Week One: Introduction to Administration and Products [GitHub Administration Certification Prep Course]

[queenofcorgis]

Welcome to the first part of the GitHub Administration certification prep course! To begin, we’ll be going over some intro materials and best practices to build a strong foundation for the exam. This discussion is your space to ask questions, review study guides, and do some exam practice!

Step One: Prep 📚

We’ve assembled some materials for this first section.

• Microsoft Learn Modules

  • Introduction to GitHub administration
  • Introduction to GitHub’s products

• Further reading:

  • Introduction to Git and GitHub from @LadyKerr
  • About GitHub for enterprises from the GitHub Docs
  • Essentials of administration and governance with GitHub Enterprise Cloud from @rhoticity

Step Two: Test Your Knowledge ⚡

Question One: Which of the following is a core responsibility of a GitHub administrator?
A) Writing code for all organizational repositories
B) Managing repository access and permissions
C) Designing the company website
D) Approving all pull requests

Question Two: What is the main advantage of enabling SAML SSO for a GitHub organization?
A) It allows users to use OAuth Apps
B) It provides centralized authentication through an identity provider
C) It allows direct access to GitHub Marketplace
D) It disables two-factor authentication

Question Three: What is a benefit of using teams within a GitHub organization to manage access?
A)Teams allow for group-based assignment of repository permissions
B) Teams automatically approve pull requests
C) Teams can delete repositories
D) Teams bypass audit logging

Question Four: How can an administrator determine license usage for a specific organization within an enterprise account?
A) By reviewing individual repository settings
B) By enabling SAML SSO
C) By contacting GitHub Support every month
D) By accessing enterprise-level reporting and analytics tools

Question Five: When adjusting enterprise policies, what should administrators align with to ensure proper trust and control?
A) The company's overall security and compliance strategy
B) The preferences of individual repository maintainers
C) The number of public repositories
D) The default GitHub settings

Question Six: Which source provides information about the number of consumed seats in a GitHub Enterprise account?
A) The organization’s audit log
B) The billing manager’s email notifications
C) The enterprise account’s license usage dashboard
D) The repository’s README file

Jump to the answer comment to check your work.

Use the discussion below to share additional study resources, ask questions for our team to answer, and respond to our prep questions.

*No Purchase Necessary. Open only to Github community members 18+. Game ends 11/1/25. For details, see Official Rules.

[sam-nash]

1. B
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. A
6. C

[jccampanero]

Thank you for this new learning opportunity, @queenofcorgis Lili.

These are my answers:

Question One: Which of the following is a core responsibility of a GitHub administrator?
A) Writing code for all organizational repositories
B) Managing repository access and permissions
C) Designing the company website
D) Approving all pull requests

Question Two: What is the main advantage of enabling SAML SSO for a GitHub organization?
A) It allows users to use OAuth Apps
B) It provides centralized authentication through an identity provider
C) It allows direct access to GitHub Marketplace
D) It disables two-factor authentication

Question Three: What is a benefit of using teams within a GitHub organization to manage access?
A)Teams allow for group-based assignment of repository permissions
B) Teams automatically approve pull requests
C) Teams can delete repositories
D) Teams bypass audit logging

Question Four: How can an administrator determine license usage for a specific organization within an enterprise account?
A) By reviewing individual repository settings
B) By enabling SAML SSO
C) By contacting GitHub Support every month
D) By accessing enterprise-level reporting and analytics tools

Question Five: When adjusting enterprise policies, what should administrators align with to ensure proper trust and control?
A) The company's overall security and compliance strategy
B) The preferences of individual repository maintainers
C) The number of public repositories
D) The default GitHub settings

Question Six: Which source provides information about the number of consumed seats in a GitHub Enterprise account?
A) The organization’s audit log
B) The billing manager’s email notifications
C) The enterprise account’s license usage dashboard
D) The repository’s README file

I wish you all the best with this new course!

[dheviey2503-dev]

[dheviey2503-dev]

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[SupriyaRathore12]

1.B
2.B
3.A
4.D
5.A
6.C

[paulsuv9]

Great set of answers, @SupriyaRathore12—looks like you nailed the knowledge check! I’ve been mapping each concept to real-world analogies to reinforce recall. For example, I treat SAML SSO like a corporate turnstile: centralized access control via identity provider.

Would love to hear how you’re approaching the next module—especially around repo security and policy enforcement. Let’s keep the momentum going!

[queenofcorgis]

The answers are... click details to reveal them! Don't worry if you haven't had a chance to study yet, after you post your answers, check them against the ones below.

Question One: Which of the following is a core responsibility of a GitHub administrator?
B) Managing repository access and permissions

Question Two: What is the main advantage of enabling SAML SSO for a GitHub organization?
B) It provides centralized authentication through an identity provider

Question Three: What is a benefit of using teams within a GitHub organization to manage access?
A)Teams allow for group-based assignment of repository permissions

Question Four: How can an administrator determine license usage for a specific organization within an enterprise account?
D) By accessing enterprise-level reporting and analytics tools

Question Five: When adjusting enterprise policies, what should administrators align with to ensure proper trust and control?
A) The company's overall security and compliance strategy

Question Six: Which source provides information about the number of consumed seats in a GitHub Enterprise account?
C) The enterprise account’s license usage dashboard

[mvark]

After successfully passing the GitHub Foundations and GitHub Copilot certification exams this year, I’m excited to start preparing for the GitHub Administration Certification exam. As before, I plan to jot down my notes of key points and useful links throughout my preparation journey for easy reference.

The teams feature is a game-changer for scaling permissions without turning into a spreadsheet nightmare.

Meta - I like the idea of temporarily hiding the answers (as done above) and I learnt today that it is done using the detail HTML5 tag & no JavaScript

[fradel]

B) Managing repository access and permissions

B) It provides centralized authentication through an identity provider

A) Teams allow for group-based assignment of repository permissions

D) By accessing enterprise-level reporting and analytics tools

A) The company's overall security and compliance strategy

C) The enterprise account’s license usage dashboard

[ImmrBhattarai]

Here are my answers to the knowledge check

1. B
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. A
6. C

[Misunhwang]

1. B) Managing repository access and permissions
2. B) It provides centralized authentication through an identity provider
3. A) Teams allow for group-based assignment of repository permissions
4. D) By accessing enterprise-level reporting and analytics tools
5. A) The company's overall security and compliance strategy
6. C) The enterprise account’s license usage dashboard

[paulsuv9]

Nice work on the answers, @Misunhwang—looks like you’ve got a solid grasp of the Week One material. I’ve been tracking progress across modules and focusing on how these admin responsibilities align with enterprise governance workflows.

Curious how you’re approaching the next module. Are you using any tools or strategies to stay organized across the prep course?

[niikwade]

Question One: Which of the following is a core responsibility of a GitHub administrator?
B) Managing repository access and permissions

Question Two: What is the main advantage of enabling SAML SSO for a GitHub organization?
B) It provides centralized authentication through an identity provider

Question Three: What is a benefit of using teams within a GitHub organization to manage access?
A)Teams allow for group-based assignment of repository permissions

Question Four: How can an administrator determine license usage for a specific organization within an enterprise account?
D) By accessing enterprise-level reporting and analytics tools

Question Five: When adjusting enterprise policies, what should administrators align with to ensure proper trust and control?
A) The company's overall security and compliance strategy

Question Six: Which source provides information about the number of consumed seats in a GitHub Enterprise account?
C) The enterprise account’s license usage dashboard

[johnnieng]

Thank you @queenofcorgis

I failed the beta exam GH-100 GitHub Administration on Sep 14, 2025 with score 644. 🥹

Here are my answers to the questions:

Question 1
Which of the following is a core responsibility of a GitHub administrator?

A) Writing code for all organizational repositories
Not a core responsibility of a GitHub administrator. Developers write code.

B) Managing repository access and permissions
Correct. Administrators are responsible for managing individual, team, and outside collaborator access to repositories, among other permissions.

C) Designing the company website
Unrelated to GitHub administration.

D) Approving all pull requests
Pull requests are approved by reviewers, not administrators by default.

Answer: B – Managing repository access and permissions is a core GitHub administrator responsibility.
https://docs.github.com/en/organizations/managing-user-access-to-your-organizations-repositories/managing-repository-roles/repository-roles-for-an-organization

Question 2
What is the main advantage of enabling SAML SSO for a GitHub organization?

A) It allows users to use OAuth Apps
OAuth Apps are a separate authentication method.

B) It provides centralized authentication through an identity provider
Correct. SAML SSO centralizes authentication, requiring users to sign in via your organization’s identity provider, enhancing security and access control.

C) It allows direct access to GitHub Marketplace
Marketplace access is unrelated to SAML SSO.

D) It disables two-factor authentication
Incorrect; SAML SSO does not disable 2FA.

Answer: B – SAML SSO provides centralized authentication through an identity provider, improving security and compliance.
https://gitprotect.io/blog/saml-sso-in-terms-of-github-security/

Question 3
What is a benefit of using teams within a GitHub organization to manage access?

A) Teams allow for group-based assignment of repository permissions
Correct. Teams let you assign permissions to groups of users across multiple repositories, simplifying access management.

B) Teams automatically approve pull requests
Teams do not auto-approve PRs.

C) Teams can delete repositories
Only users with specific repository admin permissions can delete repositories.

D) Teams bypass audit logging
Teams do not bypass audit logs.

Answer: A – Teams enable group-based assignment of repository permissions.
https://docs.github.com/en/organizations/organizing-members-into-teams/about-teams

Question 4
How can an administrator determine license usage for a specific organization within an enterprise account?

A) By reviewing individual repository settings
Repository settings do not show license usage.

B) By enabling SAML SSO
SAML SSO does not provide license usage data.

C) By contacting GitHub Support every month
Not required for routine license tracking.

D) By accessing enterprise-level reporting and analytics tools
Correct. Enterprise admins can view license usage through enterprise-level reporting and analytics dashboards.

Answer: D – Enterprise-level reporting and analytics tools provide license usage information.
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/billing/how-tos/manage-plan-and-licenses/view-enterprise-usage

Question 5
When adjusting enterprise policies, what should administrators align with to ensure proper trust and control?

A) The company's overall security and compliance strategy
Correct. Policies should align with the organization’s broader security and compliance needs for effective governance.

B) The preferences of individual repository maintainers
Enterprise policies override individual preferences.

C) The number of public repositories
Irrelevant to policy alignment.

D) The default GitHub settings
Enterprise settings should be customized, not left at defaults.

Answer: A – Align enterprise policies with the company’s security and compliance strategy.
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/admin/enforcing-policies/enforcing-policies-for-your-enterprise/enforcing-policies-for-github-actions-in-your-enterprise

Question 6
Which source provides information about the number of consumed seats in a GitHub Enterprise account?

A) The organization’s audit log
Audit logs track actions, not seat counts.

B) The billing manager’s email notifications
Notifications may alert about billing but do not provide real-time seat usage.

C) The enterprise account’s license usage dashboard
Correct. The license usage dashboard shows the number of consumed seats in real time.

D) The repository’s README file
README files do not track license usage.

Answer: C – The enterprise account’s license usage dashboard provides this information
https://github.blog/changelog/2025-03-03-introducing-metered-billing-for-github-enterprise-and-github-advanced-security-server-usage/]

[paulsuv9]

Thanks for sharing your breakdown, @johnnieng —this was gold for my slot-mapping workflow. I especially appreciated the way you framed SAML SSO as centralized authentication; I’ve been using the “corporate turnstile” analogy to anchor that concept.

Also, your citation links helped me validate my own taxonomy for Week One. I’m building a modular tracker across modules—happy to share if you’re interested. And kudos for showing up even after the beta exam. That kind of transparency helps the whole community level up.

[salahtidur]

My answer are:

1. B) Managing repository access and permissions

2. B) It provides centralized authentication through an identity provider

3. A) Teams allow for group-based assignment of repository permissions

4. D) By accessing enterprise-level reporting and analytics tools

5. A) The company's overall security and compliance strategy

6. C) The enterprise account’s license usage dashboard

[prasad-333]

Here are my answers -

1. B
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. A
6. C

[Apexq]

1.B
2.B
3.A
4.D
5.A
6.C

[paulsuv9]

✅ Week One Knowledge Check – GitHub Admin Prep

Hi everyone! Posting my answers for the Week One knowledge check:

B) Managing repository access and permissions

B) It provides centralized authentication through an identity provider

A) Teams allow for group-based assignment of repository permissions

D) By accessing enterprise-level reporting and analytics tools

A) The company's overall security and compliance strategy

C) The enterprise account’s license usage dashboard

Thanks to the community and moderators @queenofcorgis for curating the resources—looking forward to building on this in Week Two.

[venusuni]

Hi i like this training !! my answer

B
B
A
D
A
C

[johnnieng]

Great!

[venusuni]

learning a lot ! thanks for contributing to this! are we going to roll out some lab for practice?

[johnnieng]

I also want some labs!

[queenofcorgis]

Week two is now live, keep your studying going and dive into this week's discussion!

[venusuni]

it's such a coincidence that we have a training about this too! will come back and share some experience i got - long training though, 6 hrs x 2 day

[queenofcorgis]

@venusuni what great timing! We'd love to hear about your experience. Good luck with the training, hope you have some good snacks for it!

[johnnieng]

That's awesome! Looking forward to hearing what you learn. Good luck with the long sessions!

[venusuni]

@venusuni what great timing! We'd love to hear about your experience. Good luck with the training, hope you have some good snacks for it!

thank you for the reply. it is not that intuitive but will try as much as we could - it is team work to learn, and training and lab not so "interesting", copilot could help for sure - but hard to set up enterprise security especially for larger organizations (and old).... lol...

[AICertGit]

B
B
A
D
A
C

[queenofcorgis]

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[dheviey2503-dev]

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[weekijoon]

Just happen to chance upon this now, regardless will drop my answers while going through the materials:
BBADAC

1. Question One: Which of the following is a core responsibility of a GitHub administrator?
   
B) Managing repository access and permissions
   From MS Learn: Admin Users have full control over the repository, including setting permissions, deleting the repository, and managing all settings.

2. Question Two: What is the main advantage of enabling SAML SSO for a GitHub organization?

   B) It provides centralized authentication through an identity provider

   From MS Learn: SAML SSO allows organization and enterprise owners to control and secure access to repositories, issues, pull requests, and more. When accessing resources, GitHub redirects users to authenticate with the organization’s IdP

3. Question Three: What is a benefit of using teams within a GitHub organization to manage access?
   A)Teams allow for group-based assignment of repository permissions

   From MS Learn: Structured Collaboration: Organize members by department, project, or role for more efficient collaboration.

4. Question Four: How can an administrator determine license usage for a specific organization within an enterprise account?

   D) By accessing enterprise-level reporting and analytics tools
   From MS Learn: Permission level has billing manager, other options are invalid

5. Question Five: When adjusting enterprise policies, what should administrators align with to ensure proper trust and control?

   A) The company's overall security and compliance strategy
   
Other options are incorrect

6. Question Six: Which source provides information about the number of consumed seats in a GitHub Enterprise account?

   C) The enterprise account’s license usage dashboard
   Similar to question four

[mvpkenlin]

Question #	My Answer	Explain
Q1	B) Managing repository access and permissions	GitHub admins control who can view, edit, and manage repositories. It's about access—not writing code or approving pull requests.
Q2	B) It provides centralized authentication through an identity provider	SAML SSO lets GitHub organizations manage user access via a central identity provider, improving security and simplifying login.
Q3	A) Teams allow for group-based assignment of repository permissions	Teams simplify access management by letting admins assign roles and permissions to groups instead of individuals.
Q4	D) By accessing enterprise-level reporting and analytics tools	Admins can view license usage through GitHub’s enterprise insights, which provide detailed metrics across organizations.
Q5	A) The company's overall security and compliance strategy	Enterprise policies should reflect broader organizational goals for trust, control, and risk management—not individual or default preferences.
Q6	C) The enterprise account’s license usage dashboard	This dashboard shows how many seats are used and available, helping admins manage licensing efficiently.

[31cotysmith31]

Welcome to the first part of the GitHub Administration certification prep course! To begin, we’ll be going over some intro materials and best practices to build a strong foundation for the exam. This discussion is your space to ask questions, review study guides, and do some exam practice!

Step One: Prep 📚

We’ve assembled some materials for this first section.

• Microsoft Learn Modules

  • Introduction to GitHub administration
  • Introduction to GitHub’s products

• Further reading:

  • Introduction to Git and GitHub from @LadyKerr
  • About GitHub for enterprises from the GitHub Docs
  • Essentials of administration and governance with GitHub Enterprise Cloud from @rhoticity

Step Two: Test Your Knowledge ⚡

Question One: Which of the following is a core responsibility of a GitHub administrator? A) Writing code for all organizational repositories B) Managing repository access and permissions C) Designing the company website D) Approving all pull requests

Question Two: What is the main advantage of enabling SAML SSO for a GitHub organization? A) It allows users to use OAuth Apps B) It provides centralized authentication through an identity provider C) It allows direct access to GitHub Marketplace D) It disables two-factor authentication

Question Three: What is a benefit of using teams within a GitHub organization to manage access? A)Teams allow for group-based assignment of repository permissions B) Teams automatically approve pull requests C) Teams can delete repositories D) Teams bypass audit logging

Question Four: How can an administrator determine license usage for a specific organization within an enterprise account? A) By reviewing individual repository settings B) By enabling SAML SSO C) By contacting GitHub Support every month D) By accessing enterprise-level reporting and analytics tools

Question Five: When adjusting enterprise policies, what should administrators align with to ensure proper trust and control? A) The company's overall security and compliance strategy B) The preferences of individual repository maintainers C) The number of public repositories D) The default GitHub settings

Question Six: Which source provides information about the number of consumed seats in a GitHub Enterprise account? A) The organization’s audit log B) The billing manager’s email notifications C) The enterprise account’s license usage dashboard D) The repository’s README file

Jump to the answer comment to check your work.

Use the discussion below to share additional study resources, ask questions for our team to answer, and respond to our prep questions.

*No Purchase Necessary. Open only to Github community members 18+. Game ends 11/1/25. For details, see Official Rules.

Thank you for the help and supportive feedback on learning with open sourced projects its something different and well advised hope i figure it all out soon enough. 31cotysmith31@github

[AICertGit]

Question 1: Core responsibility of a GitHub administrator?
Answer: B) Managing repository access and permissions

Doc Link: Roles in an organization

Keyword Area: "Roles in an organization", "Permissions for organization roles"

Question 2: Main advantage of enabling SAML SSO?
Answer: B) It provides centralized authentication through an identity provider

Doc Link: About authentication with SAML single sign-on

Keyword Area: "About authentication with single sign-on"

Question 3: Benefit of using teams to manage access?
Answer: A) Teams allow for group-based assignment of repository permissions

Doc Link: About teams

Keyword Area: "About teams", "Manage access for people"

Question 4: How to determine license usage?
Answer: D) By accessing enterprise-level reporting and analytics tools

Doc Link: Viewing your usage of metered products and licenses

Keyword Area: "Viewing a summary of usage", "Organization and enterprise accounts"

Question 5: What should administrators align enterprise policies with?
Answer: A) The company's overall security and compliance strategy

Doc Link: About enterprise policies

Keyword Area: "About enterprise policies", "enforce business rules and regulatory compliance"

Question 6: Which source provides information on consumed seats?
Answer: C) The enterprise account’s license usage dashboard

Doc Link: Viewing license usage for GitHub Enterprise

Keyword Area: "Viewing your GitHub Enterprise license", "consumed licenses"

[selendemir]

Question One: Which of the following is a core responsibility of a GitHub administrator?
Answer: B) Managing repository access and permissions

An organization's user management and repository access control fall under the purview of a GitHub administrator. Assigning roles, modifying team permissions, and making sure security settings are correct are all part of this. It is the responsibility of developers, not administrators, to write code or approve pull requests.

Question Two:What is the main advantage of enabling SAML SSO for a GitHub organization?
Answer: B) It provides centralized authentication through an identity provider

With SAML Single Sign-On (SSO), users can sign in with their corporate credentials that are controlled by an external identity provider (such as Azure AD or Okta). Because access is controlled uniformly across all company apps, this centralizes authentication and enhances security.

Question Three: What is a benefit of using teams within a GitHub organization to manage access?
Answer: A) Teams allow for group-based assignment of repository permissions

By combining users into groups and allocating read, write, and admin permissions collectively rather than individually, teams make access management easier. This guarantees uniform access control across several repositories and is effective.

Question Four: How can an administrator determine license usage for a specific organization within an enterprise account?
Answer: D) By accessing enterprise-level reporting and analytics tools

Administrators may view license consumption, active users, and seat utilization across enterprises using the reporting and analytics dashboards that GitHub Enterprise offers. Without the need for support requests or manual checks, this visibility aids in monitoring and optimizing license use.

Question Five: When adjusting enterprise policies, what should administrators align with to ensure proper trust and control?
Answer: A) The company's overall security and compliance strategy

Access rules, audit settings, and authentication procedures are examples of enterprise-wide GitHub policies that ought to be in line with the company's overall security and compliance plan. Consistency, risk reduction, and compliance with internal and external requirements are therefore guaranteed.

Question Six: Which source provides information about the number of consumed seats in a GitHub Enterprise account?
Answer: C) The enterprise account’s license usage dashboard

GitHub Enterprise's license use dashboard provides up-to-date information on the number of user seats that are pending, available, and occupied. It is the most reliable and official method of tracking licensing data, which aids in compliance and budget management.