Recap questions

See Appendix A for answers. Page 157 in the paperback edition.

1. Which of the following are advantages of containers compared to virtual machines? Choose all correct answers.

• 1. Smaller size
• 2. Faster start times
• 3. More secure out-of-the-box
• 4. More apps per physical server

2. Which of the following is an advantage of virtual machines compared to containers?

• 1. Virtual machines start faster than containers
• 2. Virtual machines are more secure out-of-the-box
• 3. Virtual machines are smaller than containers
• 4. Virtual machines enable microservices design patterns

3. Which layer does container virtualisation work at?

• 1. The hardware layer
• 2. The infrastructure layer
• 3. The application layer
• 4. The operating system layer

4. Which of the...