Virtualization (Quiz)

resource pooling

Consolidating a system's physical and time resources is known as ________________. emulating resource pooling snapshotting machine managing

Windows 8 Pro

Hyper-V is a part of which distribution? Windows 8 Pro Linux Mac OS Windows 7

hardware virtualization support

Intel's VT-x and AMD's AMD-V are examples of _______________. Hard disk space and router Hard disk space and RAM Network bandwidth and driver CPU and RAM

CTRL-ALT-INSERT

Many virtual machine managers replace the CTRL-ALT-DELETE key sequence with _______________. CTRL-ALT-FN ALT-F4 CTRL-ALT-INSERT CTRL-ALT-ESC

emulator

Software or hardware that converts the commands to and from the host machine into an entirely different platform is known as a(n) ________________. emulator hypervisor supervisor virtual machine manager

hypervisors

The term "bare-metal" virtualization software refers to _______________. Virtual machine Operating system Search engine Cloud computing

bare-metal hypervisor

VMWare's ESXi is an example of a(n) _____________. Oracle Microsoft VMware Red Hat

a set of files

Virtual environments are stored as _______________. a set of links snapshots a set of files processes in RAM

single computer; replicates

Virtualization occurs when a ________________ running specialized software creates environments within unique single files that _______________ other computers. single computer; manages database; manages database; replicates single computer; replicates

Hard disk space and RAM

What are the most limiting factors in a host's ability to run virtual machines? Ubuntu Linux OpenBSD Microsoft Windows FreeDOS

VMware

What company makes ESXi? virtual machine bare-metal hypervisor operating system sandbox

Infrastructure as a service

What does the abbreviation IaaS stand for? Input and actuate service Inspection and analysis system Inspect, analyze, aggregate, select Infrastructure as a service

Power savings

What important benefit of virtualization provides significant cost savings in utility usage? System security Network security Power savings Hardware expansion

KVM

What is a popular VMM in the Linux world? Parallels Fusion KVM Hyper-V

Parallels Desktop

What is a virtualization product that works on Mac operating systems? KVM Parallels Desktop Hyper-V Virtual PC

Type-1 hypervisor

What is another name for a bare-metal hypervisor? Virtual machine manager Type-2 hypervisor Type-1 hypervisor Platform

Checkpoint

What is another term for a snapshot? File Checkpoint Rollback Backup

Guest

What is another term for a virtual machine? Environment Guest Emulator Host

System management

What is one important reason to implement virtualization? Resource duplication System management Online access Hardware installation

You do not have to install the software.

What is one of the advantages of Software as a Service? You do not have to install the software. Your data is secure in the cloud. You do not need a powerful computer with a modern operating system.

Cloud computing

What term refers a large number of networked, virtualized servers combined with a powerful front end? hardware consolidation cloud computing virtual switches hypervisors

Fusion

Which VMware product is used on Mac systems? Fusion Virtual PC ESX Hyper-V

VMware

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

VirtualBox

Which hypervisor runs in Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux hosts? VMware Fusion Hyper-V KVM VirtualBox

DropBox

Which of these tools is considered a Web application? Linux DropBox VirtualBox Microsoft Word

VMware Fusion

Which of these virtualization products is a commercial product (i.e., not free)? KVM VMware Fusion VirtualBox Hyper-V

Microsoft Windows

Which operating system, when added as a virtual machine, requires a separate, licensed copy? floating point hardware virtual memory pagers hardware virtualization support virtual network interfaces

VMware Workstation

Which tool requires an underlying operating system in order to create and manage virtual machines? ESXi SaaS VMware Workstation DropBox

host

A physical system that runs specialized virtualization software is called a(n) ________________. host operating system hypervisor guest

snapshot

A point-in-time backup of a virtual machine is called a _______________. full backup differential backup system status snapshot