COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A Virtual Machine is said to____ (7-9)
A
Allow the user to play games with Virtual Reality Glasses
B
Allow the user to virtually use an Operating System
C
Allow a MAC to run on Windows
D
Hide the complexities of the hardware from the user
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. Explanation: The Virtual Machine is presented by the Operating System to the user, hiding all the complexities of the hardware behind layers of OS software.

Detailed explanation-2: -An operating system (OS) is a set of programs that manage computer resources and run in the background on a computer system, giving an environment in which applications software can be executed. Responsibilities of the OS include: Hiding the complexities of hardware from the user.

Detailed explanation-3: -Abstraction leads to simplicity Users and applications do not see the hardware directly, but view it through the OS. This is used to hide certain hardware details from users and applications (called abstraction). Due to this abstraction, users cannot see changes in the hardware.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Operating System.

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