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ArticlesComputer Emulators | | Date Added: 2012-01-05 23:08:21 | Computer software, hardware or a combination of both, with the ability to emulate or imitate another computer or a computer program is called an emulator. Emulators are primarily used to exactly reproduce the functions or the features of a particular software or hardware, on another device. Emulators can be categorized into a CPU emulator, I/O device or hardware emulator and a memory subsystem emulator.
There are different types of emulators like the basic software and hardware emulators to gaming console emulators, mobile or smartphone emulators and terminal emulators. The software emulator is used on a computer to reproduce or imitate the functions of another software program, which in its native form may not be compatible with the operating system and softwares installed in the device.
A hardware emulator is used to imitate the functions of a hardware component, usually the I/O devices, and reproduce them in the virtual form. Emulators that are used for imitating a video gaming console on a computer or another gaming console are video game console emulators. Video game emulators are mostly used in the developmental stages, to test the functionality of games on older PCs. They are also used to play older versions of the video games on modern PCs, laptops and gaming consoles.
Terminal emulators are applications that are used for imitating hardware terminals that allow access to the data or the applications that have been stored or installed on the mainframes, or centralized computers. A smartphone emulator, like the name says, is used for reproducing the functions of a smartphone on a computer screen. These are often used to test the functionality of smartphones or mobile phones for accessing the internet. |
| Emulators | | Date Added: 2012-01-03 22:55:51 | Computer software, hardware or a combination of both, with the ability to emulate or imitate another computer or a computer program is called an emulator. Emulators are primarily used to exactly reproduce the functions or the features of a particular software or hardware, on another device. Emulators can be categorized into a CPU emulator, I/O device or hardware emulator and a memory subsystem emulator.
There are different types of emulators like the basic software and hardware emulators to gaming console emulators, mobile or smartphone emulators and terminal emulators. The software emulator is used on a computer to reproduce or imitate the functions of another software program, which in its native form may not be compatible with the operating system and softwares installed in the device.
A hardware emulator is used to imitate the functions of a hardware component, usually the I/O devices, and reproduce them in the virtual form. Emulators that are used for imitating a video gaming console on a computer or another gaming console are video game console emulators. Video game emulators are mostly used in the developmental stages, to test the functionality of games on older PCs. They are also used to play older versions of the video games on modern PCs, laptops and gaming consoles.
Terminal emulators are applications that are used for imitating hardware terminals that allow access to the data or the applications that have been stored or installed on the mainframes, or centralized computers. A smartphone emulator, like the name says, is used for reproducing the functions of a smartphone on a computer screen. These are often used to test the functionality of smartphones or mobile phones for accessing the internet. |
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