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Type 2 hypervisor (or hosted hypervisor) runs on top of an operating system and not the physical hardware directly.

This question is really stupid and so is the discussion about type 1 and 2 hypervisors. ESX runs on linux just as much as... linux running kvm Stupid ambiguous question. But if I were to guess, I would say the answer is C because whoever wrote it doesn't consider anything except vmware a type 1 hypervisor. But who knows what that person was thinking.

C is correct

Type 1 hypervisors run directly on the host's physical hardware, whereas Type 2 hypervisors are installed on top of an OS,

Running Linux, not running vmware or hyper or oracle, so only possible anwser is type 2. Badly phrased but correct

A server running Linux = Type 1 hypervisor DNS and DHCP virtual machine = Type 2 hypervisor Both can be the answer

The answer is inside the questions. A server running Linux(Host os) is providing support for virtual machines along with DNS and DHCP services(Guest os) for a small business. Which technology does this represent

ps. "for VIRTUAL MACHINES"

linux running on the server...so Linux is the host SO Hipervisor type 1 Regards

I think the key here is "...along with DNS and DHCP services". Clearly implies that the server has a host OS installed already, making it a type 2 hypervisor

the question is vague It doesn't mention that the linux server is the host, or a VM

C is correct

n contrast to type 1 hypervisor, a type 2 hypervisor (or hosted hypervisor) runs on top of an operating system and not the physical hardware directly. A big advantage of Type 2 hypervisors is that management console software is not required. Examples of type 2 hypervisor are VMware Workstation (which can run on Windows, Mac and Linux) or Microsoft Virtual PC (only runs on Windows)

Running Linux --> C

A server running Linux is providing support for virtual machines >> Type2 hypervisor

It is C, a type 2 Hypervisor (a Linux OS which additionally runs a virtualization software). The server is hosting DNS and DHCP (so it must run an OS) and additionally it supports VMs.

Any hypervisor running on top of an OS, rather than directly on the physical hardware is a type 2 hypervisor. (I know that VMware ESXi uses linux based OS, called photon OS, but I think that the question is asking in general about a hypervisor that's running on top of another OS) Answer is "C".