Virtual Machines Flashcards

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What is a virtual machine?

A

An emulation of a particular computer system.

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why would we use a virtual machine?

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we would use a virtual machine to allow for testing of web applications without impacting the local machine

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what are some examples of virtual machine software?

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  • operating systems
  • virtualbox
  • vagrant
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what is vagrant?

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Vagrant is a tool for building complete development environments. With an easy-to-use workflow and focus on automation, Vagrant lowers development environment setup time, increases development/production parity, and makes the “works on my machine” excuse a relic of the past.

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what is virtualbox?

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VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use.

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