Virtual Machines: Versatile Platforms for Systems and

Virtual Machines: Versatile Platforms for Systems and Processes (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design)

Virtual Machine technology applies the concept of virtualization to an entire machine, circumventing real machine compatibility constraints and hardware resource constraints to enable a higher degree of software portability and flexibility. Virtual machines are rapidly becoming an essential element in computer system design. They provide system security, flexibility, cross-platform compatibility, reliability, and resource efficiency. Designed to solve problems in combining and using major computer system components, virtual machine technologies play a key role in many disciplines, including operating systems, programming languages, and computer architecture. For example, at the process level, virtualizing technologies support dynamic program translation and platform-independent network computing. At the system level, they support multiple operating system environments on the same hardware platform and in servers.

Historically, individual virtual machine techniques have been developed within the specific disciplines that employ them (in some cases they arenâ€™t even referred to as â€œvirtual machinesÂ”), making it difficult to see their common underlying relationships in a cohesive way. In this text, Smith and Nair take a new approach by examining virtual machines as a unified discipline. Pulling together cross-cutting technologies allows virtual machine implementations to be studied and engineered in a well-structured manner. Topics include instruction set emulation, dynamic program translation and optimization, high level virtual machines (including Java and CLI), and system virtual machines for both single-user systems and servers.

* Examines virtual machine technologies across the disciplines that use themâ€•operating systems, programming languages and computer architectureâ€•defining a new and unified discipline.
* Reviewed by principle researchers at Microsoft, HP, and by other industry research groups.
* Written by two authors who combine several decades of expertise in computer system research and development, both in academia and industry.
Country USA
Brand Morgan Kaufmann
Manufacturer Morgan Kaufmann
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber Approx. 300 illustrations
ReleaseDate 2005-06-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781558609105

Country	USA
Brand	Morgan Kaufmann
Manufacturer	Morgan Kaufmann
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	Approx. 300 illustrations
ReleaseDate	2005-06-17
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781558609105

Virtual Machines: Versatile Platforms for Systems and Processes (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design)

You might also like...