Which of the following BEST describes containers running on a Linux system?
A) Containers only need the namespaces functionality to run on a Linux system available since kernel 2.6.
B) Containers need a hypervisor to run on a Linux system. Cgroups namespaces are functionalities used for the kernel but not for running containers.
C) Containers only need the cgroups functionality for running on a Linux system. Namespaces is not a Linux kernel functionality needed for creating and managing containers.
D) Containers use the cgroups and namespaces functionalities to isolate processes and assign hardware resources to each of those isolated processes.

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Containers use both cgroups and namespaces to isolate processes and manage resource allocation on a Linux system. Cgroups limit and isolate resource usage, while namespaces provide process isolation.

Which of the Following BEST Describes Containers Running on a Linux