Which of the following statements best describes a Type 1 hypervisor? 

Answer options:

A. The hypervisor software runs within an operating system tied to the hardware.
B. The hypervisor software runs as a client on a server and needs an external service to administer it.
C. The hypervisor software runs on top of an application layer.
D. The hypervisor software runs directly on "bare metal" without an intermediary.

D

With a Type 1 hypervisor, the hypervisor software runs directly on top of the bare-metal system, without any intermediary layer or hosting system. None of these statements describes a Type 1 hypervisor.