4.2 Virtualization Concepts

Question 1

Virtualization

Answer 1

Host Computer installed with a hypervisor that can be used to install and manage multiple guest operating systems or virtual machines (VMs)

_ensure that each virtual machine runs its own copy of a noperatign system

Question 2

Hypervisor comes in two types

Answer 2

Type 1: Bare bones/Bare metal
-Runs natively on the hardware
-Runs directly on the host hardware and functions as the operating system (ex. Hyper-V, XenServer)

Type 2: Have an OS with a hypervisor running on top of that OS
-Runs within the normal OS
(ex. VMware workstation, Virtual Box)

Question 3

Terminal Services

Answer 3

Server-Based solution that runs the application on servers in a centralized location

Question 4

Application streaming

Answer 4

Client-based solution that allows an application to be packaged up and streamed directly yo a user’s PC