Hypervisors & Containers

Which hypervisor is known as "bare-metal" hypervisor?

Type 1

What is another name for a Type 1 hypervisor?

Bare-metal hypervisor

Which hypervisor is installed directly on the physical hardware of a server?

Type 1

Where is a Type 1 hypervisor installed?

Directly on the physical hardware

What are VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Citrix XenServer examples of?

Type 1 hypervisors

Which hypervisor manages guest OS systems directly?

Type 1

A Type 1 hypervisor manages what directly?

Guest operating systems

Which hypervisor is suitable for large-scale virtualization in enterprise environments?

Type 1

The Type 1 hypervisor is most suitable for what?

Large-scale virtualization in enterprise environments

Which hypervisor is best used for high performance and resource efficiency?

Type 1

The Type 1 hypervisor is _______ resource-efficient and has _______ performance compared to a Type 2 hypervisor.

More resource-efficient; better performance

If you need to run multiple virtual machines on a single server, which hypervisor would you use?

Type 1

If you need strong isolation between VMs, which hypervisor would you use?

Type 1

What is another name for a Type 2 hypervisor?

Hosted hypervisor

Where is a Type 2 hypervisor installed?

On top of an existing operating system (OS)

Which hypervisor requires the host OS to manage hardware resources?

Type 2

What are Oracle VirtualBox, VMware Workstation, and Parallels Desktop examples of?

Type 2 hypervisors

Which hypervisor is suitable for desktop or development environments?

Type 2

The Type 2 hypervisor is _______ resource-efficient compared to a Type 1 hypervisor.

Less resource-efficient

If you need to run virtual machines on a desktop computer without modifying the host OS, which would you use?

Type 2

What is a container?

A lightweight, portable, and isolated environment for running applications

What do containers share with the host OS?

The host OS kernel

What technologies are used for containerization?

Docker, Kubernetes

What is the main advantage of containers over virtual machines?

More lightweight and efficient

What are containers ideal for?

Microservices architecture, DevOps workflows, and rapid application deployment

What does each container encapsulate?

An application and its dependencies

When should you use containers?

For rapid deployment, scalability, and easy management of applications in cloud-native environments

What are containers particularly useful for?

Continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and microservices architectures