Introduction to Full Virtualization
1. How does NIST define virtualization?"Virtualization is the simulation of software and/or hardware upon which other software operates."
2. What does NIST cite as advantages of full virtualization?
The main advantage of full virtualization is its ability to maximize the use of a system's resources. By loading the system with multiple operating systems and services, no processing or memory power is wasted.
3. What distinguishes the different forms of virtualization?
Computing architecture layers distinguish the virtualization forms; i.e., Application virtualization provides a virtual API.
4. What is the motivation for full virtualization?
The motivation for full-virtualization is the operational and application compatibility benefits.
5. Compare and contrast single vs multiserver virtualization.
The hypervisor is at the center of interactions from the guest OS and the hardware regardless of single or multiserver configurations.
