350-401 · Question #1088
350-401 Question #1088: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is C: hypervisor. A hypervisor is the core virtualization component responsible for creating and managing virtual machines, abstracting hardware to enable multiple VMs to run concurrently on a single physical host.
Question
Which virtualization component creates VMs and performs hardware abstraction that allows multiple VMs to run at the same time?
Options
- Acontainer
- BDocker
- Chypervisor
- Drkt
Explanation
A hypervisor is the core virtualization component responsible for creating and managing virtual machines, abstracting hardware to enable multiple VMs to run concurrently on a single physical host.
Common mistakes.
- A. A container is a lightweight, isolated execution environment that shares the host OS kernel and virtualizes the OS level, not the hardware.
- B. Docker is a popular platform for developing, shipping, and running applications in containers, but it is not the underlying virtualization component that abstracts hardware for VMs.
- D. rkt (now deprecated) was an open-source container runtime, similar to Docker, focusing on container execution rather than hardware virtualization.
Concept tested. Hypervisor function in hardware virtualization
Reference. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/virtualization/hyper-v/hyper-v-concepts
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