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A hypervisor is a piece of computer software, firmware or hardware that creates and runs virtual machines. It acts like a software platform to build a new operating system (such as Windows, Linux, Unix, BSD, MacOS, etc) on top of the existing Operating System. This can be done for testing purposes, compatibility, or to create efficiency with hardware resources.
Availability: Download Comparable: VMware Fusion Parallels is a virtualization utility that allows you to run a Windows operating system environment within the MacOS. The platform shares your computer’s hardware resources with the guest operating system according to customizable specifications. Users can dedicate a set amount of memory, number of processors, and other computer resources to the virtual instance … Read more
Availability: Labs | Download Comparable: Parallels VMware Fusion allows Intel-based Macs to run operating systems such as Microsoft Windows, Linux, NetWare, BSD, or Solaris on virtual machines, along with their Mac OS X operating system. This is useful for using different software pieces based on different operating system platforms on the same computer. The Unity feature removes … Read more