FC0-U71 Tech Concepts and Terminology Practice Question
A company wants to run a Linux virtual machine on a Windows host without dual-booting. Which type of software is needed to create and manage the virtual machine?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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A hypervisor
A hypervisor (or virtual machine monitor) enables running VMs on a host OS.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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A compiler
Why it's wrong here
A compiler translates code, not create VMs.
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A device driver
Why it's wrong here
A driver interfaces hardware with OS, not create VMs.
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An emulator
Why it's wrong here
An emulator mimics hardware, but hypervisor is more common for VMs in this context.
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A hypervisor
Why this is correct
Correct: a hypervisor manages virtual machines.
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