Virtualization & Containerization

Question 1

What is Virtualization?

Answer 1

powerful technology that allows for the emulation of servers, each running its own operating systems within a virtual machine.

Question 2

What is Containertization?

Answer 2

lightweight alternative to full machine virtualization

method of running applications in isolated user spaces called containers

Question 3

What is a Type 1 Hypervisor?

Answer 3

runs directly on the host hardware and functions similarly to an operating system

aka bare metal or a native hypervisor

Question 4

What is a Type 2 Hypervisor?

Answer 4

operates within a standard operating system such as Windows, Mac, or Linux.

Question 5

What is a Virtual Machine Escape?

Answer 5

occurs when an attacker is able to break out of one of these normally isolated virtual machines

Question 6

What is Privileged Elevation?

Answer 6

occurs when a user is able to grant themselves the ability to run functions as a higher level user

Question 7

What is Live Migration Of Virtual Machines?

Answer 7

When a virtual machine needs to move from one physical host to another

Question 8

What is Resource Reuse?

Answer 8

concept in computing where system resources, like memory, storage, or processing power can be reused