As the title says I was under the impression that using something like Virtualbox or VMware was actually parallel but I'm told they are different. When I searched to learn more about this I am lost in a solution. Can someone explain to me the difference?
Virtual is something that is not quite 'real'. It is emulated and works just like the real thing.
Parallel means two things running side by side. For example, sprinters are parallel to each other on the track.