Virtualization

Question 2

What is virtualization?

Answer 2

Virtualization is the creation of a virtual version of something, such as a server, storage device, or network resources.

Benefits include increased efficiency, reduced hardware costs, and improved scalability.

Question 3

What are the benefits of virtualization?

Answer 3

The benefits of virtualization include:
* Increased resource utilization
* Cost savings
* Flexibility and scalability
* Simplified management
* Enhanced disaster recovery
* Isolation of applications.

Virtualization allows multiple virtual machines to run on a single physical machine.

Question 4

What is a hypervisor?

Answer 4

A hypervisor is software that creates and runs virtual machines.

It allows multiple operating systems to share a single hardware host.

Question 5

What is the difference between a type-1 and a type-2 hypervisor?

Answer 5

Type-1 hypervisor runs directly on the host hardware, while type-2 hypervisor runs on a host operating system.

Type-1 is often referred to as ‘bare-metal’ hypervisor, and type-2 as ‘hosted’ hypervisor.