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350-401 · Question #899

Please select the correct option that shows the correct combination for the Type 1 Hypervisor.

The correct answer is A. Hardware; Hypervisor; Guest OS. A Type 1 Hypervisor, also known as a bare-metal hypervisor, runs directly on the physical hardware, with guest operating systems running atop the hypervisor.

Submitted by fatema_kw· Mar 6, 2026

Question

Please select the correct option that shows the correct combination for the Type 1 Hypervisor.

Options

  • AHardware; Hypervisor; Guest OS
  • BHardware; Host OS; Hypervisor; Guest OS
  • CHost OS; Hypervisor; Guest OS
  • DHardware; Host OS; Guest OS

How the community answered

(52 responses)
  • A
    90% (47)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • C
    4% (2)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

A Type 1 Hypervisor, also known as a bare-metal hypervisor, runs directly on the physical hardware, with guest operating systems running atop the hypervisor.

AHardware; Hypervisor; Guest OSCorrect

A Type 1 hypervisor runs directly on the host hardware, managing the hardware resources itself and providing virtualized hardware to the guest operating systems, creating the stack of Hardware; Hypervisor; Guest OS.

BHardware; Host OS; Hypervisor; Guest OS

This option describes a Type 2 hypervisor, where the hypervisor runs as an application on top of a host operating system, which is then installed on the hardware.

CHost OS; Hypervisor; Guest OS

This option is missing the underlying hardware, which is a fundamental component required for any hypervisor to operate.

DHardware; Host OS; Guest OS

This option describes a traditional physical machine with a single operating system, not involving virtualization with a hypervisor.

Concept tested: Type 1 Hypervisor architecture

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/hyper-v-on-windows/reference/hyper-v-architecture

Topics

#Type 1 Hypervisor#Hypervisor architecture#Virtualization concepts

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