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Virtualization Midterm Tests
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1What two information technology trends helped drive the need for virtualization?
- AThe growing expense and decline of mainframe computer usage
- BThe constantly increasing capabilities of corporate servers due to Moore’s Law
- CThe explosive growth of Microsoft Windows on servers in corporate datacenters
- DThe expansion of Unix and LINUX use for applications
2Moore’s Law states that processing power triples every eighteen months
- ATrue
- BFalse
3_______________ is when companies use virtualization to deploy all new applications as virtual machines
- AVirtualization
- BContainment
- CUnboxing
- DHypervisation
4VMM stands for the term ________.
- AVirtual Method Machine
- BVirtual Machine Manager
- CVery Massive Machine
- DVirtual Management Methodology
5Guest or VM is another term for ______________.
- AHost
- BVirtual Machine
- CHypervisor
- DVMM
6When a virtual machine’s operating system issues a shutdown command, what happens?
- AThe hypervisor shuts down the host server.
- BThe hypervisor shuts down the virtual machine.
- CThe hypervisor traps the command and tells the virtual machine the virtual hardware is shutting down.
- DThe operating system shuts down the virtual machine without any interaction with the hypervisor.
7_____________ allow a user to return a virtual machine to prior state in time.
- Atemplates
- Bappliances
- Cclones
- Dsnapshots
8A ______________ is a specialized VMs that contain an operating system and are preloaded and preconfigured with an application.
- Avirtual appliance
- Bdevice driver
- Cclone
- Dsocket
9A virtual machine that is created expressly for the purpose of being a standardized mold to create new VMs is called a:
- AClone
- BAppliance
- CSnapshot
- DTemplate
10Which of the following is not a process when dealing with virtual infrastructures:
- AV2V
- BP2P
- CP2V
11______________ is when you perform a P2V process on a physical server that is still running and the application is servicing users
- Ahot-cloning
- Bcold-cloning
- Cclone wars
- DP2V
12The elapsed time for a P2V process to complete is directly related to:
- AThe number and size of disks that need to be processed
- BThe amount of memory in the physical server
- CThe amount and type of processors in the physical server
- DThe number of network cards in the physical server
13Suspending an application is mandatory during a Physical-to-Virtual conversion process to ensure all changes are migrated to the newly created virtual machine correctly.
- ATrue
- BFalse
14Both containment and consolidation strategies reduce the number of physical servers in a datacenter.
- ATrue
- BFalse
15One way that virtual servers are sized differently than physical servers is that:
- AThey need to be configured with more memory than their physical counterparts
- BThey can only have one virtual CPU
- CA CD/DVD drive is a mandatory device
- DThey do not need to be sized for long term growth when they are first deployed
16The New Virtual Machine Wizard of VMware Player allows you to install an operating system from:
- AFloppy Disk
- BStreaming tape drive
- CISO image on the file system
- DInternet download
17Virtual machines are limited to running only Microsoft Windows and Red Hat Linux as their operating systems.
- ATrue
- BFalse
18A more modern name for a Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) is a _________________.
- Ahypervisor
- BHyperdrives
19Only limited application types can be run in a virtual machine. More complex systems like databases and email services cannot be virtualized.
- ATrue
- BFalse
20A Terabyte is equivalent to ___________ Gigabytes.
- A1024
- B1210
- C1020
- D1000
21Moore's Law states that processing power triples every eighteen months.
- ATrue
- BFalse
22Today, companies are deploying more virtual machines than physical servers.
- ATrue
- BFalse
23Moore's Law defines the three properties that a Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) must possess to be considered efficient.
- ATrue
- BFalse
24Virtualization was developed and used on computers during which decade?
- A1940's
- B1950's
- C1960's
- D1970's
25_______________ is when companies use virtualization to deploy all new applications as virtual machines
- AContainment
- Bconsolidation ratio
- CPersistence
26The _____________________ is the measure of how servers are condensed as a result of virtualization.
- Asnapshot
- Bvirtual machine
- Cconsolidation ratio
27Which of the following is not one of Popek and Goldberg's properties that a VMM would need to exhibit in order to be considered efficient?
- AFidelity
- BIsolation or Safety
- CPersistence
- DPerformance
28Hypervisor control memory and processor resources while Virtual Machines control their own network and storage resources.
- ATrue
- BFalse
29A hypervisor is a specialized hardware device that facilitates virtualization.
- ATrue
- BFalse
30Guest or VM is another term for ______________.
- Avirtual machine
- BVirtual Machine Manager
- CVM
31T/F
Virtual machines that run on Type-1 hypervisors are considered to be more secure and better performing than those running on Type-2 hypervisors.- ATrue
- BFalse
32The first commercial x86 hypervisor was released by:
- ACentrix
- BVMware
- CBall Elaboration
33Another name for a virtualization server is a:
- AVMM
- BVM
- CBare Metel
- DHost
34Server virtualization is limited to the x86 processor class of hardware.
- ATrue
- BFalse
35Server virtualization is limited to the x86 processor class of hardware.
- ATrue
- BFalse
36The least privileged Ring in the x86 Processor architecture is Ring:
- A1
- B2
- C3
37A new virtual machine created by copying an existing virtual machine is called a
- ASnapshot
- BClone
- CDuplicate
- DTemplet
38Once a copy is created from a virtual machine's files, the new clone can be powered on and safely deployed in the environment without any alterations.
- ATrue
- BFalse
39All virtual machine to virtual machine communications must take place across the physical network, even if the two virtual machines reside on the same physical server.
- ATrue
- BFalse
40When a virtual machine's operating system issues a shutdown command, what happens?
- AThe hypervisor traps the command and tells the virtual machine the virtual hardware is shutting down.
- BThe system shutdown rather or the VM's want to or not.
41_____________ allow a user to return a virtual machine to prior state in time.
- Aduplicate
- Bclone
- CSnapshots
- DTemplet
42A virtual machine that is created expressly for the purpose of being a standardized mold to create new VMs is called a:
- ATemplate
- BClone
- CDuplicate
- DSnapshot
43Suspending an application is mandatory during a Physical-to-Virtual conversion process to ensure all changes are migrated to the newly created virtual machine correctly.
- ATrue
- BFalse
44The New Virtual Machine Wizard of VMware Player allows you to install an operating system from: (Choose all that apply.)
- ACD/DVD Drvie
- BISO image on the file system
- CUSB
- DHarddrive
45containment and consolidation strategies reduce the number of physical servers in a datacenter.
- ATrue
- BFalse
46Configuration best practices states to create a new virtual machine with more resources than necessary, and remove them if it proves to be oversized.
- ATrue
- BFalse
47______________ is when you perform a P2V process on a physical server that is still running and the application is servicing users.
- AHot cloning
- BCold cloning
- CPerformance metrics
- DPower management
48________________ are virtual machines that already contain an operating system, are sometimes preloaded with application software, and are used to create new virtual machines
- ACloning
- BTemplates
- CSnapshot
- DDuplicate
49In a Linux virtual machine, the VMware Tools must be installed as a root user.
- ATrue
- BFalse
50Best practice is to configure ___________ vCPU(s) for a new virtual machine.
- AOne
- BTwo
- CThree
- DFour
51Contention is when multiple entities are all simultaneously trying to use the same resource causing performance to suffer.
- ATrue
- BFalse
52Though Moore's Law was originally used to describe the trend in processor performance, it is also applicable to memory.
- ATrue
- BFalse
53Most storage best practices translate well from the physical environment to the virtual environement.
- ATrue
- BFalse
54Storage virtualization is
- AAbstracting the physical hardware from the software
- BCloud Computing
- CAbstracting of the resources to the virtual machines
- DHardward storage separated by it virtual storage
55Virtual machines that are not powered on and are used to create new virtual machines are known as:
- ACloning
- BTemplates
- CDuplicate
- DSnapshot
56Snapshots are another alternative to backing up virtual machines.
- ATrue
- BFalse
57Virtual machines can be altered, and if those changes prove to cause problems, the virtual machine can be reverted to the original state through the use of:
- ACloning
- BDuplicate
- CTemplate
- DSnapshots
58A mission critical virtual machine can be protected from a virtualization host failure by utilizing:
- AFault tolerance
- BStorage migration
- CNIC teaming
59Virtual machine tools are not used to help increase availability.
- ATrue
- BFalse
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