SVAD111 Session 1 Project
Name:
For this project you will be downloading some software to examine your system then evaluating the answers in the review questions.
Item 1
A) Do Activity 1-1 on page 11 of the Hands-On Virtual Computing book
B) When you have run the software and see the results screen, do a screen shot of the results and paste here:
C) What does that screen shot tell you about your system? Does your system support hardware virtualization?
This screen lists details about my laptop’s CPU. I can see features that my CPU is capable of, and my CPU does support hardware virtualization.
Item 2:
Now go to the chapter review questions on page 30 t0 32 of your Hands-On Virtual Computing book. For questions 1 through 10 identify the correct answer below, then EXPLAIN WHY the other answers are wrong.
1. When using virtualization software to run a virtual machine, the virtual machine’s hard disk is which of the following?
a. A separate partition of the host computer’s hard drive
b. A folder on the host OS
c. A file on the host computer’s hard drive
d. Stored in the virtualization software in a hidden directory
The virtual machine’s hard disk is a file called the virtual disk file. By using a file stored on the host system you can have multiple virtual machines without creating a partition for each machine. You may want to move a virtual machine from one host to another, so a hidden file would not be a useful option.
2. Virtualization software runs within the OS of a physical computer that’s referred to as which of the following?
a. Guest computer
b. Host computer
c. Virtual machine
d. Master system
The PC that runs the virtualization software is the host because it is running within that systems OS. The emulated computer environment is the virtual machine, and when an OS is put on the virtual machine it is then referred to as a guest system.
3. Which of the following is the most important limit on the number of virtual machines you can run at once on a physical computer?
For this project you will be downloading some software to examine your system then evaluating the answers in the review questions.
Item 1
A) Do Activity 1-1 on page 11 of the Hands-On Virtual Computing book
B) When you have run the software and see the results screen, do a screen shot of the results and paste here:
C) What does that screen shot tell you about your system? Does your system support hardware virtualization?
This screen lists details about my laptop’s CPU. I can see features that my CPU is capable of, and my CPU does support hardware virtualization.
Item 2:
Now go to the chapter review questions on page 30 t0 32 of your Hands-On Virtual Computing book. For questions 1 through 10 identify the correct answer below, then EXPLAIN WHY the other answers are wrong.
1. When using virtualization software to run a virtual machine, the virtual machine’s hard disk is which of the following?
a. A separate partition of the host computer’s hard drive
b. A folder on the host OS
c. A file on the host computer’s hard drive
d. Stored in the virtualization software in a hidden directory
The virtual machine’s hard disk is a file called the virtual disk file. By using a file stored on the host system you can have multiple virtual machines without creating a partition for each machine. You may want to move a virtual machine from one host to another, so a hidden file would not be a useful option.
2. Virtualization software runs within the OS of a physical computer that’s referred to as which of the following?
a. Guest computer
b. Host computer
c. Virtual machine
d. Master system
The PC that runs the virtualization software is the host because it is running within that systems OS. The emulated computer environment is the virtual machine, and when an OS is put on the virtual machine it is then referred to as a guest system.
3. Which of the following is the most important limit on the number of virtual machines you can run at once on a physical computer?