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KCNA Question #92: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is C: runc. runc is the de facto reference implementation of the Open Container Initiative (OCI) runtime specification, defining how to run a container.

Submitted by valeria.br· May 4, 2026Kubernetes Fundamentals

Question

What is the reference implementation of the OCI runtime specification?

Options

  • Alxc
  • Bcri-o
  • Crunc
  • Ddocker

Explanation

runc is the de facto reference implementation of the Open Container Initiative (OCI) runtime specification, defining how to run a container.

Common mistakes.

  • A. LXC (Linux Containers) is an older container technology that predates OCI and is not its reference implementation.
  • B. cri-o is a Kubernetes Container Runtime Interface (CRI) implementation, which uses OCI runtimes like runc to actually execute containers.
  • D. Docker Engine is a complete container platform that utilizes OCI runtimes (like runc) internally, but it is not the reference implementation itself.

Concept tested. OCI runtime specification implementation

Reference. https://github.com/opencontainers/runc

Topics

#OCI#Container Runtime#runc#Containerization Fundamentals

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