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What is a container?

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A lightweight portable package that includes an application and all its dependencies

What is Docker?

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A platform for developing shipping and running applications using containerization technology

What is the difference between a container and a virtual machine?

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Containers share the host OS kernel while VMs include a full operating system

What is a Docker image?

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A read-only template used to create containers

What is a Dockerfile?

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A text file containing instructions to build a Docker image

What is Docker Hub?

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A cloud-based registry service for sharing Docker images

What is container orchestration?

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The automated management of containerized applications including deployment scaling and networking

What is Kubernetes?

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An open-source container orchestration platform for managing containerized applications

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What is a Kubernetes pod?

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The smallest deployable unit in Kubernetes that can contain one or more containers

What is a Kubernetes node?

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A worker machine in a Kubernetes cluster that runs pods

What is a Kubernetes cluster?

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A set of nodes that run containerized applications managed by Kubernetes

What is a container registry?

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A repository for storing and distributing container images

What is container networking?

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The technology that enables containers to communicate with each other and external systems

What is a microservice?

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An architectural approach where applications are built as small independent services

What is container isolation?

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The separation of containers from each other and the host system for security and stability

What is a base image?

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The starting point image used to build other Docker images

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What are container layers?

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Read-only filesystem layers that make up a Docker image

What is container runtime?

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The software responsible for running containers such as Docker Engine or containerd

What is a Kubernetes deployment?

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A resource that manages the creation and scaling of replica pods

What is a Kubernetes service?

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An abstraction that defines how to access a set of pods

What is container health checking?

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A mechanism to monitor if a container is running properly

What is Docker Compose?

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A tool for defining and running multi-container Docker applications

What is a sidecar container?

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A secondary container that runs alongside the main container in a pod

What is container port mapping?

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The process of exposing container ports to the host system

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What is a persistent volume in Kubernetes?

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Storage that persists beyond the lifecycle of individual pods

What is horizontal pod autoscaling?

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Automatically scaling the number of pods based on resource utilization

What is a Kubernetes ingress?

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A resource that manages external access to services in a cluster

What is container security scanning?

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The process of analyzing container images for vulnerabilities

What is a multi-stage Docker build?

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A build process that uses multiple FROM statements to create optimized images

What is the difference between CMD and ENTRYPOINT in Docker?

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CMD provides default arguments while ENTRYPOINT defines the main command that always runs

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