What is client virtualization?

Question

Options

• AVirtualization hosted by HP for customer clients
• BA suite of systems that provides all PC-client services and resources, that includes thin-client as
• CFactory optimized secure Web hosting that uses secure socket layers
• DThe client/server relationship between a standalone computer and the rest of the network

• A
  94% (33)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

There's a problem worth flagging here: the marked correct answer (A) is almost certainly wrong, and this appears to be an error in your exam materials.

Option B is the technically correct definition. Client virtualization refers to a suite of systems that delivers PC-client services and resources centrally - virtualizing the desktop environment so endpoints (including thin clients) receive computing power from a server rather than local hardware. This matches the standard industry definition of client virtualization / VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure).

Why each option is wrong:

• A - "Hosted by HP for customer clients" is vendor-specific marketing language, not a definition of a technology concept. Virtualization isn't inherently tied to HP.
• C - Describes secure web hosting with SSL, which is unrelated to client virtualization.
• D - Describes basic client/server networking architecture, not virtualization.

Memory tip: Think of client virtualization as moving the PC into the data center - the user's desktop lives on a server, and the physical device is just a window into it. Thin client = the window; virtualization = the actual PC running somewhere else.

My recommendation: Flag this to your instructor or exam provider. If forced to answer on an exam, B is defensible and correct. If this is from an HP-specific certification, review the original source material - the question may be corrupted or the answer key may contain a typo.

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