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πŸ”„ Last updated: 2026-07-27

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Q1. A data center wants to run multiple guest OSes directly on hardware without an underlying host OS. Which hypervisor type should they choose?

πŸ”Ή A. Type 1 (bare‑metal) hypervisor
πŸ”Ή B. Type 2 (hosted) hypervisor
πŸ”Ή C. Paravirtualization layer
πŸ”Ή D. Full system emulator

πŸ’‘ Difficulty: easy | βœ… Correct: A

Q2. A guest kernel attempts a privileged instruction while the VM is in user mode. How does a Typeβ€―1 hypervisor typically handle this situation?

πŸ”Ή A. The hypervisor ignores the fault and lets the guest continue
πŸ”Ή B. The hypervisor restarts the VM immediately
πŸ”Ή C. The hypervisor traps the instruction, emulates its effect, and updates the VCPU state
πŸ”Ή D. The hypervisor converts the instruction to a no‑operation

πŸ’‘ Difficulty: medium | βœ… Correct: C

Q3. A cloud provider must guarantee that a compromised guest cannot affect other guests or the hypervisor itself. Which feature of a Typeβ€―1 hypervisor provides this isolation?

πŸ”Ή A. CPU ring protection only
πŸ”Ή B. Memory paging only
πŸ”Ή C. I/O device assignment only
πŸ”Ή D. All of the above

πŸ’‘ Difficulty: hard | βœ… Correct: D

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