Exam SK0-005 topic 1 question 521 discussion

Actual exam question from CompTIA's SK0-005

Question #: 521
Topic #: 1

A technician needs to install a Type 1 hypervisor on a server. The technician needs to maximize the drive space available on the best performing drives for guest systems. The server has SD card slots, a SAS controller, and a SATA controller, and it is attached to a NAS. On which of the following drive types should the technician install the hypervisor?

A. SD card
B. NAS drive
C. SATA drive
D. SAS drive

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Suggested Answer: D 🗳️

by Kabbath1986 at May 16, 2025, 11:09 a.m.

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Kabbath1986

1 month, 1 week ago

Selected Answer: A

The correct answer is: A. SD card 🔍 Explanation: A Type 1 hypervisor (also called a bare-metal hypervisor, e.g., VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V Server, XenServer) installs directly on the hardware, not on top of an OS. It's lightweight and requires minimal disk space for the OS itself. ✅ Why A. SD card is correct: SD cards are commonly used to install the hypervisor only, reserving the higher-performance drives (SAS, SATA, NAS) exclusively for guest virtual machines (VMs). This setup maximizes the available space on performance-critical drives for VM storage. Many enterprise-grade servers are designed to boot ESXi or similar hypervisors from SD cards or internal USB.

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