What two IT infrastructure components are virtualized by vSphere Essentials? (Choose two.)

Networks are a primary virtualized component in vSphere, abstracted through virtual switches (vSwitch) and distributed virtual switches (dvSwitch). These constructs decouple VM network traffic from physical NICs, enabling flexible port group configuration, VLAN tagging, and VM mobility across hosts.

Applications are not virtualized by vSphere itself - they run inside guest operating systems on VMs, and application virtualization is a separate product category handled by tools like VMware ThinApp.

Storage is a fundamental infrastructure component virtualized by vSphere through technologies such as VMFS datastores, NFS, iSCSI, and vSAN. Virtualizing storage allows VMs to access pooled storage resources independently of physical hardware, enabling features like vMotion, HA, and DRS.

Management is not an IT infrastructure component that vSphere virtualizes - it refers to the administrative and orchestration layer, not a pooled resource that is abstracted from hardware.