Virtual Machines and Hypervisors

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What is a Virtual Machine (VM)?

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An emulated computer system that functions like a physical computer.

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What does a VM run on? Options: A host machine, A virtual router, A physical CPU core only, A disk partition, A firewall appliance

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A host machine

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What is the role of a hypervisor?

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It creates and manages virtual machines.

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What is virtualization?

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The process of creating a VM by abstracting hardware.

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Which of the following is an example of a Type 1 hypervisor? Options: VMware ESXi, VirtualBox, VMware Workstation, Parallels Desktop, QEMU

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VMware ESXi

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What kind of system does a guest machine represent?

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A virtual machine acting as an independent computer

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Which of the following is NOT typically a component of a VM? Physical GPU, Virtual CPU, Virtual Memory (RAM), Virtual Hard Drive, Guest Operating System

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Physical GPU

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Which type of hypervisor runs directly on the hardware? Options: Type 1 (Bare-metal), Type 2 (Hosted), Type 3 (Client-only), Legacy Type, Cloud-hosted version

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Type 1 (Bare-metal)

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Which type of hypervisor runs on top of a host OS? Options: Type 2 (Hosted), Type 1 (Bare-metal), Hardware-integrated hypervisor, Secure boot hypervisor, BIOS-level manager

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Type 2 (Hosted)

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Which of the following is a common use of VMs? Testing new operating systems, Speeding up physical RAM, Encrypting local hard drives, Streaming video, Downloading drivers

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Testing new operating systems