Lesson 7: Acronyms and Definitions

Question 1

Define Virtualization

Answer 1

multiple operating systems can be installed and run simultaneously on one computer

Question 2

What is a hypervisor?

Answer 2

the software facilitating virtualization

(Virtualization = multiple operating systems can be installed and run simultaneously on one computer)

Question 3

VM

Answer 3

Virtual Machine

Question 4

What is client-side virtualization?

Answer 4

any solution designed to run on “ordinary” desktops or workstations.

Question 5

What are desktop virtual platforms, usually based on some guest OS hypervisor usually used for?

Answer 5

testing and development

Question 6

What is server side virtualization?

Answer 6

deploying a server role as a virtual machine.

Question 7

What is application virtualization?

Answer 7

the client either accesses a particular application hosted on a server or streams the application from the server for local proccessing.

Question 8

What is container virtualiztion?

Answer 8

dispenses the idea of a hypervisor and instead enforces resource separation at the OS level.

Question 9

VT-x

Answer 9

Virtualization Technology

(special instruction set to improve virtualization performance)

Question 10

What is VT-x

Answer 10

(special instruction set to improve virtualization performance)

Question 11

AMD-V

Answer 11

AMD Virtualization

(special instruction set to improve virtualization performance)

Question 12

What is AMD-V

Answer 12

(special instruction set to improve virtualization performance)

Question 13

SLAT

Answer 13

Second Level Address Translations

Question 14

What is VM Sprawl?

Answer 14

the uncontrolled deployment of more and more VM’s

Question 15

what is a rogue VM?

Answer 15

one that has been installed without authorization

Question 16

What is VM escaping?

Answer 16

malware running on a guest OS jumping to another guest or to the host.