Hypervisors and Cloud Computing

Type 1 hypervisor

Also called bare- metal hypervisors

Type 2 hypervisor

This hypervisor is an app loaded on an operating system.

Type 1 hypervisor

This hypervisor is loaded directly on the hardware to abstract the hardware to the virtualization layer and is commonly used on servers.

Type 2 hypervisor

This hypervisor abstracts the virtualization layer through its host operating system and is commonly used on personal computers.

Type 2 hypervisor

This hypervisor is used on Microsoft Virtual PC, Oracle Virtual Box, VMware Workstation, etc.

Cloud service/cloud computing

an outsourced and hosted computing environment that delivers IT services via a network.

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Focuses on the facilities and infrastructure in the data center. Entire machines like private servers or VPS. AWS.

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

focuses on application development on any desired platform utilizing cloud computing.

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Examples of this Cloud Computing model are Web Servers, database servers, MS Teams.

Software as a Service (SaaS)

focuses on application delivery.

Software as a Service (SaaS)

Examples of this Cloud Computing model are Gmail, google drive, MS OneDrive, and Zoom.

Public cloud

This cloud infrastructure is owned and operated by the cloud service company but made available for general public use.

Public cloud

Examples of this Cloud Infastructure type are Gmail, google drive, MS OneDrive, and Zoom.

Private cloud

This cloud infrastructure is operated by the organization and made available only to members of the organization.

Private cloud

Gmail is installed on the internal server of a university. It's an instance of Gmail that's exclusively used by the university. This is an example of what type of Cloud Infrastructure?

Community cloud

This cloud infrastructure offers two or more organizations exclusive access to the infrastructure and computing resources. These organizations may share common policies that allow them to operate in a distributed mode.

Community cloud

Police in different counties (organizations) can log into the state software is an example of what type of cloud infrastructure?

Community cloud

Researchers at a university studying the environment can log into the environmental tracking software run by the state. The university researchers are an organization & the state researchers are an organization. What type of cloud infrastructure is this?

Hybrid cloud

This cloud infrastructure offers a combination of at least one private cloud and one public cloud.

Hybrid cloud

A company has its own web servers but buys additional cloud servers to help with high volume traffic over the holidays.

Private cloud

Which cloud-hosting model provides exclusive cloud access for a single company?

Type 2 hypervisor

Which type of hypervisor is loaded on an operating system and abstracts the virtualization layer through its host operating system and is commonly used on personal computers?