What is the concept of isolating an application from the underlying operating system for testing purposes?
What is the concept of isolating an application from the underlying operating system for testing purposes?
Sandboxing is the concept of creating a controlled and isolated environment where an application can run independently from the underlying operating system. This isolation allows for testing purposes without affecting the actual system or exposing it to potential risks. Abstracting, application virtualization, and hosting either have different primary purposes or do not fit the context as precisely as sandboxing.
Application virtualization is isolating an application from the underlying operating system. PERIOD. The added bit about testing is like saying legs are for walking. no they are also for jumping and squatting and kicking and... badly formed question/answer.
I don’t agree with this. It gives the impression app virtualisation is only for testing. It isn’t
Answer is correct but indeed be mindful that application virtualization allows applications to run in environments that do not suit the native application. For example, Wine allows some Microsoft Windows applications to run on Linux.
The question and answer given are apt. Page 204 (CCSP for Dummies) tie all the parts together.
D: Sandboxing
It is D - Sandboxing is a security practice in which you use an isolated environment, or a “sandbox,” for testing.
Sandboxing
Sandboxing refers to the practice of creating a controlled and isolated environment for an application to run independently of the underlying operating system. In a sandboxed environment, the application's access to system resources and interactions with other software components are restricted and closely monitored
B. Application virtualization
Application virtualization
Sandboxing is the process of isolating an application from the underlying operating system to test it in a controlled environment. This prevents the application from affecting the host system and limits potential security risks, such as malware execution or unintended system modifications. Why Not the Others? A. Abstracting → Involves separating functionality or resources but does not specifically isolate an application for testing. B. Application Virtualization → Similar but typically encapsulates an application to run on different OS environments rather than isolating it for security/testing. C. Hosting → Refers to running applications on servers or cloud environments, not isolating them for testing.