LPI Linux Certification/Linux as a virtualization guest

Detailed Objectives
(LPIC-1 Version 5.0)

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Description: Candidates should understand the implications of virtualization and cloud computing on a Linux guest system.

Key Knowledge Areas:
 * Understand the general concept of virtual machines and containers.
 * Understand common elements virtual machines in an IaaS cloud, such as computing instances, block storage and networking.
 * Understand unique properties of a Linux system which have to changed when a system is cloned or used as a template.
 * Understand how system images are used to deploy virtual machines, cloud instances and containers.
 * Understand Linux extensions which integrate Linux with a virtualization product.
 * Awareness of cloud-init.

The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
 * Virtual machine
 * Linux container
 * Application container
 * Guest drivers
 * SSH host keys
 * D-Bus machine id