Exam 18: Virtualization

A(n) _______________ is software or hardware that converts the commands to and from the host machine into an entirely different platform.

Virtualized operating system use the same _______________ features as real operating systems, with user names, passwords, permissions, and so on.

What is another term for a snapshot?

Once you have installed a hypervisor of your choice on a machine, you will have a _______________ that acts as the primary source to create, start, stop, save, and delete guest virtual machines.

Microsoft's hypervisor is known as _______________.

One way to consolidate hardware is to replace complex desktop PCs with simple but durable _______________, which may not need hard drives, fans, or optical drives.

Hyper-V is a part of which distribution?

What are the most limiting factors in a host's ability to run virtual machines?

An example of a guest operating system that must be licensed is _______________.

The number of VMs that can run simultaneously on a host is limited by _______________.

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

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

_______________ perform chores that previously required multiple physical boxes.

How do virtualized operating systems handle security?

Most VMMs enable you to use either the host machine's optical drive or a(n) _______________ to install the guest operating system.

Name the three "layers" of the "Software Layer-Cake" from bottom to top.

Discuss how virtualization assists in research and testing.

Using Amazon Web Services, one can easily expand the number of servers and even spread them out geographically with just a click of a switch, a feature known as _______________.

The most popular reason for virtualization is easier system _______________.

What is one important reason to implement virtualization?