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Which of the following statements are true about sparse images in the context of virtual machine storage? (Choose two.)
Suggested Answer: A, E
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37 comments · newest first
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Jesus
11 months ago
Nope, they don't automatically shrink when files are deleted.
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Rolf
11 months ago
Sparse images allocate backend storage at the first usage of a block, right?
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Kasandra
11 months ago
Wait, are you sure about that? I thought they were fixed size.
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Lashonda
12 months ago
Totally agree, that's a key feature!
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Francesco
12 months ago
Sparse images may consume an amount of space different from their nominal size.
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Christiane
12 months ago
I’m a bit confused about option A; I thought deleting files wouldn’t shrink the image automatically, but I could be wrong.
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Bernardo
1 year ago
I practiced a question like this, and I feel like D might be correct since sparse images allocate space as needed.
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Dorathy
1 year ago
I remember something about sparse images consuming different amounts of space, so I think option B is definitely true.
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Olive
1 year ago
I think sparse images do adjust their size based on usage, but I'm not sure if they shrink automatically when files are deleted.
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Shoshana
1 year ago
I feel pretty confident about options B and D. Those seem to capture the key characteristics of sparse images that I'm familiar with. The other options are a bit more uncertain, so I'll focus on those two as my answers.
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Maryln
1 year ago
I'm a bit confused about the other options. I'm not sure if sparse images are automatically shrunk or resized - that doesn't sound quite right to me. And I don't think they're limited to paravirtualization either. I'll have to think this through more carefully.
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Maryanne
1 year ago
Okay, let me see. I know sparse images don't necessarily take up the full amount of space they're allocated, so option B sounds right. And I think option D is also true, since sparse images only allocate storage as it's needed.
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Kathrine
1 year ago
Hmm, this question seems to be about the properties of sparse images in virtual machine storage. I'll need to think carefully about the differences between sparse and non-sparse images.
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Veronique
1 year ago
Hmm, this is a tricky one. I'm not 100% sure about all the details of sparse images, but I think the main thing is that they only use the storage they actually need, rather than pre-allocating the full size. So options B and D seem like the safest bets here.
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Nakita
1 year ago
I think the answer is relay server, but I'm not 100% sure.
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Domonique
1 year ago
Online meetings and instant messaging seem more like synchronous collaboration to me. I think the right answers are shared workspaces and wikis.
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Roxane
1 year ago
This seems like a straightforward question about choosing the right table for WebLogic to test the database connection. I think I'll go with option B - a table with 10s of records, as that seems like a reasonable size to test the connection without being too heavy.
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Albert
1 year ago
Sparse images, huh? I guess they're like my closet - only using the space I actually need, not the whole darn thing!
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Olive
1 year ago
E? Resizing automatically? What is this, magic? I'll stick with the practical answers, B and D.
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Alyce
1 year ago
Definitely, practical answers are always the way to go. B and D make the most sense in this context.
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Eliseo
1 year ago
Yeah, E does sound like magic, but I'll go with B and D as well.
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Annelle
1 year ago
I agree, D is also true because sparse images allocate storage when a block is first used.
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Jacqueline
1 year ago
Yeah, I agree. It's not magic, just how sparse images work. They don't automatically resize, you have to manage that.
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Clorinda
1 year ago
I think B is true, sparse images can consume a different amount of space.
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Annita
1 year ago
I think B and D are the correct statements. Sparse images can consume different space and allocate storage at first usage.
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Shonda
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm not sure about C. Isn't paravirtualization a whole different thing? I'll go with B and D to be safe.
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Merilyn
2 years ago
I'm not sure about C and D, but I think E is also true.
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Sherita
2 years ago
I agree with Louisa. Sparse images do shrink and may consume different space.
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Dominga
2 years ago
Come on, everyone knows sparse images are a must-have for virtual machines. Anything else is just amateur hour!
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Alex
1 year ago
B) Sparse images may consume an amount of space different from their nominal size.
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Rupert
1 year ago
A) Sparse images are automatically shrunk when files within the image are deleted.
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Xuan
2 years ago
I think B and D are the correct answers. Sparse images can save storage space by only allocating what's actually used, not the full nominal size.
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Kanisha
1 year ago
So, B and D are the correct statements about sparse images in virtual machine storage.
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Nenita
1 year ago
That's true. Sparse images allocate backend storage at the first usage of a block.
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Nicolette
1 year ago
Yes, you're right. Sparse images may consume an amount of space different from their nominal size.
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Lura
1 year ago
I think B and D are the correct answers.
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Louisa
2 years ago
I think A and B are true.