FC0-U71 Infrastructure Practice Question
A technician is setting up a virtualized environment on a laptop to run multiple operating systems for testing. Which type of hypervisor is most appropriate?
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Why each option matters
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Type 2 hypervisor
Type 2 hypervisors like VirtualBox run on top of an existing OS, making them suitable for personal use on a laptop.
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Bare-metal hypervisor
Why it's wrong here
Bare-metal is another name for Type 1.
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Type 1 hypervisor
Why it's wrong here
Type 1 runs directly on hardware, typically used in data centers.
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Container
Why it's wrong here
Containers share the host OS kernel, not full virtualization.
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Type 2 hypervisor
Why this is correct
Type 2 runs on an operating system, ideal for testing on a laptop.
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