Virtualization

Question 1

Upgrading which component of a host machine would most likely enable you to run more virtual machines simultaneously?

A. CPU
B. Hard Drive
C. RAM
D. Windows

Answer 1

C. RAM

Question 2

What is the difference between a virtual machine (VM) and an emulator?

A. A VM converts commands to and from a host machine to an entirely different platform, whereas an emulator creates an environment based on the host machine and does no converting
B. An emulator converts commands to and from a host machine to an entirely different platform, whereas a VM creates an environment based on the host machine and does no converting
C. An emulator requires a host OS, whereas a VM runs on bare-metal servers without an OS
D. A VM requires a host OS, whereas an emulator runs on bare-metal servers without an OS

Answer 2

B. An emulator converts commands to and from a host machine to an entirely different platform, whereas a VM creates an environment based on the host machine and does no converting

Question 3

What feature lets you save a VM’s state so you can quickly restore to that point? (Choose two)

A. Checkpoint
B. Save
C. Snapshot
D. Zip

Answer 3

A. Checkpoint

C. Snapshot

Question 4

What do you need to install a legal copy of Windows 8.1 into a virtual machine using VMware Workstation?

A. A valid VM key
B. Valid Windows 8.1 installation media
C. A valid ESXi key
D. A second NIC

Answer 4

B. Valid Windows 8.1 installation media

Question 5

Which of the following is an advantage of a virtual machine over a physical machine?

A. Increased performance
B. Hardware consolidation
C. No backups needed
D. Operating systems included

Answer 5

B. Hardware consolidation

Question 6

Janelle wants to start a new photo-sharing service for real pictures of Bigfoot, but doesn’t own any servers. How can she quickly create a new server to run her service?

A. Public cloud
B. Private cloud
C. Community cloud
D. Hybrid cloud

Answer 6

A. Public cloud

Question 7

After the unforeseen failure of her Bigfoot-picture-sharing service, bgFootr which got hacked when she failed to stay on top of her security update. Janelle has a great new idea for a new service to report Loch Ness Monster sightings. What service would help keep her from having to play system administrator?

A. Software as a Service
B. Infrastructure as a Service
C. Platform as a Service
D. Network as a Service

Answer 7

C. Platform as a Service

Question 8

Powerful hypervisors like ESXi are often booted from_______.

A. Floppy diskettes
B. USB thumb drives
C. Firmware
D. Windows

Answer 8

B. USB thumb drives

Question 9

When a virtual machine is not running, how is it stored?

A. Firmware
B. RAM drive
C. Optical disc
D. Files

Answer 9

D. Files

Question 10

BigTracks is a successful Bigfoot-tracking company using an internal service to manage all of its automated Bigfoot monitoring stations. A Bigfoot migration has caused a massive increase in the amount of audio and video sent back from their stations. In order to add short-term capacity, they can create new servers in the public cloud. What model of cloud computing does this describe?

A. Public cloud
B. Private cloud
C. Community cloud
D. Hybrid cloud

Answer 10

D. Hybrid cloud