Survey of Operating Systems
Survey of Operating Systems
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ISBN: 9781260493863
Author: Holcombe, Jane
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Hypervisor:

  • “Virtual machine manager” are also called as hypervisor.
  • The physical computer actual hardware is called as host machine and where an application programs are run is called as virtual machine manager.
  • The function of the hypervisor is to create and manage the virtual machine and also it controls the interaction established between virtual and physical machine.

Precautions needed to run Windows XP mode and Windows XP in a VirtualBox VM:

The major precaution you should take is to remember not to have two hypervisors installed on a PC at one time...

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