CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1201)Virtualization and Cloud ComputingHard
A company deploying VDI wants endpoint devices that have no local operating system, no local storage, and rely entirely on the VDI server to render and process the desktop session. Which type of endpoint should be selected?
- AThick client
- BThin client
- CZero client
- DHybrid client
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Correct answer: C. Zero client
A zero client has no local operating system or storage and depends entirely on the VDI server for processing and rendering, unlike a thin client, which still runs a minimal local OS.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. A thick client is a full standard PC with its own OS, storage, and local processing.
- B. A thin client runs a lightweight local OS to connect to the VDI server, which does not match 'no local operating system.'
- D. Hybrid client is not a standard industry term for VDI endpoint types.
Zero Client
A VDI endpoint device with no local operating system or storage that relies entirely on the remote server to render and process the desktop session.
- Simpler hardware than thin clients
- No local OS to patch or manage
- Contrasts with thin clients, which run a minimal local OS
Memory trick: Zero client has zero brains — the server does all the thinking.