Hypervisor | Guest OS |
Host OS | Virtualization |
Snapshot | Provisioning |
Cloning | Containerization |
An operating system running inside a virtual machine. | A layer of software that creates and manages virtual machines. |
The process of creating virtual versions of physical resources. | The operating system that runs on the physical hardware and supports virtualization. |
The process of preparing and equipping a virtual machine with necessary resources. | A saved state of a virtual machine at a particular point in time. |
Technology that allows applications to run in isolated user spaces, leveraging the host OS's kernel. | Creating an exact copy of a virtual machine. |