Complete Test Bank Ch3 Desktop Virtualization

Survey of Operating Systems, 6e (Holcombe)

Chapter 3 Desktop Virtualization

1) This is a software simulation of computer hardware.

A) Virtual machine(VM)

B) Dumb terminal

C) Thin client

D) Hypervisor

2) In the 1960s, a computer user would interact remotely with a mainframe or minicomputer using one of these.

A) Virtual machine

B) Dumb terminal

C) Thin client

D) Hypervisor

3) This term describes a dedicated terminal or software installed on a PC; it is used to connect to a server and work in a server-hosted environment.

A) Virtual machine

B) Dumb terminal

C) Thin client

D) Hypervisor

4) What software emulates the hardware on which an operating system runs?

A) Hypervisor

B) Host key

C) Guest OS

D) Terminal services

5) What can you use to release the mouse and keyboard from control of a virtual machine so that they are available for use in the host OS?

A) Hypervisor

B) Host key

C) Guest OS

D) Terminal services

6) Which of the following creates a virtual machine without requiring a host OS?

A) Avatar

B) Type I hypervisor

C) Type II hypervisor

D) VDI

7) Which of the following terms is used for the overall hosting and managing of multiple virtual desktops on network servers?

A) Avatar

B) Type I hypervisor

C) Type II hypervisor

D) VDI

8) Which of the following creates a virtual machine within a host OS?

A) Avatar

B) Type I hypervisor

C) Type II hypervisor

D) VDI

9) In order to make a virtual machine perform better, take this step after installing a guest OS.

A) Install security software.

B) Reboot the virtual machine.

C) Install guest utilities.

D) Install device drivers from hardware manufacturers.

10) Which of the following is a characteristic of Client Hyper-V?

A) Avatar

B) Type I hypervisor

C) Type II hypervisor

D) VDI

11) This describes a virtual environment into which you can install and run Windows or Linux.

A) Desktop virtualization

B) Virtual world

C) Server virtualization

D) Storage virtualization

12) What type of virtual switch do you need to connect a virtual machine to a physical network using Microsoft Client Hyper-V?

A) SLAT

B) Private

C) External

D) Internal

13) Which of the following is an Oracle virtualization product that works in several host OSs including Windows, Linux, and macOS?

A) Windows Virtual PC

B) Windows XP Mode

C) MED-V

D) VirtualBox

14) Which of the following is a Microsoft desktop virtualization option that is so well integrated with the Windows 7 host OS that it will allow you to launch a virtual machine and an application program within it from the host OS simply by double-clicking on a file of the type required by the application?

A) Windows Virtual PC

B) Hyper-V

C) MED-V

D) VirtualBox

15) The biggest issue preventing the running of macOS in a virtual machine on a Windows computer is ________.

A) Hardware support

B) Interest

C) Licensing

D) Cost

16) After you install Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC, their shortcuts display on the Windows 7 ________.

A) Features Control Panel

B) Downloads folder

C) Programs & Features Control Panel

D) Start menu

17) What term describes a computer-generated animation you may select to represent you in a virtual world?

A) Host

B) Client

C) Avatar

D) Thin client

18) This type of virtualization involves viewing something in real time through a camera or other device while the image is digitally modified.

A) Virtual world

B) Augmented Reality V

C) Thin client

D) Avatar

19) When you create a VM using this Windows hypervisor, the VM and "hosting" OS run in separate virtual machines.

A) Windows Virtual PC

B) VirtualBox

C) Client Hyper-V

D) Boot Camp

20) When using the Hyper-V hypervisor, you must connect a virtual machine's network adapter to a/an ________ in order to access a network from that virtual machine.

A) private

B) server

C) Virtual switch

D) SLAT

21) What CPU feature must be available and enabled on a computer before you can use Hyper-V in the Pro or Enterprise editions of Windows 8.x or Windows 10?

A) XP Mode

B) SLAT

C) Terminal services

D) MED-V

22) What utility allows you to create and configure virtual machines for the Microsoft hypervisor available in Windows 10?

A) Windows XP Mode

B) Programs and Features

C) Virtual Switch Manager

D) Hyper-V Manager

23) In addition to Oracle, another source of hypervisors for macOS desktops is ________.

A) Microsoft

B) Parallels

C) Apple

D) Intel

24) Before you can install downloadable software (such as Oracle VirtualBox) in macOS, you must locate and download a certain type of file to the desktop, where it appears as a disk. What is the extension of this file?

A) MPKG

B) VMC

C) VHD

D) DMG

25) What is the biggest advantage of running Windows in Apple's Boot Camp multi-boot configuration rather than in a virtual machine on a macOS host?

A) More available memory

B) More available hard disk space

C) Better graphics

D) Better performance

26) What extension is used for the default hard drive file type in a VirtualBox virtual machine?

A) VHD

B) VMDK

C) VDI

D) HDD

27) What macOS utility comes with the OS and is used to install Windows into a partition on a Mac rather than into a virtual machine?

A) Boot Camp

B) VirtualBox

C) Utilities

D) Parallels

28) You want to run Linux in a VM in macOS. Which of the following will let you do this?

A) Boot Camp

B) VirtualBox

C) Boot Camp Assistant

D) Virtual PC

29) What form of virtualization gives the participant a feeling of being present in a virtual time and space?

A) Virtual world

B) Application virtualization

C) Virtual reality

D) Avatar

30) On an Apple Mac computer, the VirtualBox Uninstall tool is in the VirtualBox ________.

A) Virtual hard drive

B) Menu

C) Executable

D) Disk image

31) In application virtualization, a user connects to a server and accesses one or more applications as well as a desktop environment resembling an OS running on the local computer.

32) Use a terminal client to connect to a terminal service that provides a fully configurable desktop virtual machine.

33) All the hypervisors for Windows desktop hosts discussed in Chapter 3, Desktop Virtualization, are Type II hypervisors.

34) You cannot simultaneously run two hypervisors on the same host OS, although you can install more than one.

35) You cannot simultaneously run multiple virtual machines in a single hypervisor.

36) Windows XP Mode is only available for two editions of Windows 7.

37) Windows XP Mode is required to use Windows Virtual PC.

38) When installing software (such as a hypervisor) into macOS, locate and double-click a file with the PKG extension.

39) In order to create and prepare a virtual machine for a guest OS you must have the guest OS distribution disc or source files.

40) Using Boot Camp on a Mac you can switch between a Windows guest OS and macOS without restarting.

41) Explain how to enable Client Hyper-V on Windows 8.x or Windows 10.

42) Provide at least four examples of virtualization given in the chapter.

43) You have installed a hypervisor, created a virtual machine, installed a host OS, and installed guest utilities. What remains to be done before you work in the guest OS?

44) List at least three of the major sources of hypervisors.

45) When you create a virtual machine you can choose the size of these two virtual hardware components. What are they?

46) What editions of Windows 7 support Windows XP Mode?

47) Explain the purpose of both the New Virtual Machine Wizard and the Hyper-V Manager in Client Hyper-V.

48) Describe one or more reasons why someone would use virtualization software in macOS.

49) Describe an exception to the requirement that you use the full retail version of a guest OS for a virtual machine?

50) Describe the two tasks required to connect a virtual machine in Microsoft Client Hyper-V to a network.