Which two components provide end user access to virtual desktops and hosted applications? (Choose two.)

Question

Options

• AHorizon Client
• BvSphere Client
• CHorizon Console
• DHTML Client
• EHorizon Agent

• A
  90% (36)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  5% (2)
• E
  3% (1)

Explanation

Horizon Client (A) and HTML Client (D) are the two components end users interact with directly to access virtual desktops and hosted applications - Horizon Client is the installable native app for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android, while the HTML Client (HTML Access) lets users connect through any modern web browser with no installation required.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• vSphere Client (B) is for managing the underlying VMware virtualization infrastructure (VMs, hosts, datastores) - it's an admin tool, not an end-user access tool.
• Horizon Console (C) is the administrator web interface for managing Horizon deployments (pools, entitlements, farms) - again, admin-facing, not end-user-facing.
• Horizon Agent (E) is software installed inside each virtual desktop or RDSH server that enables Horizon functionality; end users never interact with it directly.

Memory tip: Think "client-side access" - if the word Client is in the name or it's how a user reaches the desktop (browser = HTML Client, app = Horizon Client), it's end-user access. Everything else (Console, Agent, vSphere) lives on the admin/infrastructure side.

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