What defines a Type 1 hypervisor?
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Correct answer: runs directly on a physical server and includes its own operating system.
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A Type 1 hypervisor, also known as a bare-metal hypervisor, runs directly on the host hardware without an underlying operating system. It includes its own specialized operating system to manage and allocate hardware resources (CPU, memory, storage, network) directly to guest virtual machines. This architecture provides high performance, efficiency, and security because there's no general-purpose OS overhead. Examples include VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Citrix XenServer. The incorrect options describe Type 2 hypervisors (running on an existing OS) or mischaracterize the hypervisor's deployment environment (virtual server instead of physical). A Type 2 hypervisor runs as an application within a conventional operating system, making it dependent on that OS.
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