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What part of the operating system is responsible for interacting with the hardware?
Kernel
What part of the dos command structure is responsible for loading msdossys during a dos boot?
MSDOS.SYS is the kernel file so it gets executed as the system boots. It is related to kernel..
What is responsible for directing the operations of a computer processor?
the motherboard provides the interconnectivity although all components really are controlled by the processor computer forensics (BSCHons) student
Responsible for controlling the PC when it is first turned on and then gives control to the operating system after it is loaded?
Kernel
What is a kernel?
The central module of an operating system. It is the part of the operating system that loads first, and it remains in main memory. Because it stays in memory, it is important for the kernel to be as small as possible while still providing all the essential services required by other parts of the operating system and applications. Typically, the kernel is responsible for memory management, process and task management, and disk management. The definition of kernel is "the portion of an OS (Operating System) that is responsible for interacting with the hardware. It is the operating system software that runs in kernel mode on the computer's processor and which provides low-level intelligence for the operating system. In other words, the kernel is the "heart" of an operating system.
What are the two modes of the Windows NT 2000 and XP architecture?
The Windows XP Architecture uses both Kernel Mode and User Mode. The kernel mode is the layer of the operating system's code that is responsible for handling such fundamental operating system items as virtual memory and scheduling which applications will run at any given time. User mode is where your actual program runs and is controlled by components of the kernel. For example, the kernel is responsible for allocating the memory that an application uses.
When starting Linux which process starts first?
In Linux, the flow of control during a boot is from BIOS, to boot loader, to kernel. The kernel then starts the scheduler (to allow multi-tasking) and runs the first userland (i.e. outside kernel space) program Init (which is mostly responsible to run startup scripts for each runlevel), at which point the kernel goes idle unless called externally.
What is the kernel?
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.
What is Linux virtual kernel for?
The virtual kernel is a kernel that can be used in unbuntu guest. It is a very lean kernel, this helps in reducing overhead. It installs the server kernel via a new name.
What is the core of an operating system?
The Kernel
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.
How many servers are there in Linux?
Linux is an open source Kernel a key element in any operating system responsible amongst other things for managing memory. A Linux distribution is an operating system based on the Linux kernel, there are many Linux distributions. Please reword the question.
