1. Which VMware product is used for network virtualization?
VMware NSX
VMware vSphere
VMware Horizon
VMware vSAN
✅ Correct Answer: VMware NSX
2. What does VMware NSX provide for a virtualized network?
Software-defined networking
Storage virtualization
Backup services
High availability
✅ Correct Answer: Software-defined networking
3. What is the function of the NSX Controller in VMware NSX?
It manages the network virtualization environment and control plane
It provides load balancing for virtual machines
It secures the network traffic between hosts
It manages storage for virtual machines
✅ Correct Answer: It manages the network virtualization environment and control plane
4. Which protocol does VMware NSX use for managing network configurations?
OpenFlow
BGP
SNMP
OSPF
✅ Correct Answer: OpenFlow
5. What does VMware NSX Distributed Router (DSR) provide in a virtualized network?
Routing of network traffic between virtual machines and external networks
Backup of network configurations
Storage management for virtual machines
Load balancing for virtual machine traffic
✅ Correct Answer: Routing of network traffic between virtual machines and external networks
6. What type of virtual network does VMware NSX allow administrators to create?
Virtualized logical networks with distributed routers and firewalls
Physical networks with switches and routers
Cloud-based network infrastructures
Only VPN tunnels
✅ Correct Answer: Virtualized logical networks with distributed routers and firewalls
7. Which feature of VMware NSX helps secure traffic between virtual machines?
Distributed firewall
VMware vMotion
vSphere HA
Storage DRS
✅ Correct Answer: Distributed firewall
8. Which VMware tool allows for managing virtualized network configurations across multiple hypervisors?
NSX Manager
vSphere Client
vCenter Server
vRealize Automation
✅ Correct Answer: NSX Manager
9. How does VMware NSX improve the agility of the network in a virtualized data center?
By decoupling the network from physical hardware and enabling software-defined networking
By automatically backing up network configurations
By providing better storage resources
By offering hardware load balancing for virtual machines
✅ Correct Answer: By decoupling the network from physical hardware and enabling software-defined networking
10. What is a key feature of VMware NSX that improves network security?
Distributed firewall that can be applied to individual virtual machines
Encryption of virtual machine disk storage
Backup of virtual machine data
Load balancing of network traffic
✅ Correct Answer: Distributed firewall that can be applied to individual virtual machines
11. Which of the following is a major advantage of network virtualization in VMware NSX?
Network configurations can be automated and scaled easily
It eliminates the need for a network firewall
It provides cloud-based backup services
It reduces the number of physical devices required
✅ Correct Answer: Network configurations can be automated and scaled easily
12. What does the NSX Edge service provide in a VMware NSX environment?
Advanced network services such as load balancing, VPN, and NAT
Backup for virtual machines
Cloud storage for virtualized networks
Provisioning of virtual machines
✅ Correct Answer: Advanced network services such as load balancing, VPN, and NAT
13. What is the primary function of NSX Logical Switches in VMware NSX?
To create a virtual network segment for virtual machines
To perform network traffic analysis
To manage network hardware configurations
To create virtual routers
✅ Correct Answer: To create a virtual network segment for virtual machines
14. Which VMware NSX feature provides the ability to enforce network policies for virtual machines?
Distributed Firewall
vSphere Distributed Switch
vCenter Server
vRealize Automation
✅ Correct Answer: Distributed Firewall
15. Which component of VMware NSX provides the centralized management for network virtualization?
NSX Manager
vSphere Client
vCenter Server
vRealize Automation
✅ Correct Answer: NSX Manager
16. What is the role of the VMware NSX Distributed Router?
To provide routing between logical networks and external networks
To secure the network traffic between virtual machines
To manage network hardware configurations
To monitor network usage
✅ Correct Answer: To provide routing between logical networks and external networks
17. Which protocol is used by NSX to program switches and routers in a virtual network?
VXLAN
BGP
OSPF
VTP
✅ Correct Answer: VXLAN
18. What VMware NSX feature allows network traffic to be secured at the individual virtual machine level?
Distributed firewall
Edge service gateway
Virtual routers
Logical switches
✅ Correct Answer: Distributed firewall
19. What does NSX-T provide for multi-cloud networking?
Enables seamless network connectivity across private and public clouds
Provides backup services for cloud environments
Manages physical network switches
Creates virtual machines
✅ Correct Answer: Enables seamless network connectivity across private and public clouds
20. Which of the following is a benefit of using VMware NSX for network virtualization?
Network services are abstracted from the underlying hardware
Only physical networking equipment is required
No additional security policies are needed
Only specific workloads can be virtualized
✅ Correct Answer: Network services are abstracted from the underlying hardware
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