Kernal - Hsanokklis/2023-2024-Tech-journal GitHub Wiki

The foundation to a computers operating system. It provides basic services for all other parts of the OS. It is the main layer between the OS and underlying computer hardware.

Helps with tasks such as:

  • memory management
  • file systems
  • device control and networking

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The Kernel preforms 3 primary jobs:

  1. provides interfaces needed for users and applications to interact with the computer
  2. It launches and manages applications
  3. Manages the underlying system hardware devices

link: https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatacenter/definition/kernel