CV0-003 · Question #348
One of the goals for a deployment is to have the smallest possible software footprint and still comply with corporate security. Which of the following is the BEST option?
The correct answer is A. Type I hypervisors because they have less overhead. Type I (bare-metal) hypervisors run directly on hardware without a host operating system, resulting in the smallest possible software footprint and a reduced attack surface.
Question
One of the goals for a deployment is to have the smallest possible software footprint and still comply with corporate security. Which of the following is the BEST option?
Options
- AType I hypervisors because they have less overhead
- BType I hypervisors because they only use CLI
- CType II hypervisors because they need fewer patches
- DType II hypervisors because they only use GUI
How the community answered
(17 responses)- A88% (15)
- C6% (1)
- D6% (1)
Why each option
Type I (bare-metal) hypervisors run directly on hardware without a host operating system, resulting in the smallest possible software footprint and a reduced attack surface.
Type I hypervisors install directly onto physical hardware without requiring a host OS layer, eliminating the overhead and security exposure of an underlying operating system. This produces the smallest software footprint while maintaining strong workload isolation. Purpose-built examples like VMware ESXi and Microsoft Hyper-V Server are minimal, security-hardened environments designed precisely for compliance-sensitive deployments.
Type I hypervisors are not restricted to CLI-only management - products like VMware ESXi include fully functional web-based and GUI management interfaces.
Type II hypervisors require more patches than Type I because they depend on a full host OS in addition to the hypervisor software itself, significantly increasing the patch surface rather than reducing it.
Type II hypervisors are not limited to GUI-only management, and they require a full host OS underneath, which increases the software footprint rather than minimizing it.
Concept tested: Type I vs Type II hypervisor footprint and security
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/virtualization/hyper-v/hyper-v-technology-overview
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