Chapter 18 –
Virtualization
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- Checkpoint
– checkpoints save changes to virtual machines
- Client-side
virtualization – using hypervisor installed on a client machine to run a
virtual machine
- Community
cloud – cloud network that serves a group
- Emulator
– surface or hardware that converts commands to the hard drive
- Guest
– an operating system inside a virtual machine
- Hardware
virtualization support – processor for virtual machine
- Host
– a single device that has a IP address
- Hybrid
cloud – combination of cloud resources
- Hypervisor
– software that allows a single computer to run multiple virtual machines
- IaaS
– cloud hosted provider
- Measured
service – billed in small increments
- On
demand – Cloud resources such as a server
- PaaS
– Cloud based virtual servers
- Private
cloud – cloud networks built by a company
- Public
cloud – cloud networks built by large companies
- Rapid
elasticity – because cloud servers are powered by virtual machines
- Snapshot
– screenshots
- SaaS
– Cloud based service to store and update applications and programs
- Thin
client – a system to handle very basis applications
- Virtual
desktop – traditional OS installed in a VM. A local system could run its own Vm
containing a virtual desktop
