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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.
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 is kernel in UNIX operating system?
kernel is everything in unix os
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.
Which of the two os components includes the windows desktop?
the shell and kernel.
Does Linux use the kernel of Unix?
No, it is unix-based but Linux is a kernel not an operating system.Ubuntu,Linux Mint,Debian,and puppy Linux,ect. are OS's that use the Linux kernel.
