Which of the following is an advantage of a virtual machine hosted on a PC?

The correct answer is B. Reduces the amount of physical hardware required. The primary advantage of virtualization is hardware consolidation - multiple virtual machines can run on a single physical host, eliminating the need for separate physical computers for each workload. This reduces costs, space, and power consumption. Virtualization does NOT…

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AReduces the training required for employees.
BReduces the amount of physical hardware required.
CReduces the amount of CPU required on the host PC.
DReduces the amount of RAM required on the host PC.

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The primary advantage of virtualization is hardware consolidation - multiple virtual machines can run on a single physical host, eliminating the need for separate physical computers for each workload. This reduces costs, space, and power consumption. Virtualization does NOT reduce CPU or RAM requirements; in fact, it adds overhead because the host must supply resources to all VMs simultaneously. It also does not inherently reduce training requirements, as users still need to learn the operating systems and applications running inside each VM.

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