COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER SOFTWARE

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does Kernel mean?
A
Hardware of the OS
B
Central component of the operative system
C
Is the processor of the system
D
Is a Firmware
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The kernel is the essential foundation of a computer’s operating system (OS). It is the core that provides basic services for all other parts of the OS.

Detailed explanation-2: -A kernel is the central component of a computer operating system. A Kernel is the central component of an operating system which manages operations of computer and hardware. It manages operations of memory and CPU time.

Detailed explanation-3: -The kernel is a core component of an operating system and serves as the main interface between the computer’s physical hardware and the processes running on it. The kernel enables multiple applications to share hardware resources by providing access to CPU, memory, disk I/O, and networking.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Linux® kernel is the main component of a Linux operating system (OS) and is the core interface between a computer’s hardware and its processes. It communicates between the 2, managing resources as efficiently as possible.

Detailed explanation-5: -Kernel is the central module of an operating system. It is that part of an OS that loads first and remains in the main memory. Kernel examples are Zircon, Linux, WindowsNT, etc. Kernels are of five types, namely monolithic, microkernel, nanokernel, hybrid kernel and exokernel.

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