CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1201)Virtualization and Cloud ComputingHard
A hospital IT department wants to centralize desktop management, ensure clinicians see an identical desktop environment from any workstation, and prevent patient data from being stored on local endpoint devices. Which solution best satisfies all of these requirements?
- AMigrating all workstations to a public IaaS provider
- BImplementing container orchestration on each endpoint
- CDeploying Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
- DInstalling a Type 1 hypervisor on every workstation
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: C. Deploying Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
VDI hosts desktop operating systems as VMs in a centralized data center, streaming the desktop experience to thin clients or workstations while keeping data centralized and secure—exactly matching the hospital's requirements.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Public IaaS provides infrastructure but not the centralized desktop delivery and management VDI specifically offers.
- B. Container orchestration manages application containers, not full desktop environments for end users.
- D. Installing a hypervisor on each workstation does not centralize management or keep data off endpoints.
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
A technology that hosts desktop operating systems as virtual machines in a centralized data center and streams them to end-user devices.
- Data stays centralized, improving security and compliance
- Users can access identical desktops from any thin client
- Requires strong network bandwidth for a good user experience
Memory trick: VDI = 'Virtual Desktop In the data center' — data never leaves.