Complete Windows Server 2012 Practice Test 2025

The feature that allows administrators to take snapshots of virtual machines in Windows Server 2012 is known as Checkpoints. In the context of virtualization, checkpoints enable the capture of the current state, data, and hardware configuration of a virtual machine at a specific point in time. This allows for easy recovery to that state in the event of a system failure, application error, or any other troubleshooting scenario.

When a checkpoint is created, it maintains an ongoing history of changes since the checkpoint was created, allowing administrators to revert back to it whenever needed. This functionality is crucial for testing or development environments where the ability to quickly revert changes can save time and reduce the risk of data loss.

While the other options have their roles in virtual machine management—such as Virtual Machine Replication for disaster recovery or Backups for data protection—they do not provide the same capability for reverting to a previous state as the Checkpoints feature does. Snapshots is a term sometimes used interchangeably with checkpoints in other virtualization platforms, but in Windows Server 2012, the specific terminology aligns with checkpoints.