CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1101) — Question 5

A company wants to use client-side virtualization for application testing. Which of the following configurations would BEST support this goal?

Answer options

• A. CPU 2.5GHz - 4 cores 16GB DDR4 RAM 1TB SSD
• B. CPU 3.2GHz - 1 core 16GB DDR4 RAM 4TB SSD
• C. CPU 2.5GHz - 2 cores 16GB DDR4 RAM 4x 1TB HDD RAID 5
• D. CPU 3.2GHz - 4 cores 8GB DDR4 RAM 500GB HDD

Correct answer: A

Explanation

Option A is the best choice because it has a powerful CPU with 4 cores and sufficient RAM, which is ideal for running multiple virtual machines simultaneously. The other options either have lower core counts or insufficient RAM, which would hinder performance during application testing.