{"id":434,"date":"2018-07-04T12:42:03","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T12:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/ivytech-informationliteracy-1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=434"},"modified":"2018-07-04T12:49:29","modified_gmt":"2018-07-04T12:49:29","slug":"it-fundamentals-virtualization","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/ivytech-informationliteracy-1\/chapter\/it-fundamentals-virtualization\/","title":{"raw":"IT Fundamentals\/Virtualization","rendered":"IT Fundamentals\/Virtualization"},"content":{"raw":"<b>Virtualization<\/b>\u00a0is the act of creating a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, including but not limited to a virtual computer hardware platform, operating system (OS), storage device, or computer network resources.<sup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0This lesson covers virtualization and cloud computing.\r\n<h2><span id=\"Objectives_and_Skills\" class=\"mw-headline\">Objectives and Skills<\/span><\/h2>\r\nObjectives and skills for the virtualization portion of IT Fundamentals certification include:<sup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Identify the following alternative technologies and their purpose\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Virtualization\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Physical machine vs. virtual machine<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Cloud Computing\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Streaming media (audio\/video)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span id=\"Readings\" class=\"mw-headline\">Readings<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikipedia:Virtualization\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virtualization\">Wikipedia: Virtualization<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikipedia:Virtual memory\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virtual_memory\">Wikipedia: Virtual memory<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikipedia:Cloud computing\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cloud_computing\">Wikipedia: Cloud computing<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikipedia:Streaming media\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Streaming_media\">Wikipedia: Streaming media<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2><span id=\"Multimedia\" class=\"mw-headline\">Multimedia<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hPkEqOoQSu4\" rel=\"nofollow\">YouTube: A Simple Explanation of Virtualization<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XItj08D5KPk\" rel=\"nofollow\">YouTube: Virtualization as Fast as Possible<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jBemN4bKz3w\" rel=\"nofollow\">YouTube: How to Use VMware Player<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iqfjWIYyQ9k\" rel=\"nofollow\">YouTube: Virtual Memory - Part 1<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=txvGNDnKNWw\" rel=\"nofollow\">YouTube: Cloud Computing (in Plain English)<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7_bSNwLRuTI\" rel=\"nofollow\">YouTube: What is Streaming Video<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AeJzoqtuf-o\" rel=\"nofollow\">YouTube: Understanding Video Streaming<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9cxI1nilIts\" rel=\"nofollow\">YouTube: What is Cloud Computing &amp; Some Advantages &amp; Drawbacks<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2><span id=\"Activities\" class=\"mw-headline\">Activities<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>View virtual memory settings for your system.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Windows 7: Review\u00a0<a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/change-virtual-memory-size#1TC=windows-7\" rel=\"nofollow\">Microsoft: Change the size of virtual memory<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Windows 10: Review\u00a0<a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XH4JSt-fQlk\" rel=\"nofollow\">Adjust Virtual Memory on Windows 10<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>OS X: Review\u00a0<a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/osxdaily.com\/2010\/10\/08\/mac-virtual-memory-swap\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">OS X Daily: Mac Virtual Memory<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Linux: Review\u00a0<a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/foss\/ubuntu-enable-disable-swap-partition.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Techie Buzz: Ubuntu Linux: How to Enable or Disable Swap Partition<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Download and install virtualization software for your system:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Windows:\u00a0<a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikipedia:Hyper-V\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hyper-V\">Microsoft Hyper-V<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikipedia:VirtualBox\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/VirtualBox\">Oracle VirtualBox<\/a>, or\u00a0<a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikipedia:VMware Player\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/VMware_Player\">VMware Player<\/a>.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/virtualization\/hyper-v-on-windows\/quick-start\/enable-hyper-v\" rel=\"nofollow\">Microsoft: Enable Hyper-V<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thegeekstuff.com\/2012\/02\/virtualbox-install-create-vm\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Geek Stuff: How to install Oracle VirtualBox and Create a Virtual Machine<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/kb.vmware.com\/selfservice\/microsites\/search.do?language=en_US&amp;cmd=displayKC&amp;externalId=2053973\" rel=\"nofollow\">VMware: Downloading and Installing VMware Player and VMware Workstation Player<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>OS X:\u00a0<a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikipedia:VirtualBox\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/VirtualBox\">Oracle VirtualBox<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikipedia:Parallels Desktop for Mac\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parallels_Desktop_for_Mac\">Parallels<\/a>, or\u00a0<a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikipedia:VMware Fusion\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/VMware_Fusion\">VMware Fusion<\/a>.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thegeekstuff.com\/2012\/02\/virtualbox-install-create-vm\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Geek Stuff: How to install Oracle VirtualBox and Create a Virtual Machine<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Linux:\u00a0<a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikipedia:VirtualBox\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/VirtualBox\">Oracle VirtualBox<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikipedia:VMware Player\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/VMware_Player\">VMware Player<\/a>.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thegeekstuff.com\/2012\/02\/virtualbox-install-create-vm\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Geek Stuff: How to install Oracle VirtualBox and Create a Virtual Machine<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/kb.vmware.com\/selfservice\/microsites\/search.do?language=en_US&amp;cmd=displayKC&amp;externalId=2053973\" rel=\"nofollow\">VMware: Downloading and Installing VMware Player and VMware Workstation Player<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Search the Internet for a browser appliance for your virtualization environment. Download the appliance and follow the instructions to open the virtual machine and test the software.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Review\u00a0<a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikipedia:Physical-to-Virtual\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Physical-to-Virtual\">Wikipedia: Physical-to-Virtual<\/a>. Download and test a physical-to-virtual conversion tool for your virtualization environment. Open the converted virtual machine and test the software.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Research popular cloud storage providers. Compare prices and plans available.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Research popular audio and video streaming media providers. Compare prices and plans available.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2><span id=\"Lesson_Summary\" class=\"mw-headline\">Lesson Summary<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Virtualization is the simulation of a hardware platform, operating system, storage device, or network resources using software.<sup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\r\n \t<li>In hardware virtualization, the host machine is the actual machine on which the virtualization takes place, and the guest machine is the virtual machine.<sup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\r\n \t<li>The software or firmware that creates a virtual machine on the host hardware is called a hypervisor or virtual machine manager.<sup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Virtual machines running proprietary operating systems require licensing, regardless of the host machine's operating system.<sup id=\"cite_ref-6\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Virtual memory is a memory management technique developed for multitasking kernels that allows the operating system to use secondary storage as virtual memory address space and move memory pages between physical memory and virtual storage as needed.<sup id=\"cite_ref-7\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-7\">[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Cloud computing involves groups of remote servers and software networks that allow centralized data storage and online access to computer services or resources.<sup id=\"cite_ref-8\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-8\">[8]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Clouds can be classified as public, private or hybrid.<sup id=\"cite_ref-9\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-9\">[9]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Streaming media is multimedia that is constantly received by and presented to an end-user while being delivered by a provider.<sup id=\"cite_ref-10\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-10\">[10]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span id=\"Key_Terms\" class=\"mw-headline\">Key Terms<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<dl>\r\n \t<dt>Boot Camp<\/dt>\r\n \t<dd>A multi boot utility included with Apple Inc.'s OS X that assists users in installing Microsoft Windows operating systems on Intel-based Macintosh computers.<sup id=\"cite_ref-11\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-11\">[11]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\r\n \t<dt>dual boot<\/dt>\r\n \t<dd>Another name for multi-boot.<sup id=\"cite_ref-12\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-12\">[12]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\r\n \t<dt>guest machine<\/dt>\r\n \t<dd>A virtual computer which is run by a host machine.<sup id=\"cite_ref-13\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-13\">[13]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\r\n \t<dt>host machine<\/dt>\r\n \t<dd>A physical computer on which virtualization takes place.<sup id=\"cite_ref-14\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-14\">[14]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\r\n \t<dt>Hyper-V<\/dt>\r\n \t<dd>Microsoft's hypervisor, available as a free stand-alone product called Hyper-V Server, and an installable role in Windows Server 2008 and later as well as the x64 edition of Windows 8 Pro.<sup id=\"cite_ref-15\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-15\">[15]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\r\n \t<dt>hypervisor<\/dt>\r\n \t<dd>A piece of computer software, firmware or hardware that creates and runs virtual machines.<sup id=\"cite_ref-16\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-16\">[16]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\r\n \t<dt>multi-boot<\/dt>\r\n \t<dd>The act of installing multiple operating systems on a computer, and being able to choose which one to boot when starting the computer.<sup id=\"cite_ref-17\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-17\">[17]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\r\n \t<dt>Parallels<\/dt>\r\n \t<dd>Software providing hardware virtualization for Macintosh computers with Intel processors.<sup id=\"cite_ref-18\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-18\">[18]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\r\n \t<dt>ReadyBoost<\/dt>\r\n \t<dd>A disk caching software component of Windows Vista and later Microsoft operating systems that allows any compatible mass storage device to be used as a hard-drive memory cache for the purpose of increasing random read access speed to the hard drive.<sup id=\"cite_ref-19\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-19\">[19]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\r\n \t<dt>snapshot<\/dt>\r\n \t<dd>The state of a system at a particular point in time.<sup id=\"cite_ref-20\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-20\">[20]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\r\n \t<dt>thin client<\/dt>\r\n \t<dd>A computer or computer program which depends heavily on some other computer (its server) to fulfill its computational roles.<sup id=\"cite_ref-21\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-21\">[21]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\r\n \t<dt>thin provisioning<\/dt>\r\n \t<dd>Using virtualization technology to give the appearance of having more physical resources than are actually available.<sup id=\"cite_ref-22\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-22\">[22]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\r\n \t<dt>virtual machine (VM)<\/dt>\r\n \t<dd>A software implemented abstraction of the underlying hardware which is presented to the application layer of the system.<sup id=\"cite_ref-23\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-23\">[23]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\r\n \t<dt>virtual machine monitor (VMM)<\/dt>\r\n \t<dd>Another name for hypervisor.<sup id=\"cite_ref-24\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-24\">[24]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\r\n \t<dt>VirtualBox<\/dt>\r\n \t<dd>A virtualization software package for x86 and AMD64\/Intel64-based computers distributed by Oracle.<sup id=\"cite_ref-25\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-25\">[25]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\r\n \t<dt>VMware Fusion<\/dt>\r\n \t<dd>A software hypervisor developed by VMware for computers running OS X with Intel processors.<sup id=\"cite_ref-26\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-26\">[26]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\r\n \t<dt>VMware Player<\/dt>\r\n \t<dd>A virtualization software package for computers running Windows or Linux, supplied free of charge for personal non-commercial use by VMware, Inc.<sup id=\"cite_ref-27\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-27\">[27]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<h2><span id=\"Review_Questions\" class=\"mw-headline\">Review Questions<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"noprint\">\r\n<div class=\"mw-customtoggle-JavaScript mw-customtoggle\">\r\n<div id=\"mw-customcollapsible-JavaScript\" class=\"mw-collapsible mw-collapsed mw-made-collapsible\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"noprint\"><b>Click on a question to see the answer.<\/b><\/div>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible mw-made-collapsible\">\r\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-toggle mw-collapsible-toggle-expanded\">Virtualization is _____.\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"719347\"]Show Answer[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"719347\"]Virtualization is the simulation of a hardware platform, operating system, storage device, or network resources using software.[\/hidden-answer]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-content\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible mw-made-collapsible\">\r\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-toggle mw-collapsible-toggle-expanded\">In hardware virtualization, the host machine is _____, and the guest machine is _____.<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-content\">[reveal-answer q=\"780389\"]Show Answer[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"780389\"]In hardware virtualization, the host machine is the actual machine on which the virtualization takes place, and the guest machine is the virtual machine.[\/hidden-answer]<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible mw-made-collapsible\">\r\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-toggle mw-collapsible-toggle-expanded\">The software or firmware that creates a virtual machine on the host hardware is called _____ or _____.<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-content\">[reveal-answer q=\"816161\"]Show Answer[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"816161\"]The software or firmware that creates a virtual machine on the host hardware is called a hypervisor or virtual machine manager.[\/hidden-answer]<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible mw-made-collapsible\">\r\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-toggle mw-collapsible-toggle-expanded\">Virtual machines running proprietary operating systems require _____.<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-content\">[reveal-answer q=\"695871\"]Show Answer[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"695871\"]Virtual machines running proprietary operating systems require licensing, regardless of the host machine's operating system.[\/hidden-answer]<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible mw-made-collapsible\">\r\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-toggle mw-collapsible-toggle-expanded\">Virtual memory is _____ that allows the operating system to _____.<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-content\">[reveal-answer q=\"651111\"]Show Answer[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"651111\"]Virtual memory is a memory management technique developed for multitasking kernels that allows the operating system to use secondary storage as virtual memory address space and move memory pages between physical memory and virtual storage as needed.\/hidden-answer]<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible mw-made-collapsible\">\r\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-toggle mw-collapsible-toggle-expanded\">Cloud computing involves _____ that allow _____.<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-content\">[reveal-answer q=\"359562\"]Show Answer[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"359562\"]Cloud computing involves groups of remote servers and software networks that allow centralized data storage and online access to computer services or resources.[\/hidden-answer]<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible mw-made-collapsible\">\r\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-toggle mw-collapsible-toggle-expanded\">Clouds can be classified as _____, _____ or _____.<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-content\">[reveal-answer q=\"350647\"]Show Answer[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"350647\"]Clouds can be classified as public, private or hybrid.[\/hidden-answer]<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible mw-made-collapsible\">\r\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-toggle mw-collapsible-toggle-expanded\">Streaming media is _____.<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-content\">[reveal-answer q=\"811813\"]Show Answer[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"811813\"]Streaming media is multimedia that is constantly received by and presented to an end-user while being delivered by a provider.[\/hidden-answer]<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2><span id=\"Assessments\" class=\"mw-headline\">Assessments<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Flashcards:\u00a0<a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/quizlet.com\/69558723\/it-fundamentals-virtualization-flash-cards\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Quizlet: IT Fundamentals - Virtualization<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Quiz:\u00a0<a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/quizlet.com\/69558723\/test?mult_choice=on&amp;prompt-with=1&amp;limit=10\" rel=\"nofollow\">Quizlet: IT Fundamentals - Virtualization<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span id=\"See_Also\" class=\"mw-headline\">See Also<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a title=\"Windows Server Administration\/Virtualization\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/Windows_Server_Administration\/Virtualization\">Windows Server Administration - Virtualization<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.businessnewsdaily.com\/5791-virtualization-vs-cloud-computing.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Business News Daily: Virtualization vs. Cloud Computing<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span id=\"References\" class=\"mw-headline\">References<\/span><span class=\"mw-editsection\"><span class=\"mw-editsection-bracket\">[<\/span><a title=\"Edit section: References\" 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href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify the following alternative technologies and their purpose\n<ul>\n<li>Virtualization\n<ul>\n<li>Physical machine vs. virtual machine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Cloud Computing\n<ul>\n<li>Streaming media (audio\/video)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"Readings\" class=\"mw-headline\">Readings<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikipedia:Virtualization\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virtualization\">Wikipedia: Virtualization<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikipedia:Virtual memory\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virtual_memory\">Wikipedia: Virtual memory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikipedia:Cloud computing\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cloud_computing\">Wikipedia: Cloud computing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikipedia:Streaming media\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Streaming_media\">Wikipedia: Streaming media<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span id=\"Multimedia\" class=\"mw-headline\">Multimedia<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hPkEqOoQSu4\" rel=\"nofollow\">YouTube: A Simple Explanation of Virtualization<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XItj08D5KPk\" rel=\"nofollow\">YouTube: Virtualization as Fast as Possible<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jBemN4bKz3w\" rel=\"nofollow\">YouTube: How to Use VMware Player<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iqfjWIYyQ9k\" rel=\"nofollow\">YouTube: Virtual Memory &#8211; Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=txvGNDnKNWw\" rel=\"nofollow\">YouTube: Cloud Computing (in Plain English)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7_bSNwLRuTI\" rel=\"nofollow\">YouTube: What is Streaming Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AeJzoqtuf-o\" rel=\"nofollow\">YouTube: Understanding Video Streaming<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9cxI1nilIts\" rel=\"nofollow\">YouTube: What is Cloud Computing &amp; Some Advantages &amp; Drawbacks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span id=\"Activities\" class=\"mw-headline\">Activities<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>View virtual memory settings for your system.\n<ul>\n<li>Windows 7: Review\u00a0<a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/change-virtual-memory-size#1TC=windows-7\" rel=\"nofollow\">Microsoft: Change the size of virtual memory<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Windows 10: Review\u00a0<a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XH4JSt-fQlk\" rel=\"nofollow\">Adjust Virtual Memory on Windows 10<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>OS X: Review\u00a0<a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/osxdaily.com\/2010\/10\/08\/mac-virtual-memory-swap\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">OS X Daily: Mac Virtual Memory<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Linux: Review\u00a0<a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/foss\/ubuntu-enable-disable-swap-partition.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Techie Buzz: Ubuntu Linux: How to Enable or Disable Swap Partition<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Download and install virtualization software for your system:\n<ul>\n<li>Windows:\u00a0<a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikipedia:Hyper-V\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hyper-V\">Microsoft Hyper-V<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikipedia:VirtualBox\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/VirtualBox\">Oracle VirtualBox<\/a>, or\u00a0<a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikipedia:VMware Player\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/VMware_Player\">VMware Player<\/a>.\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/virtualization\/hyper-v-on-windows\/quick-start\/enable-hyper-v\" rel=\"nofollow\">Microsoft: Enable Hyper-V<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thegeekstuff.com\/2012\/02\/virtualbox-install-create-vm\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Geek Stuff: How to install Oracle VirtualBox and Create a Virtual Machine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/kb.vmware.com\/selfservice\/microsites\/search.do?language=en_US&amp;cmd=displayKC&amp;externalId=2053973\" rel=\"nofollow\">VMware: Downloading and Installing VMware Player and VMware Workstation Player<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>OS X:\u00a0<a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikipedia:VirtualBox\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/VirtualBox\">Oracle VirtualBox<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikipedia:Parallels Desktop for Mac\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parallels_Desktop_for_Mac\">Parallels<\/a>, or\u00a0<a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikipedia:VMware Fusion\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/VMware_Fusion\">VMware Fusion<\/a>.\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thegeekstuff.com\/2012\/02\/virtualbox-install-create-vm\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Geek Stuff: How to install Oracle VirtualBox and Create a Virtual Machine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Linux:\u00a0<a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikipedia:VirtualBox\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/VirtualBox\">Oracle VirtualBox<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikipedia:VMware Player\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/VMware_Player\">VMware Player<\/a>.\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thegeekstuff.com\/2012\/02\/virtualbox-install-create-vm\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Geek Stuff: How to install Oracle VirtualBox and Create a Virtual Machine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/kb.vmware.com\/selfservice\/microsites\/search.do?language=en_US&amp;cmd=displayKC&amp;externalId=2053973\" rel=\"nofollow\">VMware: Downloading and Installing VMware Player and VMware Workstation Player<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Search the Internet for a browser appliance for your virtualization environment. Download the appliance and follow the instructions to open the virtual machine and test the software.<\/li>\n<li>Review\u00a0<a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikipedia:Physical-to-Virtual\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Physical-to-Virtual\">Wikipedia: Physical-to-Virtual<\/a>. Download and test a physical-to-virtual conversion tool for your virtualization environment. Open the converted virtual machine and test the software.<\/li>\n<li>Research popular cloud storage providers. Compare prices and plans available.<\/li>\n<li>Research popular audio and video streaming media providers. Compare prices and plans available.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span id=\"Lesson_Summary\" class=\"mw-headline\">Lesson Summary<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Virtualization is the simulation of a hardware platform, operating system, storage device, or network resources using software.<sup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>In hardware virtualization, the host machine is the actual machine on which the virtualization takes place, and the guest machine is the virtual machine.<sup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>The software or firmware that creates a virtual machine on the host hardware is called a hypervisor or virtual machine manager.<sup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Virtual machines running proprietary operating systems require licensing, regardless of the host machine&#8217;s operating system.<sup id=\"cite_ref-6\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Virtual memory is a memory management technique developed for multitasking kernels that allows the operating system to use secondary storage as virtual memory address space and move memory pages between physical memory and virtual storage as needed.<sup id=\"cite_ref-7\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-7\">[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Cloud computing involves groups of remote servers and software networks that allow centralized data storage and online access to computer services or resources.<sup id=\"cite_ref-8\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-8\">[8]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Clouds can be classified as public, private or hybrid.<sup id=\"cite_ref-9\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-9\">[9]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Streaming media is multimedia that is constantly received by and presented to an end-user while being delivered by a provider.<sup id=\"cite_ref-10\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-10\">[10]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"Key_Terms\" class=\"mw-headline\">Key Terms<\/span><\/h2>\n<dl>\n<dt>Boot Camp<\/dt>\n<dd>A multi boot utility included with Apple Inc.&#8217;s OS X that assists users in installing Microsoft Windows operating systems on Intel-based Macintosh computers.<sup id=\"cite_ref-11\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-11\">[11]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\n<dt>dual boot<\/dt>\n<dd>Another name for multi-boot.<sup id=\"cite_ref-12\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-12\">[12]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\n<dt>guest machine<\/dt>\n<dd>A virtual computer which is run by a host machine.<sup id=\"cite_ref-13\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-13\">[13]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\n<dt>host machine<\/dt>\n<dd>A physical computer on which virtualization takes place.<sup id=\"cite_ref-14\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-14\">[14]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\n<dt>Hyper-V<\/dt>\n<dd>Microsoft&#8217;s hypervisor, available as a free stand-alone product called Hyper-V Server, and an installable role in Windows Server 2008 and later as well as the x64 edition of Windows 8 Pro.<sup id=\"cite_ref-15\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-15\">[15]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\n<dt>hypervisor<\/dt>\n<dd>A piece of computer software, firmware or hardware that creates and runs virtual machines.<sup id=\"cite_ref-16\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-16\">[16]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\n<dt>multi-boot<\/dt>\n<dd>The act of installing multiple operating systems on a computer, and being able to choose which one to boot when starting the computer.<sup id=\"cite_ref-17\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-17\">[17]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\n<dt>Parallels<\/dt>\n<dd>Software providing hardware virtualization for Macintosh computers with Intel processors.<sup id=\"cite_ref-18\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-18\">[18]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\n<dt>ReadyBoost<\/dt>\n<dd>A disk caching software component of Windows Vista and later Microsoft operating systems that allows any compatible mass storage device to be used as a hard-drive memory cache for the purpose of increasing random read access speed to the hard drive.<sup id=\"cite_ref-19\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-19\">[19]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\n<dt>snapshot<\/dt>\n<dd>The state of a system at a particular point in time.<sup id=\"cite_ref-20\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-20\">[20]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\n<dt>thin client<\/dt>\n<dd>A computer or computer program which depends heavily on some other computer (its server) to fulfill its computational roles.<sup id=\"cite_ref-21\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-21\">[21]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\n<dt>thin provisioning<\/dt>\n<dd>Using virtualization technology to give the appearance of having more physical resources than are actually available.<sup id=\"cite_ref-22\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-22\">[22]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\n<dt>virtual machine (VM)<\/dt>\n<dd>A software implemented abstraction of the underlying hardware which is presented to the application layer of the system.<sup id=\"cite_ref-23\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-23\">[23]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\n<dt>virtual machine monitor (VMM)<\/dt>\n<dd>Another name for hypervisor.<sup id=\"cite_ref-24\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-24\">[24]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\n<dt>VirtualBox<\/dt>\n<dd>A virtualization software package for x86 and AMD64\/Intel64-based computers distributed by Oracle.<sup id=\"cite_ref-25\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-25\">[25]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\n<dt>VMware Fusion<\/dt>\n<dd>A software hypervisor developed by VMware for computers running OS X with Intel processors.<sup id=\"cite_ref-26\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-26\">[26]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\n<dt>VMware Player<\/dt>\n<dd>A virtualization software package for computers running Windows or Linux, supplied free of charge for personal non-commercial use by VMware, Inc.<sup id=\"cite_ref-27\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/IT_Fundamentals\/Virtualization#cite_note-27\">[27]<\/a><\/sup><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<h2><span id=\"Review_Questions\" class=\"mw-headline\">Review Questions<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"noprint\">\n<div class=\"mw-customtoggle-JavaScript mw-customtoggle\">\n<div id=\"mw-customcollapsible-JavaScript\" class=\"mw-collapsible mw-collapsed mw-made-collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"noprint\"><b>Click on a question to see the answer.<\/b><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible mw-made-collapsible\">\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-toggle mw-collapsible-toggle-expanded\">Virtualization is _____.<\/p>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q719347\">Show Answer<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q719347\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">Virtualization is the simulation of a hardware platform, operating system, storage device, or network resources using software.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-content\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible mw-made-collapsible\">\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-toggle mw-collapsible-toggle-expanded\">In hardware virtualization, the host machine is _____, and the guest machine is _____.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-content\">\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q780389\">Show Answer<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q780389\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">In hardware virtualization, the host machine is the actual machine on which the virtualization takes place, and the guest machine is the virtual machine.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible mw-made-collapsible\">\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-toggle mw-collapsible-toggle-expanded\">The software or firmware that creates a virtual machine on the host hardware is called _____ or _____.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-content\">\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q816161\">Show Answer<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q816161\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">The software or firmware that creates a virtual machine on the host hardware is called a hypervisor or virtual machine manager.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible mw-made-collapsible\">\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-toggle mw-collapsible-toggle-expanded\">Virtual machines running proprietary operating systems require _____.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-content\">\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q695871\">Show Answer<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q695871\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">Virtual machines running proprietary operating systems require licensing, regardless of the host machine&#8217;s operating system.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible mw-made-collapsible\">\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-toggle mw-collapsible-toggle-expanded\">Virtual memory is _____ that allows the operating system to _____.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-content\">\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q651111\">Show Answer<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q651111\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">Virtual memory is a memory management technique developed for multitasking kernels that allows the operating system to use secondary storage as virtual memory address space and move memory pages between physical memory and virtual storage as needed.\/hidden-answer]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible mw-made-collapsible\">\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-toggle mw-collapsible-toggle-expanded\">Cloud computing involves _____ that allow _____.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-content\">\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q359562\">Show Answer<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q359562\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cloud computing involves groups of remote servers and software networks that allow centralized data storage and online access to computer services or resources.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible mw-made-collapsible\">\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-toggle mw-collapsible-toggle-expanded\">Clouds can be classified as _____, _____ or _____.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-content\">\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q350647\">Show Answer<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q350647\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">Clouds can be classified as public, private or hybrid.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible mw-made-collapsible\">\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-toggle mw-collapsible-toggle-expanded\">Streaming media is _____.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-content\">\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q811813\">Show Answer<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q811813\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">Streaming media is multimedia that is constantly received by and presented to an end-user while being delivered by a provider.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span id=\"Assessments\" class=\"mw-headline\">Assessments<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Flashcards:\u00a0<a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/quizlet.com\/69558723\/it-fundamentals-virtualization-flash-cards\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Quizlet: IT Fundamentals &#8211; Virtualization<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Quiz:\u00a0<a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/quizlet.com\/69558723\/test?mult_choice=on&amp;prompt-with=1&amp;limit=10\" rel=\"nofollow\">Quizlet: IT Fundamentals &#8211; Virtualization<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"See_Also\" class=\"mw-headline\">See Also<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Windows Server Administration\/Virtualization\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/Windows_Server_Administration\/Virtualization\">Windows Server Administration &#8211; Virtualization<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.businessnewsdaily.com\/5791-virtualization-vs-cloud-computing.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Business News Daily: Virtualization vs. Cloud Computing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"References\" class=\"mw-headline\">References<\/span><span class=\"mw-editsection\"><span class=\"mw-editsection-bracket\">[<\/span><a title=\"Edit section: References\" 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