SK0-004 · Question #770
Which of the following is the difference between a Type 1 and a Type 2 hypervisor?
The correct answer is A. Type 1 hypervisor operates at the physical level. A Type 1 hypervisor (bare-metal) runs directly on the physical hardware, while a Type 2 hypervisor runs as an application on top of a host operating system.
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Which of the following is the difference between a Type 1 and a Type 2 hypervisor?
Options
- AType 1 hypervisor operates at the physical level
- BType 1 hypervisor operates at the OS level
- CType 2 hypervisor operates at the physical level
- DType 2 hypervisor operates at the data link layer
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(23 responses)- A91% (21)
- B4% (1)
- C4% (1)
Why each option
A Type 1 hypervisor (bare-metal) runs directly on the physical hardware, while a Type 2 hypervisor runs as an application on top of a host operating system.
A Type 1 hypervisor installs directly on the server hardware with no underlying host OS, giving it direct control over physical resources (CPU, memory, storage). This design provides better performance, security isolation, and is used in enterprise environments. Examples include VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V (bare-metal), and Xen.
Type 1 hypervisors do not operate at the OS level - operating at the OS level describes Type 2 hypervisors, which run as a software application on an existing host OS.
Type 2 hypervisors (such as VMware Workstation or VirtualBox) operate at the OS level, running on top of a host OS, not at the physical hardware level.
The data link layer is Layer 2 of the OSI networking model and has no relevance to hypervisor classification or operation.
Concept tested: Type 1 vs Type 2 hypervisor architecture
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/virtualization/hyper-v/hyper-v-technology-overview
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