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What is the difference between type-1 and type-2 hypervisors?
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The correct answer is A) Type-1 runs on hardware directly; type-2 runs on a host OS
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Correct Answer
Type-1 runs on hardware directly; type-2 runs on a host OS
Explanation
Type-1 (bare-metal) hypervisors (VMware ESXi, Hyper-V, KVM) run directly on hardware for performance. Type-2 (hosted) hypervisors (VirtualBox, VMware Workstation) run on a host OS.
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