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Deck 1: Introduction to Virtual Computing

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In virtualized computing, a single computer is capable of supporting a single operating system.
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You are working in a VMware vSphere based environment, and have been asked to create a parent virtual machine that can be shared amongst many users. One of the requirements of this desired setup is that individual user changes must be kept separate. What is the best implementation based on the requirements given?

A) The parent virtual machine should be cloned once for each user that will require access.
B) The parent virtual machine should be configured to allow user-specific snapshots.
C) The parent virtual machine should be configured to make use of linked clones.
D) The parent virtual machine should be configured with shared folders that are uniquely named per each user.
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A virtual machine can't share the use of a network adapter with the host.
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What virtualization technology makes it possible to avoid overhead associated with software-managed shadow page tables?

A) Time Sliced Prioritization Method (TSPM)
B) Second Level Address Translation (SLAT)
C) Threaded Input / Output Translation (TIOT)
D) Virtual Disk Interface Layer (VDIL)
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Cloud services are highly reliant upon the use of virtualization technology.
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What is the oldest version of Windows Server to support the use of Microsoft's Hyper-V product?

A) Windows Server 2003
B) Windows Server 2008
C) Windows Server 2012
D) Windows Server 2016
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Which of the following does an operating system installed in a guest virtual machine do?

A) interacts directly with host machine hardware
B) controls the hypervisor
C) interacts with hardware through the hypervisor
D) intercepts requests for an emulated hard drive
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What component of virtualization controls all physical memory, and thus has the ability to make any unused memory pages in each guest available for other virtual machines or the host computer?

A) The guest operating system
B) The host operating system
C) The hypervisor
D) The BIOS
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What hypervisor uses a special guest called Domain 0 that loads along with the hypervisor and is used to directly access the hardware?

A) VMWare ESXi
B) VMWare Workstation
C) Oracle VirtualBox
D) Xen
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What is the most commonly used form of a Storage Area Network?

A) An iSCSI network
B) A Network Attached Storage device
C) A network shared folder
D) A shared, mounted Virtual Hard Disk file
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What is the purpose of a shadow page table when a hypervisor is used?

A) It tracks the memory pages allocated by each guest VM.
B) It tracks the hard disk page file usage by each guest VM.
C) It tracks the amount of I/O utilized by each guest VM.
D) It tracks the CPU paging performance of each guest VM.
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When a Xen based guest VM makes a request for a hardware resource, such as reading from a disk, where is the request sent to?

A) It is sent directly to the hardware on the host machine.
B) It is sent to the Domain 0 guest.
C) It is sent to the host operating system, which then handles the request.
D) It is queued into the guest VM's I/O page table.
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The hypervisor intercepts and processes requests coming from the guest operating systems and then returns the results back to the virtual machine.
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What is the purpose of the NX/XD CPU feature present in most modern Intel and AMD processors?

A) The feature enables the use of virtualization on the CPU.
B) The feature adds a layer of security by marking areas of memory as non-executable.
C) The feature allows for the use of virtual peripheral devices.
D) The feature increases the efficiency of RAM when used with virtual machines.
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Why are type-1 hypervisors more efficient than type-2 hypervisors?

A) A type-1 hypervisor is able to overcommit RAM availability to VM guests.
B) A type-1 hypervisor is capable of running a greater variety of operating systems.
C) A type-1 hypervisor uses an abstraction layer in the host OS to access hardware.
D) A type-1 hypervisor accesses the physical hardware directly.
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Many of the concepts used in today's virtualization products date back to IBM mainframe computers for the 1970s.
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Your work environment consists of a large number of Mac OS X based devices. The developers in your network have requested virtualization software be installed for their use. What product should you use?

A) VMware Workstation
B) Hyper-V
C) VMware Fusion
D) Xen
Question
What type of cloud computing service provides hardware infrastructure along with necessary operating system software for running client applications?

A) Platform as a Service
B) Software as a Service
C) Infrastructure as a Service
D) Hardware as a Service
Question
An ISO image file uses what format to store a disc's contents in a single file on a computer?

A) Binary format (BIN)
B) Disc encoded structure format
C) ISO 9660
D) ISO 1040
Question
What feature, supported by VMWare, allows the live migration of a running VM from one host to another?

A) vMigration
B) vTarget
C) vMove
D) vMotion
Question
What format enables a virtual machine to be moved between virtualization platforms, and is often used for deploying virtual appliances?

A) Virtual Machine Disk (VMDK)
B) Virtual Disk Image (VDI)
C) Open Virtualization Format (OVF)
D) Shared Virtualization System (SVS)
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Responses:
A virtual disk file that allocates space on the hosting hardware only as it is required to satisfy the needs of the guest VM.
ballooning
A virtual disk file that allocates space on the hosting hardware only as it is required to satisfy the needs of the guest VM.
bridged mode
A virtual disk file that allocates space on the hosting hardware only as it is required to satisfy the needs of the guest VM.
dynamic virtual disk
A virtual disk file that allocates space on the hosting hardware only as it is required to satisfy the needs of the guest VM.
hyperthreading
A virtual disk file that allocates space on the hosting hardware only as it is required to satisfy the needs of the guest VM.
hypervisor
A virtual disk file that allocates space on the hosting hardware only as it is required to satisfy the needs of the guest VM.
linked clones
A virtual disk file that allocates space on the hosting hardware only as it is required to satisfy the needs of the guest VM.
Open Virtualization Format
A virtual disk file that allocates space on the hosting hardware only as it is required to satisfy the needs of the guest VM.
server sprawl
A virtual disk file that allocates space on the hosting hardware only as it is required to satisfy the needs of the guest VM.
thick client
A virtual disk file that allocates space on the hosting hardware only as it is required to satisfy the needs of the guest VM.
virtual appliance
Used to create additional logical cores that can be used by the hypervisor to improve the performance of virtual machines.
ballooning
Used to create additional logical cores that can be used by the hypervisor to improve the performance of virtual machines.
bridged mode
Used to create additional logical cores that can be used by the hypervisor to improve the performance of virtual machines.
dynamic virtual disk
Used to create additional logical cores that can be used by the hypervisor to improve the performance of virtual machines.
hyperthreading
Used to create additional logical cores that can be used by the hypervisor to improve the performance of virtual machines.
hypervisor
Used to create additional logical cores that can be used by the hypervisor to improve the performance of virtual machines.
linked clones
Used to create additional logical cores that can be used by the hypervisor to improve the performance of virtual machines.
Open Virtualization Format
Used to create additional logical cores that can be used by the hypervisor to improve the performance of virtual machines.
server sprawl
Used to create additional logical cores that can be used by the hypervisor to improve the performance of virtual machines.
thick client
Used to create additional logical cores that can be used by the hypervisor to improve the performance of virtual machines.
virtual appliance
A technique used by hypervisors to cause a guest VM to release infrequently used memory pages.
ballooning
A technique used by hypervisors to cause a guest VM to release infrequently used memory pages.
bridged mode
A technique used by hypervisors to cause a guest VM to release infrequently used memory pages.
dynamic virtual disk
A technique used by hypervisors to cause a guest VM to release infrequently used memory pages.
hyperthreading
A technique used by hypervisors to cause a guest VM to release infrequently used memory pages.
hypervisor
A technique used by hypervisors to cause a guest VM to release infrequently used memory pages.
linked clones
A technique used by hypervisors to cause a guest VM to release infrequently used memory pages.
Open Virtualization Format
A technique used by hypervisors to cause a guest VM to release infrequently used memory pages.
server sprawl
A technique used by hypervisors to cause a guest VM to release infrequently used memory pages.
thick client
A technique used by hypervisors to cause a guest VM to release infrequently used memory pages.
virtual appliance
A method of separately storing any changes to a parent VM made by a specific user such that it does not affect the parent VM.
ballooning
A method of separately storing any changes to a parent VM made by a specific user such that it does not affect the parent VM.
bridged mode
A method of separately storing any changes to a parent VM made by a specific user such that it does not affect the parent VM.
dynamic virtual disk
A method of separately storing any changes to a parent VM made by a specific user such that it does not affect the parent VM.
hyperthreading
A method of separately storing any changes to a parent VM made by a specific user such that it does not affect the parent VM.
hypervisor
A method of separately storing any changes to a parent VM made by a specific user such that it does not affect the parent VM.
linked clones
A method of separately storing any changes to a parent VM made by a specific user such that it does not affect the parent VM.
Open Virtualization Format
A method of separately storing any changes to a parent VM made by a specific user such that it does not affect the parent VM.
server sprawl
A method of separately storing any changes to a parent VM made by a specific user such that it does not affect the parent VM.
thick client
A method of separately storing any changes to a parent VM made by a specific user such that it does not affect the parent VM.
virtual appliance
An accumulation of specialized and departmental servers that increases costs of computer hardware and maintenance, as well as power consumption.
ballooning
An accumulation of specialized and departmental servers that increases costs of computer hardware and maintenance, as well as power consumption.
bridged mode
An accumulation of specialized and departmental servers that increases costs of computer hardware and maintenance, as well as power consumption.
dynamic virtual disk
An accumulation of specialized and departmental servers that increases costs of computer hardware and maintenance, as well as power consumption.
hyperthreading
An accumulation of specialized and departmental servers that increases costs of computer hardware and maintenance, as well as power consumption.
hypervisor
An accumulation of specialized and departmental servers that increases costs of computer hardware and maintenance, as well as power consumption.
linked clones
An accumulation of specialized and departmental servers that increases costs of computer hardware and maintenance, as well as power consumption.
Open Virtualization Format
An accumulation of specialized and departmental servers that increases costs of computer hardware and maintenance, as well as power consumption.
server sprawl
An accumulation of specialized and departmental servers that increases costs of computer hardware and maintenance, as well as power consumption.
thick client
An accumulation of specialized and departmental servers that increases costs of computer hardware and maintenance, as well as power consumption.
virtual appliance
A piece of software that enables the sharing of hardware resources between the hosting operating system and virtual environments.
ballooning
A piece of software that enables the sharing of hardware resources between the hosting operating system and virtual environments.
bridged mode
A piece of software that enables the sharing of hardware resources between the hosting operating system and virtual environments.
dynamic virtual disk
A piece of software that enables the sharing of hardware resources between the hosting operating system and virtual environments.
hyperthreading
A piece of software that enables the sharing of hardware resources between the hosting operating system and virtual environments.
hypervisor
A piece of software that enables the sharing of hardware resources between the hosting operating system and virtual environments.
linked clones
A piece of software that enables the sharing of hardware resources between the hosting operating system and virtual environments.
Open Virtualization Format
A piece of software that enables the sharing of hardware resources between the hosting operating system and virtual environments.
server sprawl
A piece of software that enables the sharing of hardware resources between the hosting operating system and virtual environments.
thick client
A piece of software that enables the sharing of hardware resources between the hosting operating system and virtual environments.
virtual appliance
A personal computer that runs its own operating system and applications.
ballooning
A personal computer that runs its own operating system and applications.
bridged mode
A personal computer that runs its own operating system and applications.
dynamic virtual disk
A personal computer that runs its own operating system and applications.
hyperthreading
A personal computer that runs its own operating system and applications.
hypervisor
A personal computer that runs its own operating system and applications.
linked clones
A personal computer that runs its own operating system and applications.
Open Virtualization Format
A personal computer that runs its own operating system and applications.
server sprawl
A personal computer that runs its own operating system and applications.
thick client
A personal computer that runs its own operating system and applications.
virtual appliance
A standard created by industry wide vendors in various areas of virtualization for the purpose of copying or moving virtual machines between different platforms.
ballooning
A standard created by industry wide vendors in various areas of virtualization for the purpose of copying or moving virtual machines between different platforms.
bridged mode
A standard created by industry wide vendors in various areas of virtualization for the purpose of copying or moving virtual machines between different platforms.
dynamic virtual disk
A standard created by industry wide vendors in various areas of virtualization for the purpose of copying or moving virtual machines between different platforms.
hyperthreading
A standard created by industry wide vendors in various areas of virtualization for the purpose of copying or moving virtual machines between different platforms.
hypervisor
A standard created by industry wide vendors in various areas of virtualization for the purpose of copying or moving virtual machines between different platforms.
linked clones
A standard created by industry wide vendors in various areas of virtualization for the purpose of copying or moving virtual machines between different platforms.
Open Virtualization Format
A standard created by industry wide vendors in various areas of virtualization for the purpose of copying or moving virtual machines between different platforms.
server sprawl
A standard created by industry wide vendors in various areas of virtualization for the purpose of copying or moving virtual machines between different platforms.
thick client
A standard created by industry wide vendors in various areas of virtualization for the purpose of copying or moving virtual machines between different platforms.
virtual appliance
A software package that includes a virtual machine containing a preinstalled and configured application that's ready to use.
ballooning
A software package that includes a virtual machine containing a preinstalled and configured application that's ready to use.
bridged mode
A software package that includes a virtual machine containing a preinstalled and configured application that's ready to use.
dynamic virtual disk
A software package that includes a virtual machine containing a preinstalled and configured application that's ready to use.
hyperthreading
A software package that includes a virtual machine containing a preinstalled and configured application that's ready to use.
hypervisor
A software package that includes a virtual machine containing a preinstalled and configured application that's ready to use.
linked clones
A software package that includes a virtual machine containing a preinstalled and configured application that's ready to use.
Open Virtualization Format
A software package that includes a virtual machine containing a preinstalled and configured application that's ready to use.
server sprawl
A software package that includes a virtual machine containing a preinstalled and configured application that's ready to use.
thick client
A software package that includes a virtual machine containing a preinstalled and configured application that's ready to use.
virtual appliance
A networking mode that allows traffic from a virtual machine to pass through unchanged to the physical network as though it were directly attached.
ballooning
A networking mode that allows traffic from a virtual machine to pass through unchanged to the physical network as though it were directly attached.
bridged mode
A networking mode that allows traffic from a virtual machine to pass through unchanged to the physical network as though it were directly attached.
dynamic virtual disk
A networking mode that allows traffic from a virtual machine to pass through unchanged to the physical network as though it were directly attached.
hyperthreading
A networking mode that allows traffic from a virtual machine to pass through unchanged to the physical network as though it were directly attached.
hypervisor
A networking mode that allows traffic from a virtual machine to pass through unchanged to the physical network as though it were directly attached.
linked clones
A networking mode that allows traffic from a virtual machine to pass through unchanged to the physical network as though it were directly attached.
Open Virtualization Format
A networking mode that allows traffic from a virtual machine to pass through unchanged to the physical network as though it were directly attached.
server sprawl
A networking mode that allows traffic from a virtual machine to pass through unchanged to the physical network as though it were directly attached.
thick client
A networking mode that allows traffic from a virtual machine to pass through unchanged to the physical network as though it were directly attached.
virtual appliance
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What does a configuration file for a virtual machine contain?
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What is the Open Virtualization Format, and how does it facilitate the migration of virtual machines between hypervisors?
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What open standard was developed as a result of collaboration between NASA and Rackspace?

A) Open Virtualization Format
B) Virtual Machine Disk format
C) FreeVirt
D) OpenStack
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You are employed by a cloud service provider that offers virtual machine services along with virtual switches, storage, firewalls, and other virtual devices. What type of cloud environment does your employer sell?

A) Infrastructure as a Service
B) Platform as a Service
C) Software as a Service
D) Core as a Service
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What statement regarding the use of Hyper-V is accurate?

A) Hyper-V includes native support for USB devices.
B) Hyper-V requires a 64-bit processor with hardware virtualization support.
C) Hyper-V can only be used to host Microsoft based virtual machines.
D) Hyper-V does not include support for PATA based disk systems.
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What is the difference between a Storage Area Network and a Network Attached Storage device?
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What is the difference between a fixed size virtual disk and a dynamic virtual disk?
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What is the difference between a template and a clone?
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What statement regarding virtual disk types is accurate?

A) A fixed size virtual disk does not immediately allocate the configured size of the disk.
B) A fixed size virtual disk has reduced performance in comparison to a dynamic disk.
C) A dynamic disk does not immediately allocate the configured size of the disk.
D) A dynamic disk is only suitable for hosts with large amounts of storage to accommodate their size.
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The VDI disk file format is native to what virtualization platform?

A) Oracle VirtualBox
B) VMware
C) Microsoft Virtual PC
D) Microsoft Hyper-V
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When using the VMware Horizon software, where do client desktop operating systems run?

A) They run on a host running VMware Workstation Pro.
B) They run on a Windows Server 2012 or later host using Hyper-V
C) They run on a Citrix XenServer.
D) They run on a VMware vSphere ESXi host.
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You have been tasked with creating a virtual machine that will be providing hosted services on the physical network, and possibly the Internet. What network mode should be used?

A) local mode
B) bridged mode
C) shared mode
D) host only mode
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What is NOT a product designed specifically for the virtualization of applications within a VDI environment?

A) VMware Fusion
B) Microsoft App-V
C) Altiris Software Virtualization Solution
D) VMware ThinApp
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You have been tasked with creating a virtual machine that will require access to the Internet, but should be prevented from sending and receiving packets directly from the physical network. What network mode should be used?

A) local mode
B) bridged mode
C) shared (NAT) mode
D) host only mode
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What is the difference between a thick client and a thin client?
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How do the three types of cloud computing differ from each other?
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What are the three network modes that can be used for a virtual machine, and what does each mode do?
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Why has VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) become such a major player in IT data centers?
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How might a software developer benefit from the use of virtualization?
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In virtualized computing, a single computer is capable of supporting a single operating system.
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You are working in a VMware vSphere based environment, and have been asked to create a parent virtual machine that can be shared amongst many users. One of the requirements of this desired setup is that individual user changes must be kept separate. What is the best implementation based on the requirements given?

A) The parent virtual machine should be cloned once for each user that will require access.
B) The parent virtual machine should be configured to allow user-specific snapshots.
C) The parent virtual machine should be configured to make use of linked clones.
D) The parent virtual machine should be configured with shared folders that are uniquely named per each user.
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A virtual machine can't share the use of a network adapter with the host.
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What virtualization technology makes it possible to avoid overhead associated with software-managed shadow page tables?

A) Time Sliced Prioritization Method (TSPM)
B) Second Level Address Translation (SLAT)
C) Threaded Input / Output Translation (TIOT)
D) Virtual Disk Interface Layer (VDIL)
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Cloud services are highly reliant upon the use of virtualization technology.
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What is the oldest version of Windows Server to support the use of Microsoft's Hyper-V product?

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B) Windows Server 2008
C) Windows Server 2012
D) Windows Server 2016
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Which of the following does an operating system installed in a guest virtual machine do?

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B) controls the hypervisor
C) interacts with hardware through the hypervisor
D) intercepts requests for an emulated hard drive
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What component of virtualization controls all physical memory, and thus has the ability to make any unused memory pages in each guest available for other virtual machines or the host computer?

A) The guest operating system
B) The host operating system
C) The hypervisor
D) The BIOS
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What hypervisor uses a special guest called Domain 0 that loads along with the hypervisor and is used to directly access the hardware?

A) VMWare ESXi
B) VMWare Workstation
C) Oracle VirtualBox
D) Xen
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What is the most commonly used form of a Storage Area Network?

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What is the purpose of a shadow page table when a hypervisor is used?

A) It tracks the memory pages allocated by each guest VM.
B) It tracks the hard disk page file usage by each guest VM.
C) It tracks the amount of I/O utilized by each guest VM.
D) It tracks the CPU paging performance of each guest VM.
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When a Xen based guest VM makes a request for a hardware resource, such as reading from a disk, where is the request sent to?

A) It is sent directly to the hardware on the host machine.
B) It is sent to the Domain 0 guest.
C) It is sent to the host operating system, which then handles the request.
D) It is queued into the guest VM's I/O page table.
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The hypervisor intercepts and processes requests coming from the guest operating systems and then returns the results back to the virtual machine.
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What is the purpose of the NX/XD CPU feature present in most modern Intel and AMD processors?

A) The feature enables the use of virtualization on the CPU.
B) The feature adds a layer of security by marking areas of memory as non-executable.
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D) The feature increases the efficiency of RAM when used with virtual machines.
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Why are type-1 hypervisors more efficient than type-2 hypervisors?

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B) A type-1 hypervisor is capable of running a greater variety of operating systems.
C) A type-1 hypervisor uses an abstraction layer in the host OS to access hardware.
D) A type-1 hypervisor accesses the physical hardware directly.
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Your work environment consists of a large number of Mac OS X based devices. The developers in your network have requested virtualization software be installed for their use. What product should you use?

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What type of cloud computing service provides hardware infrastructure along with necessary operating system software for running client applications?

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D) Hardware as a Service
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An ISO image file uses what format to store a disc's contents in a single file on a computer?

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What feature, supported by VMWare, allows the live migration of a running VM from one host to another?

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D) vMotion
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What format enables a virtual machine to be moved between virtualization platforms, and is often used for deploying virtual appliances?

A) Virtual Machine Disk (VMDK)
B) Virtual Disk Image (VDI)
C) Open Virtualization Format (OVF)
D) Shared Virtualization System (SVS)
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A virtual disk file that allocates space on the hosting hardware only as it is required to satisfy the needs of the guest VM.
ballooning
A virtual disk file that allocates space on the hosting hardware only as it is required to satisfy the needs of the guest VM.
bridged mode
A virtual disk file that allocates space on the hosting hardware only as it is required to satisfy the needs of the guest VM.
dynamic virtual disk
A virtual disk file that allocates space on the hosting hardware only as it is required to satisfy the needs of the guest VM.
hyperthreading
A virtual disk file that allocates space on the hosting hardware only as it is required to satisfy the needs of the guest VM.
hypervisor
A virtual disk file that allocates space on the hosting hardware only as it is required to satisfy the needs of the guest VM.
linked clones
A virtual disk file that allocates space on the hosting hardware only as it is required to satisfy the needs of the guest VM.
Open Virtualization Format
A virtual disk file that allocates space on the hosting hardware only as it is required to satisfy the needs of the guest VM.
server sprawl
A virtual disk file that allocates space on the hosting hardware only as it is required to satisfy the needs of the guest VM.
thick client
A virtual disk file that allocates space on the hosting hardware only as it is required to satisfy the needs of the guest VM.
virtual appliance
Used to create additional logical cores that can be used by the hypervisor to improve the performance of virtual machines.
ballooning
Used to create additional logical cores that can be used by the hypervisor to improve the performance of virtual machines.
bridged mode
Used to create additional logical cores that can be used by the hypervisor to improve the performance of virtual machines.
dynamic virtual disk
Used to create additional logical cores that can be used by the hypervisor to improve the performance of virtual machines.
hyperthreading
Used to create additional logical cores that can be used by the hypervisor to improve the performance of virtual machines.
hypervisor
Used to create additional logical cores that can be used by the hypervisor to improve the performance of virtual machines.
linked clones
Used to create additional logical cores that can be used by the hypervisor to improve the performance of virtual machines.
Open Virtualization Format
Used to create additional logical cores that can be used by the hypervisor to improve the performance of virtual machines.
server sprawl
Used to create additional logical cores that can be used by the hypervisor to improve the performance of virtual machines.
thick client
Used to create additional logical cores that can be used by the hypervisor to improve the performance of virtual machines.
virtual appliance
A technique used by hypervisors to cause a guest VM to release infrequently used memory pages.
ballooning
A technique used by hypervisors to cause a guest VM to release infrequently used memory pages.
bridged mode
A technique used by hypervisors to cause a guest VM to release infrequently used memory pages.
dynamic virtual disk
A technique used by hypervisors to cause a guest VM to release infrequently used memory pages.
hyperthreading
A technique used by hypervisors to cause a guest VM to release infrequently used memory pages.
hypervisor
A technique used by hypervisors to cause a guest VM to release infrequently used memory pages.
linked clones
A technique used by hypervisors to cause a guest VM to release infrequently used memory pages.
Open Virtualization Format
A technique used by hypervisors to cause a guest VM to release infrequently used memory pages.
server sprawl
A technique used by hypervisors to cause a guest VM to release infrequently used memory pages.
thick client
A technique used by hypervisors to cause a guest VM to release infrequently used memory pages.
virtual appliance
A method of separately storing any changes to a parent VM made by a specific user such that it does not affect the parent VM.
ballooning
A method of separately storing any changes to a parent VM made by a specific user such that it does not affect the parent VM.
bridged mode
A method of separately storing any changes to a parent VM made by a specific user such that it does not affect the parent VM.
dynamic virtual disk
A method of separately storing any changes to a parent VM made by a specific user such that it does not affect the parent VM.
hyperthreading
A method of separately storing any changes to a parent VM made by a specific user such that it does not affect the parent VM.
hypervisor
A method of separately storing any changes to a parent VM made by a specific user such that it does not affect the parent VM.
linked clones
A method of separately storing any changes to a parent VM made by a specific user such that it does not affect the parent VM.
Open Virtualization Format
A method of separately storing any changes to a parent VM made by a specific user such that it does not affect the parent VM.
server sprawl
A method of separately storing any changes to a parent VM made by a specific user such that it does not affect the parent VM.
thick client
A method of separately storing any changes to a parent VM made by a specific user such that it does not affect the parent VM.
virtual appliance
An accumulation of specialized and departmental servers that increases costs of computer hardware and maintenance, as well as power consumption.
ballooning
An accumulation of specialized and departmental servers that increases costs of computer hardware and maintenance, as well as power consumption.
bridged mode
An accumulation of specialized and departmental servers that increases costs of computer hardware and maintenance, as well as power consumption.
dynamic virtual disk
An accumulation of specialized and departmental servers that increases costs of computer hardware and maintenance, as well as power consumption.
hyperthreading
An accumulation of specialized and departmental servers that increases costs of computer hardware and maintenance, as well as power consumption.
hypervisor
An accumulation of specialized and departmental servers that increases costs of computer hardware and maintenance, as well as power consumption.
linked clones
An accumulation of specialized and departmental servers that increases costs of computer hardware and maintenance, as well as power consumption.
Open Virtualization Format
An accumulation of specialized and departmental servers that increases costs of computer hardware and maintenance, as well as power consumption.
server sprawl
An accumulation of specialized and departmental servers that increases costs of computer hardware and maintenance, as well as power consumption.
thick client
An accumulation of specialized and departmental servers that increases costs of computer hardware and maintenance, as well as power consumption.
virtual appliance
A piece of software that enables the sharing of hardware resources between the hosting operating system and virtual environments.
ballooning
A piece of software that enables the sharing of hardware resources between the hosting operating system and virtual environments.
bridged mode
A piece of software that enables the sharing of hardware resources between the hosting operating system and virtual environments.
dynamic virtual disk
A piece of software that enables the sharing of hardware resources between the hosting operating system and virtual environments.
hyperthreading
A piece of software that enables the sharing of hardware resources between the hosting operating system and virtual environments.
hypervisor
A piece of software that enables the sharing of hardware resources between the hosting operating system and virtual environments.
linked clones
A piece of software that enables the sharing of hardware resources between the hosting operating system and virtual environments.
Open Virtualization Format
A piece of software that enables the sharing of hardware resources between the hosting operating system and virtual environments.
server sprawl
A piece of software that enables the sharing of hardware resources between the hosting operating system and virtual environments.
thick client
A piece of software that enables the sharing of hardware resources between the hosting operating system and virtual environments.
virtual appliance
A personal computer that runs its own operating system and applications.
ballooning
A personal computer that runs its own operating system and applications.
bridged mode
A personal computer that runs its own operating system and applications.
dynamic virtual disk
A personal computer that runs its own operating system and applications.
hyperthreading
A personal computer that runs its own operating system and applications.
hypervisor
A personal computer that runs its own operating system and applications.
linked clones
A personal computer that runs its own operating system and applications.
Open Virtualization Format
A personal computer that runs its own operating system and applications.
server sprawl
A personal computer that runs its own operating system and applications.
thick client
A personal computer that runs its own operating system and applications.
virtual appliance
A standard created by industry wide vendors in various areas of virtualization for the purpose of copying or moving virtual machines between different platforms.
ballooning
A standard created by industry wide vendors in various areas of virtualization for the purpose of copying or moving virtual machines between different platforms.
bridged mode
A standard created by industry wide vendors in various areas of virtualization for the purpose of copying or moving virtual machines between different platforms.
dynamic virtual disk
A standard created by industry wide vendors in various areas of virtualization for the purpose of copying or moving virtual machines between different platforms.
hyperthreading
A standard created by industry wide vendors in various areas of virtualization for the purpose of copying or moving virtual machines between different platforms.
hypervisor
A standard created by industry wide vendors in various areas of virtualization for the purpose of copying or moving virtual machines between different platforms.
linked clones
A standard created by industry wide vendors in various areas of virtualization for the purpose of copying or moving virtual machines between different platforms.
Open Virtualization Format
A standard created by industry wide vendors in various areas of virtualization for the purpose of copying or moving virtual machines between different platforms.
server sprawl
A standard created by industry wide vendors in various areas of virtualization for the purpose of copying or moving virtual machines between different platforms.
thick client
A standard created by industry wide vendors in various areas of virtualization for the purpose of copying or moving virtual machines between different platforms.
virtual appliance
A software package that includes a virtual machine containing a preinstalled and configured application that's ready to use.
ballooning
A software package that includes a virtual machine containing a preinstalled and configured application that's ready to use.
bridged mode
A software package that includes a virtual machine containing a preinstalled and configured application that's ready to use.
dynamic virtual disk
A software package that includes a virtual machine containing a preinstalled and configured application that's ready to use.
hyperthreading
A software package that includes a virtual machine containing a preinstalled and configured application that's ready to use.
hypervisor
A software package that includes a virtual machine containing a preinstalled and configured application that's ready to use.
linked clones
A software package that includes a virtual machine containing a preinstalled and configured application that's ready to use.
Open Virtualization Format
A software package that includes a virtual machine containing a preinstalled and configured application that's ready to use.
server sprawl
A software package that includes a virtual machine containing a preinstalled and configured application that's ready to use.
thick client
A software package that includes a virtual machine containing a preinstalled and configured application that's ready to use.
virtual appliance
A networking mode that allows traffic from a virtual machine to pass through unchanged to the physical network as though it were directly attached.
ballooning
A networking mode that allows traffic from a virtual machine to pass through unchanged to the physical network as though it were directly attached.
bridged mode
A networking mode that allows traffic from a virtual machine to pass through unchanged to the physical network as though it were directly attached.
dynamic virtual disk
A networking mode that allows traffic from a virtual machine to pass through unchanged to the physical network as though it were directly attached.
hyperthreading
A networking mode that allows traffic from a virtual machine to pass through unchanged to the physical network as though it were directly attached.
hypervisor
A networking mode that allows traffic from a virtual machine to pass through unchanged to the physical network as though it were directly attached.
linked clones
A networking mode that allows traffic from a virtual machine to pass through unchanged to the physical network as though it were directly attached.
Open Virtualization Format
A networking mode that allows traffic from a virtual machine to pass through unchanged to the physical network as though it were directly attached.
server sprawl
A networking mode that allows traffic from a virtual machine to pass through unchanged to the physical network as though it were directly attached.
thick client
A networking mode that allows traffic from a virtual machine to pass through unchanged to the physical network as though it were directly attached.
virtual appliance
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What does a configuration file for a virtual machine contain?
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What is the Open Virtualization Format, and how does it facilitate the migration of virtual machines between hypervisors?
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What open standard was developed as a result of collaboration between NASA and Rackspace?

A) Open Virtualization Format
B) Virtual Machine Disk format
C) FreeVirt
D) OpenStack
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You are employed by a cloud service provider that offers virtual machine services along with virtual switches, storage, firewalls, and other virtual devices. What type of cloud environment does your employer sell?

A) Infrastructure as a Service
B) Platform as a Service
C) Software as a Service
D) Core as a Service
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What statement regarding the use of Hyper-V is accurate?

A) Hyper-V includes native support for USB devices.
B) Hyper-V requires a 64-bit processor with hardware virtualization support.
C) Hyper-V can only be used to host Microsoft based virtual machines.
D) Hyper-V does not include support for PATA based disk systems.
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What is the difference between a Storage Area Network and a Network Attached Storage device?
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What is the difference between a fixed size virtual disk and a dynamic virtual disk?
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What is the difference between a template and a clone?
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What statement regarding virtual disk types is accurate?

A) A fixed size virtual disk does not immediately allocate the configured size of the disk.
B) A fixed size virtual disk has reduced performance in comparison to a dynamic disk.
C) A dynamic disk does not immediately allocate the configured size of the disk.
D) A dynamic disk is only suitable for hosts with large amounts of storage to accommodate their size.
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The VDI disk file format is native to what virtualization platform?

A) Oracle VirtualBox
B) VMware
C) Microsoft Virtual PC
D) Microsoft Hyper-V
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When using the VMware Horizon software, where do client desktop operating systems run?

A) They run on a host running VMware Workstation Pro.
B) They run on a Windows Server 2012 or later host using Hyper-V
C) They run on a Citrix XenServer.
D) They run on a VMware vSphere ESXi host.
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You have been tasked with creating a virtual machine that will be providing hosted services on the physical network, and possibly the Internet. What network mode should be used?

A) local mode
B) bridged mode
C) shared mode
D) host only mode
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What is NOT a product designed specifically for the virtualization of applications within a VDI environment?

A) VMware Fusion
B) Microsoft App-V
C) Altiris Software Virtualization Solution
D) VMware ThinApp
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You have been tasked with creating a virtual machine that will require access to the Internet, but should be prevented from sending and receiving packets directly from the physical network. What network mode should be used?

A) local mode
B) bridged mode
C) shared (NAT) mode
D) host only mode
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What is the difference between a thick client and a thin client?
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How do the three types of cloud computing differ from each other?
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What are the three network modes that can be used for a virtual machine, and what does each mode do?
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Why has VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) become such a major player in IT data centers?
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How might a software developer benefit from the use of virtualization?
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