What is a key benefit of using containers over virtual machines?

Containers require a hypervisor to run.

Containers are more lightweight because they share the host operating system's kernel.

Containers provide stronger isolation than virtual machines.

Containers include a full operating system for each application.

How does Compute Engine help businesses reduce capital expenditure?

By allowing them to rent virtual machines on demand instead of purchasing physical servers

By providing free unlimited usage for all customers

By automatically migrating all workloads to serverless

By requiring a minimum one-year commitment for all VMs

What is a key advantage of serverless computing?

Full control over the underlying operating system

Best suited for long-running, stateful workloads

Automatic scaling to handle varying demand

What is the main benefit of autoscaling?

It guarantees that applications never experience downtime.

It helps match resource capacity to demand, improving efficiency and reducing waste.

It automatically fixes application bugs.

It eliminates the need for load balancing.

What is a virtual machine (VM) in cloud computing?

A software-based emulation of a physical computer that runs an operating system and applications

A physical server dedicated to a single customer

A managed service that runs code without provisioning servers

A container that packages an application with its dependencies

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