3.2. Comprehension tasks
3.2.1. Answer the questions to the text
What is the origin of virtualization?
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What are the recent developments of start-up companies?
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What are the benefits of virtualization?
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What are the hurdles that virtualization has to overcome?
4.
3.2.2. Match the following statements as True or False
Virtualization dates back to the age of transistors.
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Virtualization allows PCs to be maintained remotely, which is much cheaper.
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The complete automation of the IT management is a threat to existing workers.
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4. Discussion
Security and reliability are the greatest concerns that slow down virtualization.
4.1.
Virtualization not only makes IT systems more flexible, but allows firms to rethink
4.2.
how they do business.
One of the primary goals of virtualization is making the most efficient use of avail-
4.3.
able system resources which contributes to green computing.
