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Docker Essentials

Flashcards covering core Docker concepts: containers vs images, layers, volumes, networks, build cache, registries, and the day-to-day Docker CLI.

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Docker Essentials

Flashcards covering core Docker concepts: containers vs images, layers, volumes, networks, build cache, registries, and the day-to-day Docker CLI.

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Question

What's the key difference between containers and VMs?

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Containers share the host OS kernel and isolate at the process level, making them lightweight and fast to start. VMs include a full OS copy and hardware virtualization, consuming more resources.

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