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PK0-005 Practice Question: A project manager is leading a team that uses a…
A project manager is leading a team that uses a shared network drive for storing project documents. Multiple team members have accidentally overwritten each other's work, causing confusion. Which tool should the project manager implement to prevent this issue?
⚠ Common exam trap
The PK0-005 exam often tests the misconception that approval workflows or notifications can solve concurrent editing conflicts, when in fact only version control systems provide the necessary change tracking and merge capabilities to prevent overwrites.
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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A version control system such as Git or SharePoint
A version control system like Git or SharePoint provides change tracking, branching, and merge conflict resolution, which prevents accidental overwrites by maintaining a complete history of file changes. Unlike a shared network drive, these tools allow multiple users to work on the same document simultaneously without losing data, as changes are committed and reconciled systematically.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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A version control system such as Git or SharePoint
Why this is correct
Version control tracks changes, prevents overwrites, and allows rollback.
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An approval workflow for document changes
Why it's wrong here
Approval workflow doesn't handle concurrent edits directly.
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Email notifications for changes
Why it's wrong here
Email doesn't provide version control or prevent overwrites.
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Read-only access to the shared drive
Why it's wrong here
Read-only prevents overwrites but also stops collaboration.
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