Which option is a characteristic of a VM hypervisor?
- Type 1 hypervisors are also known as native or bare-metal hypervisors.
- Type 1 hypervisors run on top of other operating systems.
- Type 2 hypervisors include VMware ESXi and Microsoft Hyper-V.
- Type 2 hypervisors run directly on the physical (bare-metal) system.
Explanation: There are two types of hypervisors:
- Type 1 hypervisors (native or bare-metal hypervisors) run directly on the physical (bare-metal) system. Examples of Type 1 hypervisors include VMware ESXi, Proxmox Virtual Environment, Xen, and Microsoft Hyper-V.
- Type 2, or hosted, hypervisors run on top of other operating systems. Examples of type 2 hypervisors include VirtualBox and VMware Player or Workstation.
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