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The kernel is one of the primary nodes of an operating system for a computer. It contains operating system core functions and the device drivers.

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What is Micro-kernel What are the benefits of Micro-kernel?

A microkernel performs only the most basic functions that apply to all computers. A benefit is that it's much simpler to extend the operating system.


When was the Linux 2.4 kernel released?

The 2.4 version of the Linux kernel was released in 2001.


Does a kernel contain external commands?

the kernel contains external commands true or false


Give an example of modular monolithic kernel?

Modular monolithic kernel example is Linux.don't need to confuse on monolithic and modular kernel. if we need to divide a single module of kernel in separate module to make handle easy we can do at the configure time of kernel but these kernel module having only in kernel space.Monolithic Kernel- single binary file- all drivers include in kernel itself.Modular kernel- Multiple files for kernel- Drivers can be loaded or unloaded into kernel using modprob command, see man page of lsmod, modprob etc when- Almost all drivers are build and linked against kernelactual mean of modular kernel in linux :some part of the system core will be located in independent files called modules that can be added to the system at run time. Depending on the content of those modules as1. only loading drivers if a device is actually found2. only load a filesystem if it gets actually requested3. only load the code for a specific (scheduling/security/whatever) policy when it should be evaluatedThose modules are still running in the kernel space and not in user space, so the kernel architecture is still monolithic.


What is the kernel in an operating system?

The kernel is the core part of the operating system. The kernel handles the machine side of things, while the GUI handles the user side of things.