OCT Technicals L3 Unit 1: Virtualisation 101

What is the name of the software used to facilitate Virtualisation?

• Operating System
• Hypervisor
• File Server
• System Utility

Considering the host PC in a Virtualised Server System, which "layer" is "underneath" the Hypervisor?

• Guest OS
• Applications
• Hardware
• Operating System

Considering the host PC in a Virtualised Server System, which "layer" is "above" the Hypervisor?

• Guest OS
• Applications
• Hardware
• Operating System

What is the name of a PC created in a client virtualisation environment?

• Host PC
• Virtual Desktop
• Virtual System
• Server

True or False:
Virtualisation can run virtual machines with a variety of different OS (i.e. Windows, Mac OS, Linux)

• TRUE
• FALSE

Which of the following is NOT a possible benefit of virtualisation?

• It can reduce the need for physical hardware
• The software is cheaper to license
• It ensures that servers are being fully utilised
• It can be more energy-efficient

Which of the following statements about virtualisation is NOT true:

• Virtualised systems are easier to set up then physical server systems
• Less staff may be needed to run a virtualised system
• It easy to configure changes to individal client machines, on a  virtualised network
• There are several forms of virtualisation, one of which is Hybrid Virtualisation

A Virtual Machine is....

• Hardware
• Software 

Which of the following statements is not true:

• Cloud Computing and Virtualisation are the same thing
• It would be possible to have cloud computing without virtualisation
• Hybrid virtualisation can consist of local virtualisation and public/ private cloud based systems 
• File Storage could be facilitated with Virtualisation

True or False:
A Host PC running a hypervisor, can support an unlimited number of virtual desktops and virtualised systems.

• TRUE
• FALSE