Chapter 15 Vitrualization Flashcards
What are the two types of hypervisors
type 1 -Bare metal
Type 2 - Hosted
What is the name of the program that creates runs and maintains virtual machines
Hypervisor
Define scalability
enables quickly increasing resources without the investment of more on site hardware by using cloud resources
Define Elasticity
The ability to increase or decrease resources based on the demand of your app, service, etc
What is Multitenany
refers to a cloud providers ability to host multiple tenants on the same infrastructure
What is Desktop as a Service (DaaS)
The ability to have a desktop environment anywhere anytime
What is Distributed switching
The centralized installation, configuration, and handling of every switch in the network
What is Network function virtualization (NFV)
Enables virtualization of network hardware
What is software-defined networking (SDN)
controls a device from a remote location
What is platform as a service (PaaS)
provides a complete deployment and management system to handle every aspect of meeting some goal
What is Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
When a provider offers the hardware for your needs, you still need to know how to configure and determine what your company needs
What is software as service (SaaS)
applications that run in the cloud where clients just access them to use them
What is the public cloud
software platforms, and infrastructure that the general public use
What is a private cloud
a cloud model where a business has complete ownership of its data, has the flexibility of the cloud
What is a community cloud
a cloud model where more than organizations with similar goals use the same cloud
