Virtualization & CloudQuestion 60 of 100
Which type of hypervisor runs directly on the physical hardware without a host OS?
a.Type 2 (hosted)
b.Container engine
c.Emulator
d.Type 1 (bare-metal)
Explanation
A Type 1 bare-metal hypervisor installs directly on hardware for maximum performance, as in enterprise virtualization. A Type 2 hypervisor runs on top of an existing OS.
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