FC0-U71 Infrastructure Practice Question
An IT administrator is setting up a virtualization server to run multiple operating systems. The server will host critical business applications and requires maximum performance and reliability. Which type of hypervisor should the administrator choose?
Answer choices
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Type 1 hypervisor, such as VMware ESXi
Type 1 hypervisors run directly on hardware without a host OS, providing better performance and reliability for server workloads.
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Hosted hypervisor like VirtualBox
Why it's wrong here
VirtualBox is a Type 2 hypervisor, not ideal for production servers.
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Type 1 hypervisor, such as VMware ESXi
Why this is correct
Bare-metal hypervisor offers direct hardware access and high performance.
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Containerization platform like Docker
Why it's wrong here
Containers share the host OS kernel, not a hypervisor for full VMs.
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Type 2 hypervisor, such as VMware Workstation
Why it's wrong here
Type 2 runs on top of an OS, adding overhead and reducing performance.
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