Question

Point out the correct statement.

(a) Virtual appliances are a relatively new paradigm for application deployment

(b) External network virtualization cannot be done using network switches and VLAN software

(c) All imaging programs can take snapshots of systems

(d) All of the mentioned

I have been asked this question during a job interview.

My question is taken from Porting Applications in chapter Abstraction and Virtualization Layer and Capacity Planning of Cloud Computing

Answer 1

Correct choice is (a) Virtual appliances are a relatively new paradigm for application deployment

To elaborate: Cloud computing is the major reason for the interest in them and for their adoption.