Server+ Server Virtualization Setup Basics Quiz

1. Which storage technology is commonly used for virtual machine datastores?

USB flash drives only

SAN (Storage Area Network) or NAS (Network Attached Storage)

Floppy disks

CD-ROM drives

2. What is the primary purpose of resource reservations in virtualization?

Guarantee minimum resources for critical VMs

Prevent any VM from running

Increase physical server count

Disable virtual networking

3. Which feature allows you to pause and resume a VM from the exact state it was in?

Hibernation or VM suspension

Shutdown

Reboot

Snapshot deletion

4. What is the role of a vSwitch in VMware environments?

Connect virtual machines to physical networks

Manage hypervisor licensing

Backup VM data

Monitor CPU temperature

5. In server virtualization, what is overprovisioning?

Assigning more virtual resources than physical hardware available

Using too many physical servers

Excessive backup creation

Installing multiple hypervisors

6. What does HA (High Availability) provide in a virtualized cluster?

Automatic VM restart on host failure

Increased bandwidth only

Enhanced encryption

Simplified user management

7. Which metric is most important when monitoring VM performance?

Physical server room temperature

CPU utilization, memory usage, and disk I/O

Network cable length

Hypervisor brand name

8. What is the primary advantage of using templates in virtualization?

Faster VM deployment with consistent configurations

Eliminates the need for hypervisors

Provides automatic security updates

Reduces storage requirements permanently

9. In virtual networking, what is a virtual switch?

A physical network switch replacement only

Software that manages network traffic between VMs and external networks

A firewall device

A backup network interface

10. What does VM consolidation primarily achieve?

Reduces hardware costs by running multiple VMs per server

Increases network latency

Eliminates the need for virtualization

Requires more physical servers

11. What is the primary function of a hypervisor in a virtualized environment?

Manage and allocate physical hardware resources to virtual machines

Provide antivirus protection for all VMs

Monitor network traffic only

Backup virtual machine data automatically

12. What is a VMDK file in virtualization?

A virtual machine disk file format

A network configuration file

A backup protocol

A hypervisor licensing file

13. How many virtual CPUs should you assign to a VM to avoid performance issues?

Always assign the maximum available

Only assign what the application requires

Assign double the physical core count

Assign a minimum of 8 vCPUs

14. What does live migration enable in a virtualized environment?

Moving a running VM to another physical host without downtime

Permanent deletion of VM snapshots

Automatic VM creation

Network packet filtering

15. Which of the following is a key benefit of server virtualization?

Eliminates hardware requirements

Increases physical server density and resource utilization

Removes the need for backups

Provides automatic security patches

16. What is the purpose of setting memory limits on virtual machines?

Prevent one VM from consuming all physical RAM

Increase VM performance

Reduce CPU usage

Enable live migration

17. Which resource allocation technique allows multiple VMs to share CPU time dynamically?

CPU pinning

CPU overcommitment

CPU isolation

CPU caching

18. In server virtualization, what is a snapshot?

A photograph of the server room

A point-in-time copy of a VM's state and disk

A network backup protocol

A performance monitoring tool

19. What does vSphere primarily provide in VMware's virtualization architecture?

Firewall protection

Complete virtualization platform for managing data center resources

Email server functionality

Database management only

20. Which type of hypervisor runs directly on hardware without requiring a host operating system?

Type 2 hypervisor

Type 1 hypervisor (bare-metal)

Container-based hypervisor

Software-based hypervisor