Importance of Virtualization in Organizations

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What is the primary benefit of virtualization mentioned in the text?

  • Scalability and flexibility
  • Cost savings (correct)
  • Improved security
  • Disaster recovery and business continuity

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of virtualization mentioned in the text?

  • Easier management and security
  • Improved data backup and recovery
  • Reduced environmental impact (correct)
  • Increased hardware utilization

How does virtualization improve security according to the text?

  • It allows organizations to isolate applications and operating systems
  • It reduces the risk of security breaches
  • It makes it easier to manage and secure the environment
  • All of the above (correct)

What is the key factor that enables virtualization to provide a flexible and scalable infrastructure?

<p>Both a and b (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does virtualization contribute to disaster recovery and business continuity?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a key reason why virtualization is important according to the text?

<p>Improved application performance (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of application virtualization?

<p>To run applications in a virtual environment, isolated from the underlying operating system and hardware (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of virtualization allows for remote access to desktops and applications?

<p>Desktop virtualization (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of storage virtualization?

<p>To pool physical storage from multiple networked storage devices into a single storage device that is managed from a central console (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of virtualization is used to create and run multiple virtual servers on a single physical server?

<p>Server virtualization (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary benefit of using virtualization for application compatibility and testing?

<p>Virtualization makes it possible to test and run applications on different operating systems and hardware configurations, improving compatibility and reducing the risk of application failure. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of virtualization involves creating virtual networks that run on top of a physical network?

<p>Network virtualization (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of a hypervisor in virtualization?

<p>To act as a layer between the physical hardware and virtual machines (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT an example of a hypervisor?

<p>VMware vCenter (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of virtual machines (guests) in virtualization?

<p>To run their own operating systems and applications as software-based representations of physical computers (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of virtualization management tools?

<p>To manage and monitor the virtual environment, including creating and deleting virtual machines, allocating resources, and monitoring performance (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a virtual device in virtualization?

<p>Virtual hard disk (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of virtual storage in virtualization?

<p>To store virtual machine data, including virtual hard disks and virtual machine snapshots (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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