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mo khan <mo@mokhan.ca>
2021-02-08 18:21:11
describe virtualization and simulation
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@@ -211,6 +211,13 @@ Instructions: Please answer the following questions in complete sentences. Your
 
 1. Distinguish between virtualization and simulation.
 
+    Virtualization makes guest operating systems and applications believe they are
+    running on native hardware.
+
+    Simulation in which the host system has one system architecture and the guest
+    system was compiled for a different architecture. An emulator can translate
+    instructions for the guest architecture into instructions for the host architecture.
+
 ## Part 2: Design Considerations (40 marks)
 
 Instructions: Please answer the following questions in about 1-2 pages each.