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A Kernel is classified into two main types: Monolithic Kernel Micro Kernel
The kernel resides in your OS of the computer. the kernel has one main function that is to act as translator from applications to your CPU, Memory, and various other devices. In the world of Microsoft it's a go between for applications and the device drivers. In Linux, Mac OS, and, any other Unix based OS the kernel directly talks to the hardware with out the need for device drivers. For more info see the related link
A reentrant kernel enables processes to give away the CPU while in kernel mode ,not hindering other processes from also entering kernel mode. A typical use is IO wait. The processes wants to read a file..It calls a kernel function for this. Inside the kernel function,the disk controller is asked for the data . Getting the data will take some time & the function is blocked during that time. With an reentrant kernel,the scheduler will assign CPU to another process until an interrupt from disk controller indicates that the data is available and our thread can be resumed . This process can still access IO,like user input
A kernel sentence, also known as a basic sentence or a core sentence, is the simplest form of a sentence that contains a subject and a predicate. It expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a grammatically correct sentence. Kernel sentences serve as the foundation for constructing more complex sentences.
Go to r4ds.cn and click downloads. next step is to download the newest kernel. the kernel is the main operating system
A bootloader is what loads the kernel into RAM and transfers control to it from the BIOS.
The two main components of an operating system are the kernel and the applications. The kernel maintains basic control over the computer's hardware. The kernel contains the CPU, memory and devices. Applications include the network, the user interface and security.
A command interpreter is an interface of the operating system with the user. The user gives commands with are executed by operating system (usually by turning them into system calls). The main function of a command interpreter is to get and execute the next user specified command. Command-Interpreter is usually not part of the kernel, since multiple command interpreters (shell, in UNIX terminology) may be support by an operating system, and they do not really need to run in kernel mode. There are two main advantages to separating the command interpreter from the kernel. 1. If we want to change the way the command interpreter looks, i.e., I want to change the interface of command interpreter, I am able to do that if the command interpreter is separate from the kernel. I cannot change the code of the kernel so I cannot modify the interface. 2. If the command interpreter is a part of the kernel it is possible for a malicious process to gain access to certain part of the kernel that it showed not have to avoid this ugly scenario it is advantageous to have the command interpreter separate from kernel
the shell and kernel
The four main components are: the Kernel, the Shell, the File system and Command
basically, if i understand your question, you want to know in plain ol' english what a kernel is. Basically it is just the main part of the operating system that gets information from applications and submits it to hardware for processing. If you want more specific info regarding a kernel, check out the wikipedia page for it.
The four main components are: the Kernel, the Shell, the File system and Command