Identify reasons to use a virtual machine. List steps for setting up a virtual machine.
Identify reasons to use a virtual machine. List steps for setting up a virtual machine.
Reasons to use virtual machine:
Virtual machine is a virtual implementation of computer, it can work just like actual physical machine.
When multiple operating systems are to be run on same machine, instead of creating partition of hard drive which is a complex process, virtual drive concept can be used, that gives a virtual platform to run another operating system.
Sometimes operating system has upgraded to new version, but some software can be run into old version, then older version of OS can be installed in virtual machine part and user can switch between both of the OS versions.
Virtual machine enable user to experiment with another operating system, without uninstalling or affecting current operating system.
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