Everything about Virtual machine
Software that emulates an entire computer
In computing, a virtual machine (VM) is the virtualization or emulation of a computer system. Virtual machines are based on computer architectures and provide the functionality of a physical computer. Their implementations may involve specialized hardware, software, or a combination of the two. Virtual machines differ and are organized by their function, shown here:System virtual machines provide a substitute for a real machine. They provide the functionality needed to execute entire operating systems. A hypervisor uses native execution to share and manage hardware, allowing for multiple environments that are isolated from one another yet exist on the same physical machine. Modern hypervisors use hardware-assisted virtualization, with virtualization-specific hardware features on the host CPUs providing assistance to hypervisors. Process virtual machines are designed to execute computer programs in a platform-independent environment. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Virtual machineA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Brain Neuroplasticity Leveraging Virtual Reality and Brain–Computer Interface TechnologiesInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Snow CrashThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Computational protein–ligand docking and virtual drug screening with the AutoDock suiteCited 2,670 times
- Go sideways: Hardware virtualizationA closely related topic
- Go sideways: System virtual machineA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Computational protein–ligand docking and virtual drug screening with the AutoDock suite
Virtual Fluoroscopy: Computer-Assisted Fluoroscopic Navigation
Do virtual computer models hinder anatomy learning?
Virtual reality computer simulation
Medical computer vision, virtual reality and robotics
The Virtual Venue: User-Computer Interaction in Information-Rich Virtual Environments
Computer science: Visionary of virtual reality
Virtual Computer Numerical Control System
🆕 Influential since 2022
Brain Neuroplasticity Leveraging Virtual Reality and Brain–Computer Interface Technologies
Teaching the basics of computer graphics in virtual reality
Human-computer interaction for virtual-real fusion
Virtual reservoir computer using an optical resonator
Computer 5G Virtual Reality Environment 3D Clothing Design
đź“š Books worth reading
Snow CrashNeal Stephenson · 1992
Ready Player OneErnest Cline · 2008
Advances in visual computingGeorge Bebis, Richard Boyle · 2005
Tom Clancy's Net ForceTom Clancy, Steve R. Pieczenik · 1998
ReamdeNeal Stephenson · 2011
Virtualization EssentialsMatthew Portnoy · 2012
Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and Computer GraphicsLucio Tommaso De Paolis, Patrick Bourdot · 2016
3D Game EnvironmentsLuke Ahearn · 2008
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đź”— Related topics
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