EX188 Container Operations And Lifecycle Practice Question
An administrator needs to inspect running containers and their resource consumption. Which TWO commands provide information about running container state or resource usage? (Choose TWO)
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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podman stats
podman ps lists containers, and podman stats displays live resource usage statistics.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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podman storage
Why it's wrong here
podman storage manages storage layers, not container process status.
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podman stats
Why this is correct
podman stats streams real-time CPU, memory, and I/O utilization for containers.
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podman ps
Why this is correct
podman ps lists container status and metadata.
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podman images
Why it's wrong here
podman images lists local container images, not running containers.
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podman network ls
Why it's wrong here
podman network ls lists container networks, not container resource usage.
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