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SK0-003 · Question #490

A hypervisor is used to do which of the following?

The correct answer is B. Manage virtual machines. A hypervisor is a software layer that allows multiple operating systems to run concurrently on a single physical hardware system, primarily by managing virtual machines.

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Question

A hypervisor is used to do which of the following?

Options

  • ACreate server baselines
  • BManage virtual machines
  • CMonitor network traffic
  • DManage disk space

How the community answered

(26 responses)
  • B
    92% (24)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    4% (1)

Why each option

A hypervisor is a software layer that allows multiple operating systems to run concurrently on a single physical hardware system, primarily by managing virtual machines.

ACreate server baselines

Creating server baselines involves configuring a standard setup for servers, which is a management task, not the primary function of a hypervisor.

BManage virtual machinesCorrect

A hypervisor, also known as a Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM), creates and runs virtual machines (VMs) by virtualizing the underlying hardware resources like CPU, memory, and storage, making them available to guest operating systems. It acts as the virtualization layer that isolates and allocates resources to each VM.

CMonitor network traffic

Monitoring network traffic is typically handled by network monitoring tools or firewalls, not the core function of a hypervisor.

DManage disk space

Managing disk space is a function of the operating system or storage management solutions, though hypervisors interact with storage for VM disks, it's not their primary role.

Concept tested: Hypervisor function and purpose, virtualization

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/virtualization/hyper-v/hyper-v-overview

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#hypervisor#virtualization#virtual machine management

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