Question

In comparing a multi-boot environment and an environment using a type II hypervisor which offers the best performance? Which would offer the most convenience in switching from one OS to another? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

Answer / Explanation

To answer this question, let us first understand what a multi boot environment is and what an environment using a hypervisor is:

Multiple-booting can be defined or simply refers to the process of installing different multiple operating system on a single computer and also to be able to determine which of the operating systems boot per time.

While:

Hypervisor or a type 2 hypervisor can be described as a form of virtual machine in form of a software that is installed on in an existing operating system of a computer. One of the main benefit of an hypervisor is it enables easy navigation of guest on your computer without actually navigating into your original or primary operating system plus it aid in fast system recovery.

If we now refer back to the question asked in respect to which i would offer as the most convenience, i would prefer the type 2 hypervisor as convenient because i am able to run an operating system inside another operating system so navigating between two operating system would be very easy as compared to the Multi-booting where i have to always shut down an operating system to navigate between the operating system because i can only use one operating system per time.