Question

Difficulty: EasyVirtualization Fundamentals

A network administrator is evaluating virtualization technologies for a new enterprise data center deployment. Which two statements correctly describe the characteristics of a Type 1 hypervisor? (Select two.)

  1. It installs directly on physical server hardware without requiring an underlying host operating system.Answer
  2. It delivers lower latency and higher throughput performance compared to hosted hypervisors.Answer
  3. C
    It runs as an application layer process on top of a pre-existing desktop operating system.
  4. D
    It depends on host operating system kernel drivers to relay instructions to physical hardware.

Answer

Type 1 hypervisors install directly on bare-metal server hardware without a host operating system and provide lower latency and superior performance for virtual machines.
Type 1 hypervisors install directly on physical hardware (bare-metal) without requiring a pre-existing host operating system. Because they bypass intermediate host OS software layers, they offer lower latency and higher performance, making them ideal for enterprise virtualized environments.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze hypervisor architectural placement.
Recognize that Type 1 hypervisors reside directly on server hardware (bare-metal) rather than running on top of an existing operating system.
Architectural placement distinguishes bare-metal Type 1 hypervisors from hosted Type 2 hypervisors.
2
Evaluate operational efficiency and latency characteristics.
Determine that eliminating host operating system abstraction layers minimizes latency and maximizes processing throughput.
Direct hardware control streamlines CPU scheduling and memory management for virtualized enterprise workloads.

Key Concept

Type 1 Bare-Metal Hypervisor Architecture
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