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What is the main purpose of hardware virtualization?
What is the main purpose of hardware virtualization?
- To eliminate the need for a simulation layer
- To create virtual machines with all the characteristics of a physical system (correct)
- To enhance the speed of physical machines
- To reduce the number of physical machines required
What challenge did the heterogeneous nature of system architecture pose?
What challenge did the heterogeneous nature of system architecture pose?
- Increased mobility of applications
- Enhanced system scaling
- Difficulty in shifting loads to other resources (correct)
- Lack of virtualization capabilities
What is the characteristic of a scalable system?
What is the characteristic of a scalable system?
- Limited growth accommodation
- Enhanced real-time system scaling (correct)
- Inability to shift loads to other resources
- Reduced virtualization capabilities
How did virtualization coupled with distributed system scaling improve systems?
How did virtualization coupled with distributed system scaling improve systems?
What was a key advancement in Internet technology mentioned in the text?
What was a key advancement in Internet technology mentioned in the text?
What role did web services play in group collaboration over the web?
What role did web services play in group collaboration over the web?
What impact did hardware virtualization have on distributed systems?
What impact did hardware virtualization have on distributed systems?
What term is used to describe the ability of a system to accommodate growth?
What term is used to describe the ability of a system to accommodate growth?
In which way did advancements in web technology affect group collaboration?
In which way did advancements in web technology affect group collaboration?