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Docker Certified Associate (DCA): Exam Guide

By : Francisco Javier Ramírez Urea
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Docker Certified Associate (DCA): Exam Guide

By: Francisco Javier Ramírez Urea

Overview of this book

Developers have changed their deployment artifacts from application binaries to container images, and they now need to build container-based applications as containers are part of their new development workflow. This Docker book is designed to help you learn about the management and administrative tasks of the Containers as a Service (CaaS) platform. The book starts by getting you up and running with the key concepts of containers and microservices. You'll then cover different orchestration strategies and environments, along with exploring the Docker Enterprise platform. As you advance, the book will show you how to deploy secure, production-ready, container-based applications in Docker Enterprise environments. Later, you'll delve into each Docker Enterprise component and learn all about CaaS management. Throughout the book, you'll encounter important exam-specific topics, along with sample questions and detailed answers that will help you prepare effectively for the exam. By the end of this Docker containers book, you'll have learned how to efficiently deploy and manage container-based environments in production, and you will have the skills and knowledge you need to pass the DCA exam.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Section 1 - Key Container Concepts
8
Section 2 - Container Orchestration
12
Section 3 - Docker Enterprise
17
Section 4 - Preparing for the Docker Certified Associate Exam

Questions

  1. How can we uniquely identify an image?

a) All images with their tags are unique
b) The image ID is what really makes an image unique; we can have an image ID with many names and tags, but they will all reference the same layers and meta-information
c) Only base images on the root registry namespace are unique because all other images are based on these
d) All the preceding answers are correct

  1. Which methods can be used to create container images?

a) We can build images from containers, committing their read-write layers on top of read-only ones
b) We can use a Dockerfile, starting with a base image
c) We can start from an empty one, known as scratch
d) All of the above.

  1. Which image creation methods are reproducible?

a) Committing containers to images is reproducible because we know which steps we followed
b) Using Dockerfiles, we will ensure that the requisite steps are written and that the creation process is reproducible
c) There is no reproducible method for creating...