Operating Systems Ch. 3

DMG

Before you can install downloadable software (such as Oracle VirtualBox) in OS X, you must locate and download a certain type of file to the desktop, where it appears as a disk. What is the extension on this file?

Extension Pack

From the VirtualBox download page, you need to download both the core software required to install VirtualBox, plus the VirtualBox ______________ which you install into a virtual machine after installing a client OS.

Parallels

In addition to Oracle, another source of hypervisors for OS X desktops is _____________.

Dumb Terminal

In the 1960's, a computer user would interact remotely with a mainframe or minicomputer using one of these.

Licensing

The biggest issue preventing the running of OS X in a virtual machine on a Windows computer is ___________.

Desktop Virtualization

This describes a virtual environment into which you can install and run Windows or Linux.

Virtual Machine

This is a software simulation of computer hardware.

Thin Client

This term describes a dedicated terminal or software installed on a PC; it is used to connect to a server and work in a server-hosted environment.

False

True/False All of the hypervisors for Windows desktop hosts discussed in Chapter 3, Desktop Virtualization, are Type II hypervisors.

False

True/False In application virtualization, a user connects to a server and accesses one or mroe applications as well as a desktop environment resemblingan Os running on the local computer

False

True/False In order to create and prepare a virutal machine for a guest OS you must have the guest OS distribution disc of source files.

False

True/False Use a terminal client to connect to a terminal service that provides a fully configurable desktop virtual machine.

False

True/False Using Boot Camp on iMac you can switch between a Windows guest OS and OS X without restarting.

True

True/False When installing software (such as a hypervisor) into OS X, locate and double-click a file with the PKG extension.

True

True/False Windows XP Mode is only available for two editions of Windows 7

False

True/False You cannot simultaneously run multiple virtual machines in a single hypervisor.

SLAT

What CPU feature must be available and enabled on a computer before you can use Hyper-V in the Pro or Enterprise editions of Windows 8.x or Windows 10?

Boot Camp Assistant

What OS X tool allows you to configure your computer to multiboot between OS X and Windows, repartitioning an internal hard drive if necessary?

Host Key

What can you use to release the mouse and keyboard from control of a virtual machine so that they are available for use in the host OS?

Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization

What does Microsoft recommend for large organizations requiring desktop virtualization for many clients?

VDI

What extension is used for the default hard drive file type in a VirtualBox virtual machine?

Virtual Reality

What form of virtualization gives the participant a feeling of actually being present in the virtual time and space?

Better Performance

What is the biggest advantage of running Windows in a Boot Camp multi-boot configuration rather than in a virtual machine on an OS X host?

Hypervisor

What software emulates the hardware on which an operating system runs?

Virtual Switch

When using the Hyper-V hypervisor, you must connect a virtual machine's network adapter to a/an ____________ in order to access a network from that virtual machine.

Client Hyper-V

When you create a VM using this Windows hypervisor, the VM and "hosting" OS run in separate virtual machines.

RAM and HDD

When you create a virtual machine you can choose the size of these two virtual hardware components. What are they?

It gives you the option to decide how you would prefer to partition the hard drive.

When you run Boot Camp Assistant in OS X to create a dual-boot configuration for Windows/OS X, what does it do first?

VirtualBox

Which free hypervisor works on older PC's without hardware virtualization support?

Type I hypervisor

Which of the following creates a virtual machine requiring a host OS?

Type II Hypervisor

Which of the following creates a vritual machine within a host OS?

Windows Virtual PC

Which of the following is a Microsoft desktop virtualization option that is so well integrated with the Windows 7 host OS that it will allow you to launch a virtual machine and an application program within it from the host OS simply by double-clcking on a file of the type required by the application? Windows Virtual PC Hyper-V Med-V VirtualBox

Type I Hypervisor

Which of the following is a characteristic of Client Hyper-V? Avatar Type I Hypervisor Type II Hypervisor VDI

VirtualBox

Which of the following is an Oracle virtualization product that works in several host OS's including Windows, Linux, and OS X? Windows Virtual PC Windows XP Mode MED-V VirtualBox

VDI

Which of the following terms is used for the overall hosting and managing of multiple virtual desktops on network servers?

Install security software

You have installed a hypervisor, created a virtual machine, installed a host OS, and installed guest utilities. What remains to be done before you work in the guest OS?

VirtualBox

You want to run Linux as a guest OS on a Windows 7 host that lacks hardware virtualization. Of the following, which is a hypervisor that would work in this scenario? Windows Virtual PC VirtualBox Client Hyper-V Boot Camp

VirtualBox

You want to run a Linux in a VM in OS X. Which of the following will let you do that? Boot Camp VirtualBox Boot Camp Assistant Virtual PC