Virtual Machines
Windows
Linux
Hyper-V
Terms
100
An instance that can be used as a computer that is run from a separate computer
What is a Virtual Machine?
100
a computer operating system with a graphical user interface
What is Windows?
100
an open source operating system developed on UNIX
What is Linux?
100
A piece of software that abstracts hardware resources from a virtual machine
What is a hypervisor?
100
A system that provides set services to customers, while not requiring the customer to understand the complexity of the system
What is the Cloud?
200
They are used to support multiple/separate operating systems on one computer
What are VMs (Virtual Machines) used for?
200
Microsoft
What is windows developed by?
200
a Linux-based operating system that strives to be modern, elegant, and comfortable to use
What is Linux Mint?
200
All of the interactions between a virtual machine and the hardware resources
What does a hypervisor manage?
200
A set of tools installed to enhance the user experience, improve performance, and help manage the VM
What is VMware Tools?
300
You must use an iso file of your choosing and run it in one of a few select programs (VMWorkstation 12, Hyper-V, V-Sphere, ect.)
How do you make a VM?
300
the 6th release of windows server, useful for using Hyper-V among other things
What is Windows Server 2012?
300
a Linux-based operating system that tries to provide a free enterprise-class computing platform
What is CentOS?
300
Windows Server 2012
Which version of windows is required to use Hyper-V?
300
a virtualization platform developed and supported by VMware
What is V-Sphere?
400
They are useful for having multiple OS environments simultaneously on the same machine, isolated from each other; easy maintenance, easier recovery
What are the advantages of VMs?
400
the latest operating system released for windows
What is Windows 10?
400
a Linux-based operating system and distribution sponsored by SUSE Linux GmbH and other companies
What is openSUSE?
400
It runs directly on the hardware
What does a type 1 hypervisor run on?
400
a disk image that contains an operating system
What is an iso?
500
Unstable performance can occur if the host computer isn't quite powerful enough; VMs aren't as efficient in accessing hardware as the host
What are the disadvantages of VMs?
500
Windows 7
What is the most widely used version of Windows?
500
Mint
What is the most popular Linux distribution?
500
It runs on top of an operating system
What does a type 2 hypervisor run on?
500
A switching fabric built into your VMware infrastructure so you can network your VMs
What is a Virtual Switch?
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