Core Concepts of Virtualization

Define virtualization and explain its role as a foundational technology for cloud computing through the concept of abstraction.

Explain the business benefits of virtualization, such as improved hardware utilization, cost savings, and workload isolation.

Describe server-level virtualization and illustrate its architecture with a diagram showing the relationship between hardware, hypervisor, and virtual machines.

Explain the concepts of hardware virtualization and operating-system-level virtualization, noting key differences.

Define and provide use cases for storage virtualization (e.g., SAN, NAS) and network virtualization (e.g., VLAN).

Define and provide use cases for desktop virtualization and application virtualization.

List and explain the challenges of virtualization, including performance overhead and management complexity.