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Git is a popular, open-source distributed version control system (DVCS). It can be used to track and revert changes to a code base like a theme or plugin.

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Why Does Automattic use SVN for WordPress Instead of Git?

Git (as a project) was started in 2005. Absent Doc Brown's flux capacitor coming to fruition, I think the reasons for SVN over Git are rather obvious. …
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Git beginner: Keeping track of on-server changes

The answer to the first part of your question is "Yes, it's possible using Git, Subversion, Mercurial, DARCS, CVS, RCS, SCCS, SourceSafe, Perforce, or any number of other revision control systems". …
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