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virtual machine

n.
A software program that emulates a hardware system.
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Zhang et al [15] presented a scheme of embedded trusted computing environment based on virtual machine architecture named QEMU, wherein the functions of trusted cryptographic modules are simulated by software, thus with no other additional hardware.
Our team used an emulation model of the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC available for QEMU (the open-source Quick Emulator) to prepare the software for the Doom demonstration, enabling us to bring it up in hours, not days, when silicon arrived.
Bigger concern with Venom is that the bug resides in the open-source hypervisor QEMU's virtual Floppy Disk Controller (FDC).It is often installed by default in a number of virtualized infrastructures using Xen, QEMU, and KVM, as per crowdstrike, a threat
In this article I'll show how to create a runnable image of Yocto and how to test it inside QEMU, a basic software emulator; and following how to run it inside an Hypervisor, like Microsoft Hyper-V on Windows.