VMware Associate Data Center Virtualization Practice Test - Set 1
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1. What is the primary benefit of using VMware vSphere for data center virtualization?
It allows for server consolidation and resource optimization
It only provides network management
It enables cloud storage for data centers
It eliminates the need for hardware
✅ Correct Answer: It allows for server consolidation and resource optimization
2. Which VMware technology is used for creating and managing virtual machines?
VMware vSphere
VMware NSX
VMware Horizon
VMware vSAN
✅ Correct Answer: VMware vSphere
3. Which of the following is a key feature of VMware vSphere HA (High Availability)?
Automatically restarts virtual machines in case of host failure
Improves storage performance
Enables live migration of virtual machines
Manages user authentication
✅ Correct Answer: Automatically restarts virtual machines in case of host failure
4. What is VMware vCenter Server used for in a virtualized data center?
Centralized management of vSphere hosts and virtual machines
Hosting virtual desktops
Providing storage services
Managing physical servers
✅ Correct Answer: Centralized management of vSphere hosts and virtual machines
5. What is the role of VMware vSAN in a data center?
It provides software-defined storage using local storage resources
It manages virtual machines
It provides network security
It handles cloud storage
✅ Correct Answer: It provides software-defined storage using local storage resources
6. Which VMware product enables network virtualization in a data center?
VMware NSX
VMware vSphere
VMware vSAN
VMware Horizon
✅ Correct Answer: VMware NSX
7. Which feature of VMware vSphere allows for virtual machine migration between hosts without downtime?
VMware vMotion
VMware Storage vMotion
VMware HA
VMware DRS
✅ Correct Answer: VMware vMotion
8. What does VMware DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler) do in a virtualized environment?
Automatically balances compute workloads across hosts
Manages storage performance
Backs up virtual machines
Secures virtual machines with encryption
✅ Correct Answer: Automatically balances compute workloads across hosts
9. What is VMware ESXi?
A type of hypervisor for running virtual machines
A network switch
A storage device
A server backup tool
✅ Correct Answer: A type of hypervisor for running virtual machines
10. What feature does VMware vSphere provide to ensure virtual machine availability in case of a hardware failure?
VMware HA (High Availability)
VMware vMotion
VMware DRS
VMware NSX
✅ Correct Answer: VMware HA (High Availability)
11. Which feature of VMware vSphere allows for the management and monitoring of virtualized infrastructure?
vSphere Web Client
VMware vCenter
VMware NSX Manager
vSphere Replication
✅ Correct Answer: vSphere Web Client
12. What is the purpose of VMware vSphere Fault Tolerance (FT)?
To provide continuous availability for virtual machines by creating an exact replica
To improve virtual machine performance
To back up virtual machines
To monitor network traffic
✅ Correct Answer: To provide continuous availability for virtual machines by creating an exact replica
13. Which of the following is a major benefit of using VMware vSphere for virtualization?
Resource optimization and high availability
Reduced storage requirements
No need for server backup
Automatic software updates
✅ Correct Answer: Resource optimization and high availability
14. What type of backup solution is commonly used in VMware vSphere environments?
Image-based backups of virtual machines
File-based backups of physical servers
Incremental backups of applications only
Cloud-based backup for storage devices
✅ Correct Answer: Image-based backups of virtual machines
15. Which of the following is a key feature of VMware vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS)?
Centralized management of network configurations for multiple hosts
Management of storage resources
Control over virtual machine access to applications
Backup of virtual machine data
✅ Correct Answer: Centralized management of network configurations for multiple hosts
16. What is the role of VMware vSphere Replication?
It enables the replication of virtual machines to another site for disaster recovery
It enables virtual machine migration
It helps to encrypt virtual machines
It helps to back up virtual machines
✅ Correct Answer: It enables the replication of virtual machines to another site for disaster recovery
17. Which VMware product is used for managing and automating the configuration of virtualized infrastructure?
VMware vRealize Automation
VMware vCenter Server
VMware vSphere Client
VMware NSX Manager
✅ Correct Answer: VMware vRealize Automation
18. What is the purpose of VMware vSphere Storage DRS?
It helps to balance storage workloads across multiple storage devices
It secures virtual machines from malware
It automatically upgrades virtual machine software
It provides network traffic management
✅ Correct Answer: It helps to balance storage workloads across multiple storage devices
19. What type of license does VMware vSphere require for management functionality?
vSphere Standard or higher
Only vSphere Essentials
vSphere Advanced
vSphere Enterprise
✅ Correct Answer: vSphere Standard or higher
20. Which VMware product provides a virtualized networking solution for data centers?
VMware NSX
VMware vCenter Server
VMware Horizon
VMware vSAN
✅ Correct Answer: VMware NSX
21. What is the primary function of vCenter Server in a VMware environment?
Centralized management of hosts and VMs
Providing storage to VMs
Routing network traffic
Backing up VMs
✅ Correct Answer: Centralized management of hosts and VMs
22. Which VMware product provides software-defined storage?
vSAN
NSX
Horizon
vRealize
✅ Correct Answer: vSAN
23. What does VMware DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler) optimize?
CPU and memory allocation across hosts
Storage capacity
Network bandwidth
Backup schedules
✅ Correct Answer: CPU and memory allocation across hosts
24. Which component is required for vMotion migrations?
Shared storage
Identical CPUs
10Gbps network
vSAN
✅ Correct Answer: Shared storage
25. What is the purpose of VMware Tools?
Enhance VM performance and management
Configure networking
Manage storage
Monitor vCenter
✅ Correct Answer: Enhance VM performance and management
26. Which feature allows VMs to continue running during host maintenance?
vMotion
HA
DRS
FT
✅ Correct Answer: vMotion
27. What is the maximum number of hosts in a vSphere cluster?
64
32
16
128
✅ Correct Answer: 64
28. Which protocol does vSAN typically use for communication?
VMkernel networking
NFS
iSCSI
Fibre Channel
✅ Correct Answer: VMkernel networking
29. What does VMware FT (Fault Tolerance) provide?
Continuous VM availability
Load balancing
Storage optimization
Network security
✅ Correct Answer: Continuous VM availability
30. Which VMware product enables network virtualization?
NSX
vSAN
vRealize
Horizon
✅ Correct Answer: NSX
31. What is the purpose of a vSphere Distributed Switch?
Centralized network management
Storage replication
VM backups
Host monitoring
✅ Correct Answer: Centralized network management
32. Which feature allows moving VM storage while powered on?
Storage vMotion
DRS
HA
FT
✅ Correct Answer: Storage vMotion
33. What is the minimum number of hosts required for vSAN?
2
1
3
4
✅ Correct Answer: 2
34. Which component manages ESXi host updates?
vSphere Lifecycle Manager
vCenter Server
Update Manager
ESXi Shell
✅ Correct Answer: vSphere Lifecycle Manager
35. What does VMware HA (High Availability) monitor?
Host and VM heartbeats
Network traffic
Storage capacity
CPU usage
✅ Correct Answer: Host and VM heartbeats
36. Which storage protocol is NOT supported by vSphere?
SMB
NFS
iSCSI
Fibre Channel
✅ Correct Answer: SMB
37. What is the purpose of resource pools?
Allocate CPU/memory resources
Manage storage
Configure networks
Control permissions
✅ Correct Answer: Allocate CPU/memory resources
38. Which feature allows VMs to automatically restart on another host?
HA
DRS
vMotion
FT
✅ Correct Answer: HA
39. What is the maximum vCPUs per VM in vSphere 8?
128
64
32
256
✅ Correct Answer: 128
40. Which VMware product provides desktop virtualization?
Horizon
vSAN
NSX
vRealize
✅ Correct Answer: Horizon
41. What does Storage DRS balance?
Storage capacity and performance
Network traffic
CPU usage
Memory allocation
✅ Correct Answer: Storage capacity and performance
42. Which feature requires shared storage?
vMotion
DRS
FT
HA
✅ Correct Answer: vMotion
43. What is the purpose of vSphere Replication?
Disaster recovery
Load balancing
Performance monitoring
Network security
✅ Correct Answer: Disaster recovery
44. Which component provides VM templates?
vCenter Server
ESXi Host
vSAN
NSX
✅ Correct Answer: vCenter Server
45. What is the benefit of using vSphere with Tanzu?
Run Kubernetes workloads
Improve storage performance
Enhance networking
Automate backups
✅ Correct Answer: Run Kubernetes workloads
46. Which feature allows live VM migration?
vMotion
Storage vMotion
DRS
HA
✅ Correct Answer: vMotion
47. What is the purpose of vSphere Trust Authority?
Secure boot attestation
Network encryption
Storage optimization
VM backups
✅ Correct Answer: Secure boot attestation
48. Which protocol does vSphere use for management?
HTTPS
SSH
SNMP
Telnet
✅ Correct Answer: HTTPS
49. What is the purpose of vSphere Lifecycle Manager?
Host updates and patches
VM lifecycle
Storage management
Network configuration
✅ Correct Answer: Host updates and patches
50. Which feature provides continuous VM availability?
FT
HA
DRS
vMotion
✅ Correct Answer: FT
51. What is the purpose of vSphere Distributed Services Engine?
Offload processing to DPUs
Accelerate vMotion
Improve storage
Enhance graphics
✅ Correct Answer: Offload processing to DPUs
52. Which component provides VM snapshots?
vCenter Server
ESXi Host
vSAN
NSX
✅ Correct Answer: vCenter Server
53. What is the purpose of vSphere Quick Boot?
Reduce host reboot time
Speed up VM startup
Accelerate storage
Optimize networking
✅ Correct Answer: Reduce host reboot time
54. Which feature balances storage workloads?
Storage DRS
DRS
HA
FT
✅ Correct Answer: Storage DRS
55. What is the purpose of vSphere with Tanzu?
Kubernetes integration
Storage management
Network virtualization
Desktop delivery
✅ Correct Answer: Kubernetes integration
56. Which feature provides VM-level encryption?
vSphere VM Encryption
vSAN Encryption
NSX Encryption
vMotion Encryption
✅ Correct Answer: vSphere VM Encryption
57. What is the purpose of vSphere Network I/O Control?
Prioritize network traffic
Balance storage
Manage CPU
Control memory
✅ Correct Answer: Prioritize network traffic
58. Which component provides VM templates?
Content Library
vSAN
NSX
vRealize
✅ Correct Answer: Content Library
59. What is the purpose of vSphere Storage Policies?
Define storage requirements
Configure networks
Manage backups
Monitor performance
✅ Correct Answer: Define storage requirements
60. Which feature allows cross-cloud VM migration?
Cross vCenter vMotion
Storage vMotion
DRS
HA
✅ Correct Answer: Cross vCenter vMotion
61. What is the purpose of vSphere Proactive HA?
Predict hardware failures
Balance workloads
Encrypt VMs
Manage storage
✅ Correct Answer: Predict hardware failures
62. Which component provides VM-level security?
vSphere Trust Authority
NSX
vSAN
vRealize
✅ Correct Answer: vSphere Trust Authority
63. What is the purpose of vSphere Lifecycle Manager images?
Standardize host configurations
Manage VMs
Configure storage
Monitor networks
✅ Correct Answer: Standardize host configurations
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