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Which of the following are examples of Type 2 hypervisors? (Choose three.)

The correct answer is B. Oracle VirtualBox C. Oracle Solaris Zones E. Microsoft Virtual PC. Type 2 hypervisors, also known as hosted hypervisors, run as an application on top of an existing host operating system.

Submitted by klara.se· Mar 6, 2026Virtualization

Question

Which of the following are examples of Type 2 hypervisors? (Choose three.)

Options

  • AVMware ESXi
  • BOracle VirtualBox
  • COracle Solaris Zones
  • DMicrosoft Hyper-V
  • EMicrosoft Virtual PC

How the community answered

(29 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    93% (27)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

Type 2 hypervisors, also known as hosted hypervisors, run as an application on top of an existing host operating system.

AVMware ESXi

VMware ESXi is a bare-metal or Type 1 hypervisor, meaning it runs directly on the host hardware without an intervening operating system.

BOracle VirtualBoxCorrect

Oracle VirtualBox is a Type 2 hypervisor, installing as an application on a host operating system (e.g., Windows, macOS, Linux) to host virtual machines.

COracle Solaris ZonesCorrect

Oracle Solaris Zones represent operating system-level virtualization, often categorized as a Type 2 hypervisor or containerization technology, as they run on top of a single Solaris OS kernel instance.

DMicrosoft Hyper-V

Microsoft Hyper-V, when used as a core virtualization platform, functions as a bare-metal or Type 1 hypervisor, running directly on the host hardware to manage virtual machines.

EMicrosoft Virtual PCCorrect

Microsoft Virtual PC is a legacy Type 2 hypervisor that runs as an application on top of a Windows host operating system.

Concept tested: Type 2 hypervisor examples

Source: https://www.vmware.com/topics/glossary/content/hypervisor.html

Topics

#Type 2 hypervisor#VirtualBox#virtualization#hosted hypervisor

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