Virtualization Concepts 220-1201 Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1expert · hard

   A company runs a production web server on a physical machine. They want to add a test server for development without purchasing new hardware. The IT team has limited experience with virtualization and needs a solution that is easy to set up and manage. They also want to minimize the risk of affecting the production server. Which approach should they take?

   • AInstall a Type 1 hypervisor on the production server and convert the physical server to a VM.
   • BUse a separate physical machine with a Type 2 hypervisor for the test environment.
   • CInstall a Type 2 hypervisor on the production server and create a test VM.
   • DDeploy a full VDI solution for the test environment.
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2. 2application · medium

   A user wants to run a second operating system on their laptop for testing purposes without affecting their primary OS. They have limited technical expertise. Which virtualization approach is most appropriate?

   • ADual-boot the laptop with the second OS.
   • BInstall a Type 2 hypervisor like VirtualBox on the laptop.
   • CInstall a Type 1 hypervisor directly on the laptop's hardware.
   • DUse a remote desktop service to access a VM hosted elsewhere.
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4. 3foundation · easy

   An organization wants to test a new application on multiple operating systems without purchasing additional hardware. Which virtualization use case does this scenario represent?

   • AServer consolidation
   • BDesktop virtualization
   • CDisaster recovery
   • DTesting and development
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5. 4foundation · easy

   What is a key benefit of using virtual machines for testing and development?

   • AVirtual machines run faster than physical machines for all workloads
   • BDevelopers can create and discard test environments quickly without affecting the host system
   • CVirtual machines can only run one operating system type
   • DVirtual machines do not require any storage space on the host
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6. 5application · medium

   A user reports that a VM is running slowly. The host has 8 GB of RAM, and the VM is allocated 4 GB. The administrator notices the VM's memory usage is consistently at 95%. Which action would most directly improve the VM's performance?

   • AEnable memory ballooning on the host.
   • BAdd more virtual CPUs to the VM.
   • CIncrease the VM's allocated RAM to 6 GB.
   • DMove the VM to a different physical host with more RAM.
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