Which of the following is a characteristic of Type 2 hypervisors?

The correct answer is B. Need for an underlying OS. Type 2 hypervisors run as applications atop a host operating system, relying on that OS for hardware drivers and resource management rather than interfacing directly with the hardware.

Submitted by omar99· Mar 30, 2026Virtualization and Cloud Computing

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ABare-metal installation
BNeed for an underlying OS
CLocal management only
DSpecific hardware requirements

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Explanation

Type 2 hypervisors run as applications atop a host operating system, relying on that OS for hardware drivers and resource management rather than interfacing directly with the hardware.

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#Type 2 hypervisor#Hosted hypervisor#Virtualization

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