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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Emulated computer environment that simulates hardware and can be used for running OS’s separate from the physical (host) computer. Replicates the functionality of a physical machine
A
Multi-tasking machine
B
Physical machine
C
Virtual machine
D
Multi user machine
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A virtual machine is a virtual representation, or emulation, of a physical computer. They are often referred to as a guest while the physical machine they run on is referred to as the host.

Detailed explanation-2: -Full virtualization is a virtualization technique used to provide a VME that completely simulates the underlying hardware. In this type of environment, any software capable of execution on the physical hardware can be run in the VM, and any OS supported by the underlying hardware can be run in each individual VM.

Detailed explanation-3: -A virtual machine is the emulated equivalent of a computer system that runs on top of another system.

Detailed explanation-4: -A hypervisor, also known as a virtual machine monitor or VMM, is software that creates and runs virtual machines (VMs). A hypervisor allows one host computer to support multiple guest VMs by virtually sharing its resources, such as memory and processing.

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