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What term describes the following? a software-based emulation of a physical computer that runs its own operating system and applications.

Difficulty: Easy

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This Easy Cloud Computing question asks: What term describes the following? a software-based emulation of a physical computer that runs its own operating system and applications. The correct choice is C. Virtual machine. Read the options below, commit to one, then use the explanation to see why that choice holds and why the others do not.

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Correct answer

C. Virtual machine

Explanation

Virtual machine (option C) is the accepted answer to “What term describes the following? a software-based emulation of a physical computer that runs its own operating system and applications.”. Option A (Cloud storage) does not fit this question. Option B (Edge computing) does not fit this question. Option D (Cloud migration) does not fit this question. For this Cloud Computing question, the accepted answer is Virtual machine.

Source: Cloud Computing Official Reference Guide

Tags: computer science, cloud computing, virtualization, cloud services

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