Assignment 1 - Essay on VM For this assignment you will trace the history of virtual machines. The assignment aims to supplement the materials on basic OS concepts in Unit 1 from last week since it lacks the coverage on the area of system virtualization. Select ONE virtual machine software as your subject. The popular choices are Oracle Virtual Box and VMware Series (such as Fusion, Player, and Workstation). Again, selection only ONE. Your essay must follow the APA format given in this file (apa.pdf) and include at least the following information. NO direct quotations are allowed. You must write this essay in your own words. All sources of information must be cited and listed in the references. the name of the VM when that VM was first developed why the VM was developed what features did the VM have (this should relate back to the previous item) what are two or three of the major milestones, improvements, and/or extra features that have been added since its first development what typical kind of hardware and/or OS does this VM run on originally and currently what typical kind of users use this VM what typical kind of guest OS does the VM support what sources did you use to generate this report (if you used web sources, make sure you give a complete URL) Solution Name of VM: Orcacle VM VirtualBox Introduction: Oracle VM VirtualBox is a general purpose virtualizer for x86-based systems targated to be used as a server, desktop or in embeded mode. Release of first version: First version of VirtuaBox was released on January 15, 2007 by a German company Innotek GmbH under a propreitary license. After some time, it was released as a Free/Open Source Software under GNU GPL. Innotek was acquired by Sun Microsystems in February 2008 which in turn was acquired by Oracle Carporation in January 2010. Oracle rebranded it as Oracle VM VirtualBox. Reasons for developing VM: VirtualBox was developed to provide a powerful virtualization product for x86 and Intel64/AMD64 based systems aimed as enterprise as well as home use. One should be aware that virtualization allows a user to install and run multiple guest operating systems on a single machine having a specific host operating system. It means if you are having a Windows or Mac machine, you can also install and run GNU/Linux on the same machine through veitualization. Features of VM: Oracle VM VirtualBox offers following major features: Major milestones: Major milestones of VirtualBox are: Supported Host OSs: Supported Hardware: Mentioned above under Introduction and Reasons for developing VM. Targeted users: Enterprise, Individual and Embed Hope this helps you. .