1. Which VMware security solution provides comprehensive security for virtualized environments?
VMware vShield
VMware vSphere
VMware vRealize
VMware vSAN
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✅ Correct Answer: VMware vShield
2. What is the primary function of the VMware NSX Distributed Firewall?
To secure network traffic at the virtual machine level
To manage virtual machine storage
To provide load balancing
To back up network configurations
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✅ Correct Answer: To secure network traffic at the virtual machine level
3. Which of the following is a key feature of VMware vSphere security?
Role-based access control (RBAC)
Physical device management
Automated storage backups
Cloud-based firewall
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✅ Correct Answer: Role-based access control (RBAC)
4. What is VMware vSphere’s Secure Boot feature used for?
Preventing the boot of malicious or unauthorized firmware
Encrypting virtual machine disk files
Managing user access to virtual machines
Providing VPN services
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✅ Correct Answer: Preventing the boot of malicious or unauthorized firmware
5. Which tool in VMware vSphere helps secure virtual machine workloads by isolating them from each other?
VMware vSphere Isolation
VMware Storage vMotion
vCenter Server
vSphere Replication
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✅ Correct Answer: VMware vSphere Isolation
6. What is the role of VMware vCenter Server in securing virtualized environments?
Centralized management and access control for virtual machines
Provisioning virtual machines automatically
Providing network security services
Managing backup storage
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✅ Correct Answer: Centralized management and access control for virtual machines
7. How does VMware vSAN provide security for virtual machines?
By encrypting data at rest within the virtual storage
By providing load balancing for virtual machine traffic
By monitoring network activity
By controlling access to physical hardware
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✅ Correct Answer: By encrypting data at rest within the virtual storage
8. Which feature of VMware vSphere provides auditing and logging capabilities for security purposes?
vSphere Audit
vSphere HA
vSphere DRS
vSphere vMotion
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✅ Correct Answer: vSphere Audit
9. Which VMware solution integrates with third-party security tools for enhanced security automation?
VMware vRealize Automation
VMware vSphere HA
VMware NSX
VMware vCenter Server
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✅ Correct Answer: VMware vRealize Automation
10. How does VMware NSX enhance security in a virtualized environment?
By providing micro-segmentation and network security services
By controlling physical server hardware access
By managing cloud backup services
By encrypting storage devices
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✅ Correct Answer: By providing micro-segmentation and network security services
11. What is VMware vShield used for in a virtualized environment?
To secure virtual machine traffic with advanced firewalls
To manage backup storage for virtual machines
To monitor network throughput
To isolate virtual machines for testing
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✅ Correct Answer: To secure virtual machine traffic with advanced firewalls
12. What is a benefit of implementing VMware Identity Manager?
Centralized user authentication and single sign-on
Physical access control for servers
Virtual machine encryption
Data backup and disaster recovery
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✅ Correct Answer: Centralized user authentication and single sign-on
13. Which VMware feature helps protect data stored on virtual machines?
Encryption at rest
VMware vMotion
VMware vSphere Replication
Virtual machine cloning
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✅ Correct Answer: Encryption at rest
14. How does VMware vSphere ensure secure access to virtual machine resources?
By using role-based access control (RBAC)
By limiting virtual machine memory usage
By providing automatic backups
By providing load balancing
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✅ Correct Answer: By using role-based access control (RBAC)
15. Which feature of VMware NSX helps enforce security policies for each virtual machine?
Distributed firewall
vSphere Distributed Switch
vSphere Storage DRS
vRealize Automation
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✅ Correct Answer: Distributed firewall
16. What is VMware AppDefense designed to protect?
Applications running inside virtual machines
Physical storage devices
Network traffic between virtual machines
Backup data for virtual machines
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✅ Correct Answer: Applications running inside virtual machines
17. Which VMware feature helps secure communications between virtual machines in a cloud environment?
NSX Distributed Firewall
vSphere HA
vSphere vMotion
vCenter Server
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✅ Correct Answer: NSX Distributed Firewall
18. How can VMware vSphere safeguard against malicious access attempts?
By using advanced authentication protocols and logging
By isolating virtual machines on separate hosts
By reducing network traffic
By monitoring physical network devices
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✅ Correct Answer: By using advanced authentication protocols and logging
19. What is the primary role of VMware Identity Manager?
To manage user identities and access control across the VMware environment
To provide data backup for virtual machines
To monitor virtual machine network usage
To manage virtual machine storage configurations
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✅ Correct Answer: To manage user identities and access control across the VMware environment
20. Which VMware security feature helps maintain the integrity of virtualized workloads?
VMware vSphere Security Profiles
VMware vSAN Storage Policies
vCenter Server Templates
vSphere Replication
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✅ Correct Answer: VMware vSphere Security Profiles
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