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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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What is the difference between a fixed size virtual disk and a dynamic virtual disk?

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A fixed-size virtual disk creates a 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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How do the three types of cloud computing differ from each other?

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A public cloud can be configured to offe...

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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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How might a software developer benefit from the use of virtualization?

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Software developers can use virtual mach...

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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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OVF is a standard created by industry-wi...

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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

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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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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 does a configuration file for a virtual machine contain?

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The configuration file contains settings...

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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 difference between a thick client and a thin client?

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A thick client refers to a computer that...

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A virtual machine can't share the use of a network adapter with the 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 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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Match each item with a statement below.

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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.
Used to create additional logical cores that can be used by the hypervisor to improve the performance of virtual machines.
A technique used by hypervisors to cause a guest VM to release infrequently used memory pages.
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.
An accumulation of specialized and departmental servers that increases costs of computer hardware and maintenance, as well as power consumption.
A piece of software that enables the sharing of hardware resources between the hosting operating system and virtual environments.
A personal computer that runs its own operating system and applications.
A standard created by industry wide vendors in various areas of virtualization for the purpose of copying or moving virtual machines between different platforms.
A software package that includes a virtual machine containing a preinstalled and configured application that's ready to use.
A networking mode that allows traffic from a virtual machine to pass through unchanged to the physical network as though it were directly attached.
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virtual appliance
bridged mode
server sprawl
dynamic virtual disk
ballooning
linked clones
hyperthreading
thick client
hypervisor
Open Virtualization Format

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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.
Used to create additional logical cores that can be used by the hypervisor to improve the performance of virtual machines.
A technique used by hypervisors to cause a guest VM to release infrequently used memory pages.
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.
An accumulation of specialized and departmental servers that increases costs of computer hardware and maintenance, as well as power consumption.
A piece of software that enables the sharing of hardware resources between the hosting operating system and virtual environments.
A personal computer that runs its own operating system and applications.
A standard created by industry wide vendors in various areas of virtualization for the purpose of copying or moving virtual machines between different platforms.
A software package that includes a virtual machine containing a preinstalled and configured application that's ready to use.
A networking mode that allows traffic from a virtual machine to pass through unchanged to the physical network as though it were directly attached.

Why has VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) become such a major player in IT data centers?

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VDI allows the IT staff to host all user...

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What is the difference between a Storage Area Network and a Network Attached Storage device?

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In NAS, the storage device acts as a fil...

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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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