Git concepts for newcomers — Part 1: What is a DVCS?

I’m starting a series about Git. The goal of this series is to gently introduce the most important concepts of the Git version control system (VCS).

This is the first article of the series:

• Part #1 — What is a DVCS: https://itnext.io/git-concepts-for-newcomers-part-1-what-is-a-dvcs-bc873076c424
• Part #2 — Working tree and staging area: https://itnext.io/git-concepts-for-newcomers-part-2-git-repository-working-tree-and-staging-area-a2e720bf3528
• Part #3 — Commits, log…