Changes: Hypervisor

Revision as of 02:00, 27 November 2010

A hypervisor (also called virtual machine monitor (VMM)) allows multiple operating systems to run concurrently on a host computer — a feature called hardware virtualization.

The hypervisor presents the guest operating systems with a virtual platform and monitors the execution of the guest operating systems. In that way, multiple operating systems, including multiple instances of the same operating system, can share hardware resources.

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+== Definition ==
-A '''hypervisor''' (also called '''virtual machine monitor''' ('''VMM''')) allows multiple [[operating system]]s to [[run]] [[concurrent]]ly on a [[host computer]] — a feature called [[hardware virtualization]]. The hypervisor presents the guest [[operating system]]s with a [[virtual platform]] and [[monitor]]s the execution of the guest [[operating system]]s. In that way, multiple [[operating system]]s, including multiple instances of the same [[operating system]], can share [[hardware resource]]s.
+A '''hypervisor''' (also called '''virtual machine monitor''' ('''VMM''')) allows multiple [[operating system]]s to [[run]] [[concurrent]]ly on a [[host computer]] &mdash; a feature called [[hardware virtualization]].
+== Overview ==
+The hypervisor presents the guest [[operating system]]s with a [[virtual platform]] and [[monitor]]s the execution of the guest [[operating system]]s. In that way, multiple [[operating system]]s, including multiple instances of the same [[operating system]], can share [[hardware resource]]s.
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 [[Category:Software]]
 [[Category:Cloud computing]]
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