What is the main difference between a virtual machine and a container?
- A A VM includes a full guest OS; a container shares the host kernel
- B Containers include a full OS
- C VMs start faster
- D Containers provide stronger isolation
Answer
A VM includes a full guest OS; a container shares the host kernel
Containers are megabytes and start in under a second but offer process-level isolation, which is weaker than a hypervisor boundary.





