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What kernel is Mac OS X based on?
Mac OS X is based on the XNU kernel, a microkernel Mach kernel with a BSD userland, which makes Mac OS X's kernel a hybrid-kernel.
What does android have to do with Linux?
Android is based on the Linux Kernel. A kernel is a program that handles I/O and basically all the hardware stuff. So Android OS is device specific. (However there are some linux distributions which are device specific and you have to compile the kernel yourself.) That's why you can't install KitKat for Sony on an HTC device. You have to make it (compile) to suit your device's hardware specs.
What is kernel in UNIX operating system?
kernel is everything in unix os
Definition of OS Kernel Shell?
The kernel and the shell are two different parts of the OS or operating system. The shell interprets the commands from input. The kernel houses the heart of the OS like the command files and execute applications.
Give One difference between operating system software and applications software?
The OS makes calls to the system kernel (although sometimes the kernel is bundled with the OS). Applications make their calls to the OS, which then makes calls to the kernel.
Which kernel platform can be used to run a Macintosh OS X system?
Mac OS X is built on the XNU (X is Not Unix) kernel which is a hybrid combining elements of the Mach kernel and FreeBSD.
Does Mac OS X use a Linux or a BSD kernel?
Mac OS X uses a Mach kernel and FreeBSD utilities at it's core.
What part of the operating system interfaces with the hardware?
the kernel is the part of the OS that interfaces with the hardware
Which of the two OS core components includes the windows memory manager?
shell, kernel
What latest kernel used in MAC OS?
The Mac OS X Kernel is a hybrid based on the XNU kernel derived from the former NextStep implementations. Much of the code is open source and freely available. (See links below)
Is the kernel in a unix os a program?
The kernel is the central control program of Unix and the majority of other operating systems.
How can you check the version of kernel you are currently running and upgrade the kernel?
These are separate and unrelated tasks. To check the version of the running kernel in Linux, use the command uname -r. To upgrade the kernel, either use your distro's package manager (if any) to update the system, or download and compile the Linux kernel source.
