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Virtual machines : versatile platforms for systems and processes /

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Virtual Machine technology applies the concept of virtualization to an entire machine, circumventing real machine compatibility constraints and hardware resource constraints to enable a higher degree of software portability and flexibility. Virtual machines are rapidly becoming an essential element...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, James E. (James Edward), 1950-
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Nair, Ravi
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2005.
Series:Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design.
Subjects:
Virtual computer systems.
Computer architecture.
System design.
Systèmes virtuels (Informatique)
Ordinateurs > Architecture.
Conception de systèmes.
COMPUTERS > Operating Systems > Virtualization.
COMPUTERS > System Administration > General.
COMPUTERS > Utilities.
Computer architecture
System design
Virtual computer systems
Virtuelle Maschine
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to virtual machines
  • Emulation : interpretation and binary translation
  • Process virtual machines
  • Dynamic binary optimization
  • High-level language virtual machine architecture
  • High-level language virtual machine implementation
  • Codesigned virtual machines
  • System virtual machines
  • Multiprocessor virtualization
  • Emerging applications.