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What is the main purpose of a Virtual Machine?
What is the main purpose of a Virtual Machine?
- To create the illusion of multiple physical computers (correct)
- To enhance the performance of a single computer
- To replace the need for physical computers
- To reduce the storage requirements of a computer system
In a Virtual Machine, what is the role of 'Virtual user mode'?
In a Virtual Machine, what is the role of 'Virtual user mode'?
- Abstracting the hardware of the computer
- Protecting the host system from virtual machines
- Running different operating systems concurrently (correct)
- Isolating one virtual machine from another
How does virtualization protect the host system from virtual machines?
How does virtualization protect the host system from virtual machines?
- By sharing all resources equally among virtual machines
- By isolating each virtual machine from all others (correct)
- By merging all virtual machines into the host system
- By enhancing the performance of the host system
What potential disadvantage is mentioned regarding isolation in virtual machines?
What potential disadvantage is mentioned regarding isolation in virtual machines?
Why is a virus inside a guest operating system unlikely to affect the host system in a Virtual Machine setup?
Why is a virus inside a guest operating system unlikely to affect the host system in a Virtual Machine setup?
How are sharing of resources enabled in Virtual Machines according to the text?
How are sharing of resources enabled in Virtual Machines according to the text?
What modes must a Virtual Machine have according to the text?
What modes must a Virtual Machine have according to the text?
What is an important advantage of virtualization that ensures protection of resources?
What is an important advantage of virtualization that ensures protection of resources?
What is the key idea behind a Virtual Machine?
What is the key idea behind a Virtual Machine?
Why is the isolation of virtual machines considered advantageous?
Why is the isolation of virtual machines considered advantageous?
What is a potential drawback of isolation in virtual machines?
What is a potential drawback of isolation in virtual machines?
How are Virtual Machine modes related to physical machine modes?
How are Virtual Machine modes related to physical machine modes?
What does the text suggest as a method to enable resource sharing in Virtual Machines?
What does the text suggest as a method to enable resource sharing in Virtual Machines?
Why is it mentioned that a virus in a guest operating system is unlikely to affect the host system?
Why is it mentioned that a virus in a guest operating system is unlikely to affect the host system?
