Study Virtualization, Hypervisors and Client-Side Labs for A+ Core 1 (220-1201)
Understand Type 1 and Type 2 hypervisors, virtual machine basics, and the support-side use of client virtualization on A+ Core 1.
On this page
Virtualization on Core 1 is intentionally compact. CompTIA wants you to know what a VM is, what a hypervisor does, and why client-side virtualization helps testing, training, or isolation. It does not expect full datacenter design.
Type 1 hypervisor: A hypervisor that runs directly on hardware.
Type 2 hypervisor: A hypervisor that runs on top of a host operating system.
What CompTIA is really testing
The exam usually wants you to:
- distinguish Type 1 and Type 2 hypervisors
- understand basic VM resources such as CPU, memory, storage, and networking
- remember that snapshots help temporarily but are not true backups
Fast comparison
| Topic | Support-level idea |
|---|---|
| Type 1 | runs closer to hardware |
| Type 2 | runs on a normal OS and is common for labs or training |
| snapshot | useful for short-term rollback |
| VM | isolated software-defined system using shared physical resources |
What strong answers usually do
- keep the explanation simple and support-focused
- know that a VM still needs CPU, RAM, storage, and network allocation
- avoid treating snapshots as a full data-protection strategy
Quiz
Loading quiz…