Module 2 Comp Hardware

The minimum recommended CPU requirements for a Windows 64-bit thick client are _______________.

1 gigahertz (GHz) processor

Virtual environments are stored as _______________.

A set of files

Refresh/Restore is a Windows installation method that _______________.

Attempts to fix errors in an OS

Which type of PC is more likely to require a very high-end sound interface?

Audio editing workstation

Which type of PC utilizes specialized input devices, referred to as control surfaces, that mimic the look and feel of older, analog mixing consoles?

Audio editing workstation

VMware's ESXi is an example of a(n) _______________.

Bare metal hypervisor

NetBoot is a tool that allows one to _______________.

Boot a MacOS machine remotely

During installation, one may decide to go with the default drivers because they _______________.

Can be upgraded later

What is another term for a snapshot?

Checkpoint

Installing an operating system onto a hard drive with no previous OS installed is known as a(n) _______________.

Clean install

What term refers a large number of networked, virtualized servers combined with a powerful front end?

Cloud computing

To boot from a network installation, if there is no Preboot Execution Environment (PXE), _______________.

Create boot media that forces booting from a network location

Which of these tools is considered a Web application?

Dropbox

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

Emulator

What must you normally accept when installing a Windows operating system?

End User Licensing Agreement (EULA)

The essential CPU requirement for a gaming PC is a(n) _______________.

Fast multi core processor

What is the primary performance consideration for a home server PC that streams media?

Fast network connection

Which VMware product is used on macOS?

Fusion

What is another term for a virtual machine?

Guest

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

Hardware virtualization support

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

Host

What is a popular VMM in the Linux world?

KVM

In addition to a fast CPU and a lot of RAM and storage, a graphics workstation requires a _______________.

Large high quality monitors

During a(n) _______________ installation, the new operating system can be installed into a different subdirectory on a different drive, leaving the old operating system intact and usable.

Multiboot

As more and more computing devices move into the home environment, there's a need for a centralized storage space, called a _______________.

Network attached storage device

What is a virtualization product that works on macOS?

Parallels desktop

A(n) _______________ is a fix for a single problem within an operating system.

Patch

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

Power savings

Which group would make the most use of the features in graphics workstations?

Professional photographers

As a minimum, what technology can be an inexpensive redundant storage option for thick clients?

RAID 1

Apart from hardware virtualization support, the second concern is _______________.

RAM

What is the most important hardware component in virtualization?

RAM

Using Cloud-based features, you can easily expand the number of servers, even spread them out geographically, with just a click of the switch. This ability is called _______________.

Rapid elasticity

Many system builders add a small, hidden partition to the primary hard drive containing an image of the factory-fresh version of Windows. This is called a _______________.

Recovery partition

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

Resource pooling

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

Snapshot

The term virtual desktop commonly refers to the multiple desktop environments you can access in modern operating systems, such as clicking the _______________ in Windows 10 and going to a second desktop.

Task view icon

The installation error message "RAID Array Not Detected" could indicate _______________.

The lack of the proper driver for the hard drive

What is the Windows installation option that inherits all previous settings, hardware, and applications?

Upgrade

What company makes ESXi?

VMWare

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

VMWare

Which of these virtualization products is a commercial product (i.e., not free)?

VMWare Fusion

Hyper-V is a part of which distribution?

Windows 10

A type of installation that is very popular for re-creating standard configurations is a(n) _______________.

Image deployment

Microsoft often uses the term _______________ to define an upgrade installation.

In-place upgrade

What does the abbreviation IaaS stand for?

Infrastructure as a Service

Boot Camp is an installation tool that permits a choice between _______________.

MacOS and Windows

n addition to file sharing and print sharing, a home server PC's basic roles include _______________.

Media streaming

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

Microsoft Windows

When combined together, accumulated patches are called _______________.

Service packs

Virtualization occurs when a ________________ running specialized software creates environments within unique single files that _______________ other computers.

Single computer; replicate

Which component of a video workstation is important due to the large size of video files?

Storage

Cloud file storage services, like Dropbox and Box allow people to move to the cloud for some of their storage needs. These services include _______________ with their desktop versions, so that you can easily have the same version of every file in multiple places (desktop, laptop, online).

Synchronization apps

What is one important reason to implement virtualization?

System management

A single-purpose system, such a point-of-sale machine (cash register), is an example of what type of computer?

Thin Client

Which type of system is designed to handle only very basic applications that require a minimum amount of hardware?

Thin client

Which type of PC combines the requirements of a graphics workstation and an audio workstation?

Video editing workstation

_______________ makes Office applications available for smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktops.

Virtual application streaming

Which hypervisor runs in Windows, macOS, and Linux hosts?

Virtual box

What technology enables you to run more than one operating system at the same time on a single computer?

Virtualization

What is one of the advantages of Software as a Service?

You can use it free of charge