HTG Explains: What is a Virtual Machine Hypervisor?
July 6th, 2011 • Related • Filed Under
Hypervisors are what make virtual machines possible, and they aren’t just for servers anymore. You probably use one every day and don’t even know it. If you don’t use one now, you will in the near future.
A hypervisor is software that exists outside of a guest operating system to intercept the commands sent to the computer hardware. The term “hypervisor” comes from the different levels of an operating systems kernel; it performs actions with more authority than the “supervisor” level, hence, hyper-visor.
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