Chapter 18 Virtualization

host

A physical system that runs specialized virtualization software is called a(n) _____________.

snapshot

A point in time backup of a virtual machine is called a _____________.

resource pooling

Consolidating a system's physical and time resources is known as _________________.

hardware virtualization support

Intel's VT-x and AMD's AMD-V are examples of __________________.

bare-metal hypervisor

VMWare's ESXi is an example of a(n)______________.

VMware

What company makes ESXi?

Parallels Desktop

What is a virtualization product that works on Mac operating systems?

Type 1 hypervisor

What is another name for bare-metal hypervisor?

Fusion

Which VMware product is used on Mac systems?

Windows 8 Pro

Hyper-V is part of the ______________ version of Winodws.

CTRL-ALT-INSERT

Many virtual machine managers replace the CTRL-ALT-DELETE key sequence with_________________.

emulator

Software or hardware that converts the commands to and from the host machine into an entirely different platform is known as a(n)____________.

hypervisors

The term "bare-metal" virtualization software refers to ______________.

a set of files

Virtual environments are stored as _______________.

single computer, replicates

Virtualization occurs when a _______________ running specialized software crseates environment within unique sngle files that _________________ other computers.

power savings

What important benefit of virtualization provides significant cost savings in utility usage?

KVM

What is a popular VMM in the Linux world?

Guest

What is another term for a virtual machine?

System Management

What is one important reason to implement virtualization?

VMware

Which company was one of the earliest to make hypervisors, and arguably the one that put PC virtualization on the map?

VituralBox

Which hypervisor runs in Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux hosts?

VMware Fusion

Which of these virtualization products is a commercial product? (not free)

Microsoft Windows

Which operating system, when added as virtual machine, requires a separate, licensed copy?

VMware Workstation

Which tool requires an underlying operating system in order to create and manage virtual machines(s)?

Checkpoint

_______________ is another term for a snapshot.

Cloud computing

_____________________ refers to a large number of networked, virutalized servers combined with a powerful front end.