#3: Data Center Fundamentals (Part 2)

Question 1

SSD

Answer 1

Flash, non-volatile storage media, writes data to drive through electromagnetic signals, produces faster reads/writes, more reliable, longer life span

Question 2

The End User

Answer 2

interacts w/ app supported by operating system and physical

Question 3

The OS

Answer 3

takes instructions from the apps and translates those instructions be compatible with the hardware installed in computer

Question 4

The HW

Answer 4

hardware components are controlled by the operating system, which owns the entire system and controls all its functions

Question 5

Virtualization

Answer 5

abstraction technology that provides a logical view of physical computing resources by deploying a hypervisor

Question 6

Virtualization simplifies

Answer 6

infrastructure by consolidating many virtual entities onto a small # of physical elements

Question 7

Benefits of virtualization

Answer 7

increase app availability, server consolidation, server sprawl, maximize server utilization, save $ on additional servers, rapid application deployment