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CCSP · Question #240

CCSP Question #240: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is B: Type 1 hypervisor. A Type 1 hypervisor, also known as a bare-metal hypervisor, runs directly on the host hardware and does not require a separate host operating system, thus minimizing its security dependencies.

Submitted by devops_kid· Apr 18, 2026Cloud Platform & Infrastructure Security

Question

The use of which of the following technologies will NOT require the security dependency of an operating system, other than its own?

Options

  • AManagement plane
  • BType 1 hypervisor
  • CType 2 hypervisor
  • DVirtual machine

Explanation

A Type 1 hypervisor, also known as a bare-metal hypervisor, runs directly on the host hardware and does not require a separate host operating system, thus minimizing its security dependencies.

Common mistakes.

  • A. A management plane typically refers to the control interface for managing IT infrastructure, which itself often runs on or interacts with an operating system and other services, incurring their security dependencies.
  • C. A Type 2 hypervisor runs as an application on top of a conventional host operating system, making it dependent on the security of that underlying OS.
  • D. A virtual machine always requires an operating system (the guest OS) to function, in addition to the hypervisor and potentially a host OS, thus having multiple OS security dependencies.

Concept tested. Hypervisor types and dependencies

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

Topics

#Hypervisor types#Virtualization security#Cloud infrastructure#Security dependencies

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