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    The company wants to minimize servers in its data center using virtualization while allowing each virtual machine to run its own full operating system. A Type I hypervisor would be the most efficient choice as it allows each VM to have its own OS without requiring the physical server to run a full OS as well, unlike a Type II hypervisor. The biggest security benefit of virtualization is that if one VM is compromised, the effects are contained to that VM and unlikely to spread to others on the same physical server.

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    07 Quiz - Virtualization

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    Your company is investigating using virtualization to help minimize the number of servers in

    its data center. The company would like to ensure that the virtualization solution chosen is
    the most efficient use of limited resources while still allowing them to run a full operating
    system for each virtual machine being hosted by the server. What type of virtualization
    should the company choose?
    a) Type I hypervisor
    b) Type II hypervisor
    c) Type III hypervisor
    d) Containerization

    Answer: A
    Explanation: A Type I (bare metal) hypervisor allows each virtual machine (VM) to have its
    own operating system (OS) without requiring the underlying physical server to have a full
    OS like Windows, OS X, or Linux. A Type I hypervisor is more efficient than a Type II
    hypervisor because a Type II requires a full desktop or server OS to be installed on the
    server AND in each of the VMs. A Type III hypervisor is a made-up term to distract the
    student. Containerization is the most efficient of any of the options listed, but it doesn’t
    allow each VM to have its own OS since all containers share the same host OS. (Lesson
    07_02 hypervisor)

    What is the biggest security benefit of using multiple virtual machines on a shared physical
    server?
    a) Virtual machines cannot be hacked
    b) If one virtual machine is compromised, the negative effects can be
    compartmentalized and not spread to the other virtual machines on the
    same physical server
    c) If one virtual machine is compromised, none of the other virtual machines
    can be compromised
    d) When you patch the shared physical server, all the virtual machines hosted
    by it are automatically patched

    Answer: B
    Explanation: If one virtual machine is compromised, the negative effects can be
    compartmentalized and not spread to the other virtual machines on the same server. The
    keyword here is “can”. Virtual machines on the same server can be compromised if the
    attacker performs a VM escape, or if the other virtual machines have the same type of
    vulnerability. Virtual machines can be hacked, just like physical servers. Each virtual
    machine has its own operating system and therefore must be patched. (Lesson 07_05
    Securing VMs)

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