A hypervisor that runs directly on the underlying host hardware is also known…

2024

A hypervisor that runs directly on the underlying host hardware is also known as ________.

  1. A.

    Bare-metal hypervisor

  2. B.

    Hosted hypervisor

  3. C.

    Native hypervisor

  4. D.

    Both bare-metal and native hypervisor

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Correct answer: D

A hypervisor that runs directly on the physical hardware is a Type 1 hypervisor. It is also called a bare-metal hypervisor or a native hypervisor.

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