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What should a virtual machine generally implement?
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  • Compilation of source language into VM specific bytecode
  • Data structures to contains instructions and operands (the data the instructions process)
  • A call stack for function call operations
  • An ‘Instruction Pointer’ (IP) pointing to the next instruction to execute
  • A virtual ‘CPU’ – the instruction dispatcher that
    • Fetches the next instruction (addressed by the instruction pointer)
    • Decodes the operands
    • Executes the instruction
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