What is Hosted Virtualization (Type II)?

Hosted Virtualization, also known as Type II virtualization, refers to a virtualization architecture where the hypervisor runs on a host operating system. This means that virtual machines are created and managed through host applications that depend on the underlying operating system to allocate resources and manage hardware interactions.

When a hypervisor is installed on top of an existing operating system, it does not have direct access to the hardware; instead, it relies on the host OS to interact with the physical resources such as CPU, memory, and storage. This architecture is particularly useful for desktop environments or systems where users want to run multiple operating systems simultaneously without needing specialized hardware support.

The other options do not accurately describe hosted virtualization. Virtual machines created via hypervisors typically refer to bare-metal or Type I virtualization, which does run directly on hardware. The option regarding physical computers with no virtualization does not involve virtual machines at all, and therefore is not relevant in the context of virtualization technologies.