Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 Exam Hyper-V & Server Virtualization 2

Question 1

Which Hyper-V virtual switch type allows VMs to communicate with each other and the host but not with external networks?

Accepted Answer

Internal virtual switch

Answer

An internal virtual switch allows communication between VMs and the Hyper-V management OS but provides no connectivity to external networks.

Question 2

Which Hyper-V storage type provides the best I/O performance for intensive workloads by bypassing virtualization overhead?

Accepted Answer

Pass-through disk

Answer

Pass-through disks allow VMs to access physical storage directly without any virtual disk file abstraction, delivering the best possible I/O performance.

Question 3

What is a differencing disk in Hyper-V?

Accepted Answer

A virtual disk that stores only changes relative to a parent disk

Answer

A differencing disk is linked to a parent disk and stores only the blocks that have changed, reducing storage consumption for derived VMs.

Question 4

Which feature allows a physical network adapter to present virtual functions directly to VMs, bypassing the virtual switch?

Accepted Answer

SR-IOV (Single Root I/O Virtualization)

Answer

SR-IOV partitions a physical NIC into virtual functions that can be assigned directly to VMs, bypassing the Hyper-V virtual switch for reduced latency.

Question 5

What native Windows Server 2012 feature combines multiple network adapters for bandwidth aggregation and failover?

Accepted Answer

NIC Teaming (LBFO)

Answer

NIC Teaming (Load Balancing and Failover) is a built-in Windows Server 2012 feature that aggregates multiple NICs for increased throughput and redundancy.

Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 Exam Practice Test

Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 Exam Practice Test

Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 Exam Hyper-V & Server Virtualization 2