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Virtualization and Cloud Computing

220-1101 Practice Questions

Domain 4 of CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1101 covers cloud service and deployment models, client-side virtualization, and the resource requirements that make virtual machines work. The exam tests these through scenario questions: matching IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS to a business need, picking public, private, hybrid, or community clouds, and identifying CPU virtualization extensions, RAM, and storage needs for hosted VMs.

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220-1101 Virtualization and Cloud Computing — Key Topics

Match workloads to IaaS, PaaS, or SaaS and public, private, hybrid, or community deployment, then size VMs correctly. The critical skill is enabling hardware virtualization (Intel VT-x/AMD-V) in BIOS/UEFI before installing Type 2 hypervisors like VirtualBox or VMware Workstation.

Distinguish IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS by which layer the provider manages versus the customer
Match public, private, hybrid, and community cloud models to given business scenarios
Identify client-side virtualization requirements: CPU virtualization extensions, RAM, and storage
Recognize cloud characteristics such as rapid elasticity, measured service, and resource pooling

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Where candidates lose marks on Virtualization and Cloud Computing

⚠Confusing IaaS with PaaS: IaaS supplies raw compute, storage, and networking, while PaaS adds a managed runtime and development environment.
⚠Assuming any modern CPU supports virtualization without checking that VT-x or AMD-V is enabled in BIOS/UEFI.
⚠Treating hybrid cloud as identical to public cloud, ignoring that hybrid keeps some workloads on-premises or in a private cloud.

220-1101 Virtualization and Cloud Computing — Practice Questions

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Question 2mediummultiple choice

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A company runs multiple virtual machines on a single hypervisor host running a Type 2 hypervisor on a Windows Server. The IT team needs to give a graphics-intensive VM direct access to the physical GPU for CAD rendering. Which of the following technologies should be implemented?

Question 3hardmultiple choice

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An IT department runs several virtualized database servers on a single physical host using a Type 2 hypervisor. They plan to replace the Type 2 hypervisor with a Type 1 hypervisor to improve performance. Which of the following is a primary advantage of a Type 1 hypervisor in this scenario?

Question 4hardmultiple choice

Virtualization and Cloud Computing

220-1101 Virtualization and Cloud Computing — Key Topics

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220-1101 Virtualization and Cloud Computing — Practice Questions

A company runs multiple virtual machines on a single hypervisor host running a Type 2 hypervisor on a Windows Server. The IT team needs to give a graphics-intensive VM direct access to the physical GPU for CAD rendering. Which of the following technologies should be implemented?

An IT department runs several virtualized database servers on a single physical host using a Type 2 hypervisor. They plan to replace the Type 2 hypervisor with a Type 1 hypervisor to improve performance. Which of the following is a primary advantage of a Type 1 hypervisor in this scenario?

A company wants to ensure that its cloud-based application remains available even if an entire data center goes offline. The company deploys the application across multiple geographically separate data centers operated by the cloud provider. Which cloud concept is the company implementing?

A company wants to migrate its on-premises email server to the cloud. The IT director insists that the new solution require no management of the underlying operating system, application server, or patching. Which cloud service model should the organization choose?

A company uses a public cloud IaaS provider. They are billed monthly based on the total hours their virtual machines are running and the amount of block storage allocated. Which cloud computing characteristic does this billing model represent?

A company hosts a database virtual machine in a public IaaS cloud. The VM is experiencing slow performance due to high disk I/O latency. The administrator wants to improve performance without changing the VM size (vCPU or RAM). Which of the following actions would MOST likely resolve the issue?

A company plans to run multiple virtual servers on a single physical host to reduce hardware costs. The IT team wants direct hardware access for each virtual machine to maximize performance and minimize latency. Which of the following is the most appropriate hypervisor type to deploy?

A company runs multiple virtual machines on a single hypervisor host using a Type 2 hypervisor. The IT manager wants to migrate to a Type 1 hypervisor to improve performance and reduce overhead. Which of the following is a key advantage of using a Type 1 hypervisor in this scenario?

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Virtualization and Cloud Computing

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220-1101 Virtualization and Cloud Computing — Practice Questions

A company runs multiple virtual machines on a single hypervisor host running a Type 2 hypervisor on a Windows Server. The IT team needs to give a graphics-intensive VM direct access to the physical GPU for CAD rendering. Which of the following technologies should be implemented?

An IT department runs several virtualized database servers on a single physical host using a Type 2 hypervisor. They plan to replace the Type 2 hypervisor with a Type 1 hypervisor to improve performance. Which of the following is a primary advantage of a Type 1 hypervisor in this scenario?

A company wants to ensure that its cloud-based application remains available even if an entire data center goes offline. The company deploys the application across multiple geographically separate data centers operated by the cloud provider. Which cloud concept is the company implementing?

A company wants to migrate its on-premises email server to the cloud. The IT director insists that the new solution require no management of the underlying operating system, application server, or patching. Which cloud service model should the organization choose?

A company uses a public cloud IaaS provider. They are billed monthly based on the total hours their virtual machines are running and the amount of block storage allocated. Which cloud computing characteristic does this billing model represent?

A company hosts a database virtual machine in a public IaaS cloud. The VM is experiencing slow performance due to high disk I/O latency. The administrator wants to improve performance without changing the VM size (vCPU or RAM). Which of the following actions would MOST likely resolve the issue?

A company plans to run multiple virtual servers on a single physical host to reduce hardware costs. The IT team wants direct hardware access for each virtual machine to maximize performance and minimize latency. Which of the following is the most appropriate hypervisor type to deploy?

A company runs multiple virtual machines on a single hypervisor host using a Type 2 hypervisor. The IT manager wants to migrate to a Type 1 hypervisor to improve performance and reduce overhead. Which of the following is a key advantage of using a Type 1 hypervisor in this scenario?

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