Question

Applications such as a Web server or database server that can run on a virtual machine image are referred to as ______________

(a) virtual server

(b) virtual appliances

(c) machine imaging

(d) all of the mentioned

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Answer 1

Right answer is (b) virtual appliances

To elaborate: The name virtual appliance is a little misleading because it conjures up the image of a machine that serves a narrow purpose.