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Which of the following statements about containers and virtual machines is correct?

publish date: 2024/08/13 02:55:51.174814 UTC

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Containers share an operating system (OS) kernel.

Virtual machines share an operating system (OS) kernel.

Virtual machines must use the same operating system (OS) as the hypervisor.

Containers each have their own kernel.

Correct Answer

Containers share an operating system (OS) kernel.

Explanation

Containers are designed to be lightweight compared to virtual machines. Containers share an OS kernel with the host OS. However, they have their own copies of any libraries they require to be self-contained at the software level.

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