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1. Which of the following statements is true about virtualization?
a) You can transfer data among different operating systems with no degradation by using spread spectrum technologies.
b) You can gain access to the services available on a standard Ethernet client from your wireless laptop.
c) You can run software written for one operating system on another without the need to reboot your computer.
d) You can set up a multiple-operating-system environment by connecting as few as two physical computers together. |
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| c) You can run software written for one operating system on another without the need to reboot your computer. |
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2. Imani wants to virtualize an instance of Linux on her computer. Which element should she increase first before engaging in virtualization?
a) The size and speed of the system's microprocessor
b) Hard disk space
c) Video card random access memory (RAM)
d) Random access memory (RAM) |
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| d) Random access memory (RAM) |
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3. You want to be able to run applications that are designed for different operating systems. Which of the following solutions would allow you to do this efficiently?
a) Use virtualization software to run multiple virtual operating systems and applications on a single physical computer.
b) Create a virtual LAN (VLAN), with each one running the operating system and applications to which you need access.
c) Connect to wireless LANs that run the operating systems and applications to which you need access.
d) Connect as many PCs together as you need in a small LAN to which only you have access. |
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| a) Use virtualization software to run multiple virtual operating systems and applications on a single physical computer. |
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4. When implementing virtualization on a system to run multiple operating systems, what must you install first?
a) A backup hard drive
b) Device drivers for the guest operating system
c) The guest operating system
d) The virtualization software |
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| d) The virtualization software |
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5. You are implementing virtualization on your computer so you can share its resources across multiple environments. In addition to the hard disk and network devices, which hardware resources are used by virtualization software?
a) USB and disc drives, and other ports
b) CPU and RAM
c) CPU and secondary storage devices
d) RAtvl and USB devices |
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6. A co-worker asks you to explain virtualization to him. Which of the following statements about virtualization is true?
a) Virtualization requires the operating systems of the virtual machines to match the host operating system.
b) Virtualization enables you to run multiple operating systems and applications on a single computer.
c) Virtualization allows you to run multiple virtual machines that all use the same operating system.
d) Virtualization enables multiple physical computers to run from a single virtualized server. |
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| b) Virtualization enables you to run multiple operating systems and applications on a single computer. |
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7. Before implementing virtualization, you must first consider:
a) the location of the guest operating system's installation media.
b) the placement of an uninterruptable power supply (UPS) for disaster recovery if the guest operating system fails.
c) the amount of RAM. disk space and the processing speed of the host computer.
d) whether the guest operating system requires a host system reboot each time it is accessed. |
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| c) the amount of RAM. disk space and the processing speed of the host computer. |
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8. You are working on a host system with virtualization software. It is configured to host two guest operating systems: Ubuntu Linux and Porteus Linux. When you attempt to open the Porteus virtual machine in the virtualization software, you get an error that states "no bootable operating system can be found." Which of the following is the most likely cause of this error?
a) The Porteus operating system has not been installed in the virtual machine.
b) The Porteus boot partition needs to be identified by the virtual machine.
c) The Porteus boot.ini file cannot be located by the boot up process.
d) The Porteus virtual machine has exceeded system resources. |
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| a) The Porteus operating system has not been installed in the virtual machine. |
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