VM terms
Cloud
Cloud Computing characteristics
Cloud computing & Virtualization
Miscellaneous
100

This term is typically used when describing hypervisors used in server virtualization 

What is a Type 1 hypervisor

100

Office 365, Gmail, ICloud Email are examples of what 

what is cloud based email

100

Individuals can provisions or make changes to computing services as needed without requiring human interaction with the service provider 

What is On-Demand (Self-Service)?

100

This function separates the application from the hardware

What is Cloud computing?

100

This occurs when dedicated servers sit idle for long periods waiting until they are needed to deliver their specific service

What are Wasted resources?

200

This manages VMS and provides access host computer resources 

what is a hypervisor 

200

This is a virtual desktop enabled with this OS that runs on modern or legacy computers or remotely on Azure VM's

What is Windows Virtual Desktops (WVD)?

200

Services can be provisioned when needed and then released very quickly when no longer required, in some cases, the demand can be met and scale automatically based on the user demand 

What is Rapid Elasticity?

200

This function is the foundation which supports cloud gaming 

What is Virtualization?

200

This occurs when an organization does not have adequate space to physically house underutilized servers 

What is a Server Sprawl? 

300

This is the physical computer by a user 

what is Host computer 

300

An organization can use this technology to deploy entire desktop environments from a server in a data center to clients  

What is a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)? 

300
The capabilities are available over the network and can be accessed using smartphones, tablets, laptops, and workstations 

What is Broad network access?


300

If virtualization was not created, this function would exist  

What is cloud computing?

300

This occurs when a dedicated server fails or goes offline 

What is a Single-point of failure?

400

This is the operating system that is running on the VM

What is Guest OS 

400

This type of cloud provides access to services such as E-mail, calendar, communication, and office tools over the internet on subscription basis  

What is Software as a Services (SaaS)?

400

Cloud systems provide service performance measurements that can be that can be used to automatically control and optimize resources using a mechanism

What are Measured and Metered services?

400

Abbreviated as AWS

How is Amazon Web Service abbreviated?

400

PC components such as Intel VT and AMD-V were specifically designed to support virtualization

What is Processor support?

500

This term is used when describing hypervisors used in client side hosted virtualization 

What is Type 2 Hypervisor 

500

This type of cloud provides access to a OS, development tools, Programming languages, and libraries used to develop test, and deliver applications

What is a Platform as a Service (PaaS)?

500

The providers computing resources are pooled to serve multiple consumers using a multi-tenant model 

What is Resource Pooling?

500

Theses Extensions have their own OS

What is Virtual Machine



500

WM's need this due to them creating large files

What is Storage?

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