TY - BOOK AU - Smith,James E. AU - Nair,Ravi TI - Virtual machines: versatile platforms for systems and processes SN - 1558609105 (hbk.): AV - QA76.9.V5 S54 2005 PY - 2005/// CY - Amsterdam, Netherlands, Boston, MA PB - Morgan Kaufmann Publishers KW - Virtual computer systems KW - Computer architecture KW - System design N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p.613-628) and index; Ch. 1. Introduction to virtual machines -- Ch. 2. Emulation : interpretation and binary translation -- Ch. 3. Process virtual machines -- Ch. 4. Dynamic binary optimization -- Ch. 5. High-level language virtual machine architecture -- Ch. 6. High-level language virtual machine implementation -- Ch. 7. Codesigned virtual machines -- Ch. 8. System virtual machines -- Ch. 9. Multiprocessor virtualization -- Ch. 10. Emerging applications -- App. A. Real machines N2 - "Virtual Machines carefully examines core topics of VM technology including instruction set emulation, dynamic program translation and optimization, high level language virtual machines and system virtual machines for both single-user systems and servers. It offers graduate students, researchers, and practicing professionals a unique resource that gathers and synthesizes the work from a number of fields into a single authoritative resource, defining a new and unified discipline."--BOOK JACKET ER -