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Hypervisors and Virtualization Explained | What is a Hypervisor? | What is Virtualization?

What is a Hypervisor? A hypervisor is software that creates and manages virtual machines (VMs) on a physical computer. It allows multiple operating systems (OS) to run simultaneously on a single physical machine by allocating resources like CPU, memory, and storage to each VM. How Does a Hypervisor Work? Virtualization: The hypervisor sits between the hardware (CPU, RAM, etc.) and…