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Memory overcommitment allows a host to

  • A.use no memory whatever at all
  • B.run only one single guest at any one time
  • C.allocate more memory than it physically has
  • D.give each guest exactly its own share

Answer: C

Correct answer: allocate more memory than it physically has

Overcommitment works because guests are typically allocated more memory than they use, and the hypervisor reclaims the difference through ballooning, page sharing and compression. It raises the density achievable on a host, which is a direct commercial gain - and it depends on an assumption about behaviour rather than on any physical guarantee.

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