Which program provides isolation, abstraction, and partitioning in…

2023

Which program provides isolation, abstraction, and partitioning in virtualization?

  1. A.

    Compiler

  2. B.

    Device driver

  3. C.

    Operating-system shell

  4. D.

    Hypervisor (Virtual Machine Monitor)

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Correct answer: D

A hypervisor, also called a Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM), provides abstraction, isolation, and partitioning so multiple virtual machines can share the same physical hardware safely.

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