Type 1 hypervisor: A type of hypervisor that runs directly on a physical host machine’s hardware, allowing multiple operating systems to be run on the same physical server. It is used in server virtualization and cloud computing environments. Examples include VMware ESXi and Microsoft Hyper-V.
Categories: CC D5: Security Operations | CCSP D3: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Security | CISM D3: Information Security Program | CISSP D3: Security Architecture and Engineering | Security+ D3: Security Architecture | SSCP D7: Systems and Application Security
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