Virtualization creates multiple virtual machines on a single computing device. A good analogy is a computer printer. In the past you had to purchase a fax machine, copy machine, answering machine, and computer printer separately. This was expensive, required enough energy to run four machines, and created additional amounts of ewaste.

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Virtualization allows a single physical device to run multiple virtual machines, similar to how a multifunction printer combines several devices into one, reducing cost, energy use, and e-waste.

Virtualization Creates Multiple Virtual Machines on a Single Computing Device