Virtualization

Question 1

Describe the characteristics of a non-persistent VDI? (2 answers)

Answer 1

At the end of a session, user desktop reverts to its original state
Virtual desktop is shared among multiple users

Question 2

A solution that allows multiple operating systems to work simultaneously on the same hardware

Answer 2

Virtualization

Question 3

In virtualization technology, a software program that manages multiple operating systems (or multiple instances of the same operating system) on a single computer system

Answer 3

Hypervisor

Question 4

Describe 2 disadvantages of virtualization

Answer 4

Multiple virtual machines run on a single host share hardware resources which has a degrading effect on performance
Hardware used for hosting virtual machines becomes a single point of failure

Question 5

Which 2 security measures can be used to prevent VM sprawl?

Answer 5

Usage Audit
Asset Documentation

Question 6

What are the countermeasures against VM escape? (2 answers)

Answer 6

Sandboxing
Patch management