
• "Introduction to GitHub Copilot for Business" implies this should be 90% -- was even in the knowledge check, so I'm sticking with "D".

You're setting a fantastic example by diving deep into the resources and coming up with these insights. 👏 We'll be sharing the official answers this Friday—keep up the awesome work! ❤️

[Vatsal-Sharma2003]

1 b). GitHub Copilot Personal, Business, and Enterprise
2 a) Access the inline chat by clicking on the chat icon in the left sidebar of Visual Studio Code.
3 b). 83%
4 a) GitHub Copilot uses prompts and natural language text that you type to provide coding suggestions.
5 b) It utilizes various approaches including zero-shot, one-shot, and few-shot learning.
6 d) GitHub Copilot Enterprise has an extra layer of security, with IP indemnity and enterprise-grade security, safety, and privacy.
7 c) To ensure AI systems are safe, trustworthy, and ethical.

[Akash1134]

@Vatsal-Sharma2003 Thank you for participating and sharing your answers! There's a wealth of information in the resources shared above—be sure to explore them to strengthen your preparation for the certification exam. Good luck!

[Vatsal-Sharma2003]

Sir, for the knowledge test, please create a Google Form or Microsoft Form link so that we can check our answers, and you can also track the active participants. Thank you..

[Yash-Kavaiya]

@Vatsal-Sharma2003 Let's create Poll type Quiz in Markdown

[Akash1134]

@Vatsal-Sharma2003 @Yash-Kavaiya Those are great suggestions. We will be sharing the answers on Friday with reasoning.

[Yash-Kavaiya]

1. Which of the following subscription plans are available for GitHub Copilot?

a. GitHub Copilot Free, Pro, and Team
b. GitHub Copilot Personal, Business, and Enterprise
c. GitHub Copilot Starter, Professional, and Enterprise
d. GitHub Copilot Individual, Business, and Enterprise

The correct answer is:
d. GitHub Copilot Individual, Business, and Enterprise

https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/about-github-copilot/subscription-plans-for-github-copilot

2. How do you access GitHub Copilot's inline chat?

a) Access the inline chat by clicking on the chat icon in the left sidebar of Visual Studio Code.
b) Use Ctrl+i on Windows or Command+i on a mac to open the inline chat.
c) Access the inline chat by using Alt+i on Windows or Option+i on a mac.
d) Type "/chat" anywhere in your code to open the inline chat.

The correct answer is:
b) Use Ctrl+i on Windows or Command+i on a mac to open the inline chat.

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/copilot-chat?WT.mc_id=aiml-137032-kinfeylo

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What percentage of developers said that GitHub Copilot helps them code faster?

a) 70%
b) 83%
c) 65%
d) 90%
The correct answer is: 85 is similar b. 83 %

https://github.blog/news-insights/research/research-quantifying-github-copilots-impact-on-code-quality/

4. How does GitHub Copilot work?

a) GitHub Copilot uses prompts and natural language text that you type to provide coding suggestions.
b) GitHub Copilot uses lights that you type, and it provides suggestions based on what you type.
c) GitHub Copilot uses radio language that you type, and it provides suggestions based on what you type.
d) GitHub Copilot uses binary code input to generate suggestions.

The correct answer is:
a) GitHub Copilot uses prompts and natural language text that you type to provide coding suggestions.

https://github.blog/ai-and-ml/github-copilot/how-github-copilot-is-getting-better-at-understanding-your-code/

5. How does GitHub Copilot learn from your prompts?

a) It only relies on its pre-existing training data.
b) It utilizes various approaches including zero-shot, one-shot, and few-shot learning.
c) It requires extensive manual training on specific tasks.
d) It cannot learn and adapt based on user interactions.

The correct answer is:b) It utilizes various approaches including zero-shot, one-shot, and few-shot learning.

6. What is the difference between GitHub Copilot Business and GitHub Copilot Enterprise?

a) GitHub Copilot Enterprise has code completions, while GitHub Copilot Business does not.
b) GitHub Copilot Enterprise has chat in IDE and mobile, while GitHub Copilot Business does not.
c) GitHub Copilot Enterprise has an extra layer of personalization, with organization utilizing their own codebase to train GitHub Copilot.
d) GitHub Copilot Enterprise has an extra layer of security, with IP indemnity and enterprise-grade security, safety, and privacy.

The correct answer is: ) GitHub Copilot Enterprise has an extra layer of personalization, with organization utilizing their own codebase to train GitHub Copilot.

7. What is the primary goal of Responsible AI?

a) To maximize profits from AI systems.
b) To develop AI systems as quickly as possible.
c) To ensure AI systems are safe, trustworthy, and ethical.
d) To replace human decision-making with AI.
The correct answer is: c) To ensure AI systems are safe, trustworthy, and ethical.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/concept-responsible-ai?view=azureml-api-2

Can you sponsor me 1 year GitHub Copilots Memberships

[Akash1134]

@Yash-Kavaiya Thank you for thoroughly exploring the resources and sharing such well-reasoned insights. These for sure are setting a high standard for everyone--keep raising the bar! 🚀

[VIGNESHN-GEP]

1. d. GitHub Copilot Individual, Business, and Enterprise

2. b. Use Ctrl+i on Windows or Command+i on a mac to open the inline chat.

3. b.83%

4. a. GitHub Copilot uses prompts and natural language text that you type to provide coding suggestions.

5. b. It utilizes various approaches including zero-shot, one-shot, and few-shot learning.

6. d. GitHub Copilot Enterprise has an extra layer of security, with IP indemnity and enterprise-grade security, safety, and privacy.

7. c. To ensure AI systems are safe, trustworthy, and ethical.

[Akash1134]

@VIGNESHN-GEP The resources I shared are full of valuable learnings—take your time exploring them to feel confident and ready for the exam. We've still got 3 more days for this week's module. Best of luck—you’ve got this!

[Nepul1234]

Answers:

1. (d) d. GitHub Copilot Individual, Business, and Enterprise
2. (b) Use Ctrl+i on Windows or Command+i on a mac to open the inline chat.
3. (a) 70%
4. (a) GitHub Copilot uses prompts and natural language text that you type to provide coding suggestions.
5. (b) It utilizes various approaches including zero-shot, one-shot, and few-shot learning.
6. (c) GitHub Copilot Enterprise has an extra layer of personalization, with organization utilizing their own codebase to train GitHub Copilot.
7. (c) To ensure AI systems are safe, trustworthy, and ethical.

[adiazcan]

My answers and comment:
Q1. D
Q2. C. Maybe, the question needs to clarify that we are on Visual Studio Code
Q3. B
Q4. A
Q5. B
Q6. C
Q7. C

[MuhammadOwais-SE]

Thank you. it was fun experience learn new stuff about AI copilot. I hope to earn a badge

1. D). GitHub Copilot Individual, Business, and Enterprise.
2. A) Access the inline chat by clicking on the chat icon in the left sidebar of Visual Studio Code.
3. B) 83%
4. A) GitHub Copilot uses prompts and natural language text that you type to provide coding suggestions.
5. B) It utilizes various approaches including zero-shot, one-shot, and few-shot learning.
6. D) GitHub Copilot Enterprise has an extra layer of security, with IP indemnity and enterprise-grade security, safety, and privacy.
7. c) To ensure AI systems are safe, trustworthy, and ethical.

[tan1193]

1. Which of the following subscription plans are available for GitHub Copilot?
   d. GitHub Copilot Individual, Business, and Enterprise

2. How do you access GitHub Copilot's inline chat?
   a. Access the inline chat by clicking on the chat icon in the left sidebar of Visual Studio Code.

3. What percentage of developers said that GitHub Copilot helps them code faster?
   b. 83%

4. How does GitHub Copilot work?
   a. GitHub Copilot uses prompts and natural language text that you type to provide coding suggestions.

5. How does GitHub Copilot learn from your prompts?
   b. It utilizes various approaches including zero-shot, one-shot, and few-shot learning.

6. What is the difference between GitHub Copilot Business and GitHub Copilot Enterprise?
   d. GitHub Copilot Enterprise has an extra layer of security, with IP indemnity and enterprise-grade security, safety, and privacy.

7. What is the primary goal of Responsible AI?
   c. To ensure AI systems are safe, trustworthy, and ethical.

[adi-ray]

Hi everyone! 🙌

Starting my journey towards the GitHub Copilot certification 🎉

It feels like a great opportunity to expand my skills and learn new ways to become more efficient in my development workflow. I can already feel the adrenaline and am pumped up to tackle this challenge. 🚀 🚀 🚀

Prep 📚

Microsoft Learn Modules are an incredibly useful resource especially for those individuals who are trying to develop their foundational knowledge about the topic. And also, each modules comes with its own knowledge checks further making the process more interactive along with testing my knowledge.

Prep Questions ⚡

1. Which of the following subscription plans are available for GitHub Copilot?
   • GitHub Copilot Free, Pro, and Team
   • GitHub Copilot Personal, Business, and Enterprise
   • GitHub Copilot Starter, Professional, and Enterprise
   • GitHub Copilot Individual, Business, and Enterprise

💡 Explanation :

2. How do you access GitHub Copilot's inline chat?
   • Access the inline chat by clicking on the chat icon in the left sidebar of Visual Studio Code.
   • Use Ctrl+i on Windows or Command+i on a mac to open the inline chat.
   • Access the inline chat by using Alt+i on Windows or Option+i on a mac.
   • Type "/chat" anywhere in your code to open the inline chat.

💡 Explanation :

3. What percentage of developers said that GitHub Copilot helps them code faster?
   • 70%
   • 83%
   • 65%
   • 90%

💡 Explanation :

4. How does GitHub Copilot work?
   • GitHub Copilot uses prompts and natural language text that you type to provide coding suggestions.
   • GitHub Copilot uses lights that you type, and it provides suggestions based on what you type.
   • GitHub Copilot uses radio language that you type, and it provides suggestions based on what you type.
   • GitHub Copilot uses binary code input to generate suggestions.

💡 Explanation :

5. How does GitHub Copilot learn from your prompts?

   • It only relies on its pre-existing training data.
   • It utilizes various approaches including zero-shot, one-shot, and few-shot learning.
   • It requires extensive manual training on specific tasks.
   • It cannot learn and adapt based on user interactions.

6. What is the difference between GitHub Copilot Business and GitHub Copilot Enterprise?

   • GitHub Copilot Enterprise has code completions, while GitHub Copilot Business does not.
   • GitHub Copilot Enterprise has chat in IDE and mobile, while GitHub Copilot Business does not.
   • GitHub Copilot Enterprise has an extra layer of personalization, with organization utilizing their own codebase to train GitHub Copilot.
   • GitHub Copilot Enterprise has an extra layer of security, with IP indemnity and enterprise-grade security, safety, and privacy.

💡 Explanation :

7. What is the primary goal of Responsible AI?
   • To maximize profits from AI systems.
   • To develop AI systems as quickly as possible.
   • To ensure AI systems are safe, trustworthy, and ethical.
   • To replace human decision-making with AI.

💡 Explanation :

Looking forward to keeping you all updated on my progress and sharing what I learn along the way.
Let’s make this journey a great one 🙌

Catch you all later! 👋

[CCestrella]

It was a great experience diving deeper into learning with CoPilot. While I’ve used it in VS Code before, I wasn’t familiar with Codespaces. My only feedback is that the content doesn’t refresh until you push your changes, which was a bit confusing since this wasn’t mentioned in the instructions. However, after some research and reviewing discussions, I discovered that pushing triggers the completion of the content.

Overall, I’m thoroughly enjoying this journey and am eager to take the examinations to enhance my qualifications. This will be a significant boost for my career transition.

I’m excited to see the upcoming content!

1. Which of the following subscription plans are available for GitHub Copilot?
   d. GitHub Copilot Individual, Business, and Enterprise

2. How do you access GitHub Copilot's inline chat?
   b) Use Ctrl+i on Windows or Command+i on a mac to open the inline chat.

3. What percentage of developers said that GitHub Copilot helps them code faster?
   b) 83%

4. How does GitHub Copilot work?
   a) GitHub Copilot uses prompts and natural language text that you type to provide coding suggestions.

5. How does GitHub Copilot learn from your prompts?
   b) It utilizes various approaches including zero-shot, one-shot, and few-shot learning.

6. What is the difference between GitHub Copilot Business and GitHub Copilot Enterprise?
   c) GitHub Copilot Enterprise has an extra layer of personalization, with organization utilizing their own codebase to train GitHub Copilot.

7. What is the primary goal of Responsible AI?
   c) To ensure AI systems are safe, trustworthy, and ethical.

[borhanitrash]

Hey @Akash1134 ,
Weren't we supposed to receive the solution today? Looking forward to it eagerly.

[Akash1134]

Thanks for participating. The correct answers will be shared on Friday.

[borhanitrash]

My bad I thought it's today. Thanks for the clarification.

[alesbednarik]

1d, 2b, 3d, 4a, 5b, 6c, 7c
3. What percentage of developers said that GitHub Copilot helps them code faster?
d) 90%
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/introduction-to-github-copilot-for-business/3-use-cases-customer-stories
https://github.blog/news-insights/research/research-quantifying-github-copilots-impact-on-developer-productivity-and-happiness/
5. How does GitHub Copilot learn from your prompts?
b) It utilizes various approaches including zero-shot, one-shot, and few-shot learning.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/introduction-prompt-engineering-with-github-copilot/2-prompt-engineering-foundations-best-practices

[Akash1134]

You're all doing an incredible job! 🎉 The answers to the questions, along with detailed reasoning, will be shared tomorrow (Friday). In the meantime, keep up the momentum and aim to finish all the learning modules and resources to stay aligned with your Week 1 goals. You've got this! 🚀

[Noblesse013]

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1. Which of the following subscription plans are available for GitHub Copilot?
Answer: d. GitHub Copilot Individual, Business, and Enterprise

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2. How do you access GitHub Copilot's inline chat?
Answer: a. Access the inline chat by clicking on the chat icon in the left sidebar of Visual Studio Code.

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3. What percentage of developers said that GitHub Copilot helps them code faster?
Answer: b. 83%

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4. How does GitHub Copilot work?
Answer: a. GitHub Copilot uses prompts and natural language text that you type to provide coding suggestions.

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5. How does GitHub Copilot learn from your prompts?
Answer: b. It utilizes various approaches including zero-shot, one-shot, and few-shot learning.

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6. What is the difference between GitHub Copilot Business and GitHub Copilot Enterprise?
Answer: d. GitHub Copilot Enterprise has an extra layer of security, with IP indemnity and enterprise-grade security, safety, and privacy.

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7. What is the primary goal of Responsible AI?
Answer: c. To ensure AI systems are safe, trustworthy, and ethical.

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[jcorrius]

Question 1:
d. GitHub Copilot Individual, Business, and Enterprise

Question 2:
b) Use Ctrl+i on Windows or Command+i on a mac to open the inline chat.

Question 3:
d) 90%

Question 4:
a) GitHub Copilot uses prompts and natural language text that you type to provide coding suggestions.

Question 5:
b) It utilizes various approaches including zero-shot, one-shot, and few-shot learning.

Question 6:
c) GitHub Copilot Enterprise has an extra layer of personalization, with organization utilizing their own codebase to train GitHub Copilot.

Question 7:
c) To ensure AI systems are safe, trustworthy, and ethical.

[Trophalaxeur]

1. Which of the following subscription plans are available for GitHub Copilot?
   d. GitHub Copilot Individual, Business, and Enterprise

2. How do you access GitHub Copilot's inline chat?
   b) Use Ctrl+i on Windows or Command+i on a mac to open the inline chat.

3. What percentage of developers said that GitHub Copilot helps them code faster?
   d) 90%

4. How does GitHub Copilot work?
   a) GitHub Copilot uses prompts and natural language text that you type to provide coding suggestions.

5. How does GitHub Copilot learn from your prompts?
   b) It utilizes various approaches including zero-shot, one-shot, and few-shot learning.

6. What is the difference between GitHub Copilot Business and GitHub Copilot Enterprise?
   c) GitHub Copilot Enterprise has an extra layer of personalization, with organization utilizing their own codebase to train GitHub Copilot.

7. What is the primary goal of Responsible AI?
   c) To ensure AI systems are safe, trustworthy, and ethical.

[Salgado2004]

Morning guys 😁
I'm happy to see all these contributions, let's get certified together 👊

The resources for this week are really great! They actually help you dive deep into the Copilot and Generative AI theme, which I'm interested at 😅 Lemme see if I can add on that! Here's my thoughts about the first (and half) domain for Copilot Certification!

Week One: Breakdown

Domain 1: Responsible Al 7%

Explain responsible usage of Al

• Explain the limitations of using generative Al tools (dept of the source data for the model, bias in the data, etc.)

  Unfortunately, generative AI tools have limitations when it comes to content generation, and Copilot is not different. In the end, generative AI use complex probabilistic algorithms to organize text in a way that makes sense. This probability is affected by training data set of the AI or, in the case of Copilot, a large body of open source code. So its eficience reflects the languages and programming practices that are more common in the training set.

• Describe the risks associated with using Al

  Associated with AI limitations, the risks include biased decision-making (like replicating poor coding style from the training set) and privacy violations, like straight up using someone else's code (The odds are low, but never zero 😬)

• Identify the potential harms of generative Al (bias, secure code, fairness, privacy, transparency)

  Alongside the risks and the limitations, the potential harms of generative AI come from unrestricted use and unrestricted training. Biases from training sets could affect the fairness and inclusiveness of the solution. The collect of training data also could violate privacy and security.

• Explain the need to validate the output of Al tools

  Because of its limitations and risks, that could even extend to security risks (like exposing sensitive information), it is important to review the code written by Copilot. This way, you can assure it doesn't create more problems instead of fixing them, and the code follows the guides and norms for your project only.

• Explain how to mitigate the occurrence of potential harms

  It is a two end efforts. From the AI providers, responsible for training the models and collecting data, to balance the training sets to reduce biases and asserts transparency. And from the AI users, to always review the output of AI tools and not use it indiscriminately.

• Explain ethical Al

  I understand Ethical AI by the principles of responsible AI by Microsoft. The application of AI algorithms following a guideline that focuses on the possible outcomes from using that application. You know there's risks, you know there's misunderstanding of the capabilites of AI, so as an AI developer, it is important to attend to these principles to avoid and mitigate problems.

• Identify how to operate a responsible Al

  I believe the operation of a responsible AI aligns with being aware of its limitations, the risks associated, and the real benefits you can take from it. In the end, AI is another tool to improve productivity and _support_ developers in their job. If you have those points clear in your use, you understand the best use cases from AI and you review the code generated from AI, you are using it responsibly (is that a word?)

Domain 2: GitHub Copilot Plans and features 31%

Part 1

Identify the different GitHub Copilot plans

• Understand the differences between Copilot Individual, Copilot Business, Copilot Enterprise, and Copilot Business for non-GHE

  They have incremental features as the plans are upgraded. Copilot Indivual covers the needs of an individual (thus the name), with integration in the coding environment. Copilot Business goes further, allowing companies and organizations to configure how they want Copilot to work, like policy management. And Copilot Enterprise integrates not only in the coding environment, but in the github.com too, improving the whole development ecosystem, from planning to deploy.

• Define GitHub Copilot in the IDE

  A Bless 🕊️ (just kidding 🤣). Like the name suggests, it is an AI assistence when writing code in the IDE, providing autocompletions and helping with problem solving. It helps to write code faster and "smarter"

• Define GitHub Copilot Chat in the IDE

  The Copilot Chat is a ChatGPT like interface integrated in the code editor, using the Copilot plugin. It can take context from the workspace and provide answers and solutions based on the user questions. (It's pretty useful since you don't need to leave the IDE to ask your questions!)

• Describe the different ways to trigger GitHub Copilot (chat, inline chat, suggestions, multiple suggestions, exception handling, CLI)

  There are many ways to trigger Copilot. You can use ctrl+shift+P to open the command pallete or crtl+I to open the inline chat in your IDE, note that with the command pallete or the inline chat, you can ask Copilot to generate code, explain code, help fixing error or even writing documentation. You can also open the IDE chat (how to open depends on the IDE). In the editor, if you write comments with prompts for Copilot, it will also trigger it.

Prep Questions

1. Which of the following subscription plans are available for GitHub Copilot?

   d. GitHub Copilot Individual, Business, and Enterprise

2. How do you access GitHub Copilot's inline chat?

   b) Use Ctrl+I on Windows or Command+I on a mac to open the inline chat.

3. What percentage of developers said that GitHub Copilot helps them code faster?

   d) 90%

4. How does GitHub Copilot work?

   a) GitHub Copilot uses prompts and natural language text that you type to provide coding suggestions.

5. How does GitHub Copilot learn from your prompts?

   b) It utilizes various approaches including zero-shot, one-shot, and few-shot learning.

6. What is the difference between GitHub Copilot Business and GitHub Copilot Enterprise?

   c) GitHub Copilot Enterprise has an extra layer of personalization, with organization utilizing their own codebase to train GitHub Copilot.

7. What is the primary goal of Responsible AI?

   c) To ensure AI systems are safe, trustworthy, and ethical.

I hope you enjoy it! I will also leave my notes here, in case someone wants to debate about it or complement my points!

Note

• I really enjoyed the chapter about Theory Building and cognitive load in the blog! It's a very interesting take on the development process and the role of the programmer.
• It's been over a year since I got my Copilot license, and I have to say it is really amazing 😅 sometimes it looks like it is reading my mind! Of course it makes some mistakes.. and that's why you need to review the code generated by Copilot, but I really recommend the experience for all developers.
• In the Exam Guide, there's a topic named "Understand Copilot for non-GitHub customers"... I didn't get exactly what is this about, can anybody explain to me?

[jubayers-r]

1.d) GitHub Copilot Individual, Business, and Enterprise
2.a) Access the inline chat by clicking on the chat icon in the left sidebar of Visual Studio Code.
3.b) 83%
4.a) GitHub Copilot uses prompts and natural language text that you type to provide coding suggestions.
5.b) It utilizes various approaches including zero-shot, one-shot, and few-shot learning.
6.d) GitHub Copilot Enterprise has an extra layer of security, with IP indemnity and enterprise-grade security, safety, and privacy.
7.c) To ensure AI systems are safe, trustworthy, and ethical.

[venelouis]

I am a little late but I am here! hehe

[davevad93]

Hi everyone, I'm a bit late to the party, but still on time.

Question 1: Which of the following subscription plans are available for GitHub Copilot?

• D) GitHub Copilot Individual, Business, and Enterprise

Question 2: How do you access GitHub Copilot's inline chat?

• A) Access the inline chat by clicking on the chat icon in the left sidebar of Visual Studio Code.

Question 3: What percentage of developers said that GitHub Copilot helps them code faster?

• D) 90%

Question 4: How does GitHub Copilot work?

• A) GitHub Copilot uses prompts and natural language text that you type to provide coding suggestions.

Question 5: How does GitHub Copilot learn from your prompts?

• B) It utilizes various approaches including zero-shot, one-shot, and few-shot learning.

Question 6: What is the difference between GitHub Copilot Business and GitHub Copilot Enterprise?

• C) GitHub Copilot Enterprise has an extra layer of personalization, with organization utilizing their own codebase to train GitHub Copilot.

Question 7: What is the primary goal of Responsible AI?

• C) To ensure AI systems are safe, trustworthy, and ethical.

[salahtidur]

The answer are:
Question 1: D
Question 2: A
Question 3: B
Question 4: A
Question 5: B
Question 6: D
Question 7: C