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In which of the following types of virtualization are applications stored and executed on the server?

a. application virtualization

b. storage virtualization

c. presentation virtualization

d. network virtualization

e. server virtualization

 

Answer: c

Explanation: Presentation virtualization involves installing and running applications on a central server and allowing clients to access the VMs over the network. An example of this approach is Microsoft’s Windows Terminal Services.

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