what is the functionality of kernel in unix architecture?

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what is the functionality of kernel in unix architecture?..

Answer / rhino

Kernel is the part of the Operating System(OS) that
interacts directly with the hardware of computer through
device drivers that are built into the kernel

Major functions of kernel are:

1. To manage computer memory

2. To maintain file system

3. To handel errors

4. To perform input and output services

5. To allocate the resources of the computer(such as CPU,
input/output devices etc.) among users

6. Unix commands are interacted by the Shell to the kernel.

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what is the functionality of kernel in unix architecture?..

Answer / ece

kernel is the main program of unix system.it controls
hardware,cpu,memory ,hard disk,network cards..etc.

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what is the functionality of kernel in unix architecture?..

Answer / ece

kernel is the part of the unix operating system code that
reside in the main memory permanently.

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what is the functionality of kernel in unix architecture?..

Answer / ganga.r

it does -
memory management
process management
I/O management
device management

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what is the functionality of kernel in unix architecture?..

Answer / krishna

It will comunicate the hardware and software

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what is the functionality of kernel in unix architecture?..

Answer / jinu ks

it is the centre core of unix operating system.it is
directly interact with the hardware and once a user
authorised by the kernel a seperate shell is oparated by
each user in the kernel and each user creating user
name,group id,working directries and file asccessing
permissions.

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what is the functionality of kernel in unix architecture?..

Answer / chandan

These are the function of the kernel
• Process management
• File management
• Memory management
• Device management
• Network management

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what is the functionality of kernel in unix architecture?..

Answer / ramkumar

Kernel is a heart of unix os.It handles the memory
management,maintain the file,allocate the resource,manage
the i/o.

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what is the functionality of kernel in unix architecture?..

Answer / mars

what a processor is to a computer a kernel is to os.ie it
is the core part of the os

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what is the functionality of kernel in unix architecture?..

Answer / k.c.suresh

it is the centre core of unix operating system.it is
directly interact with the hardware and once a user
authorised by the kernel a seperate shell is oparated by
each user in the kernel and each user creating user
name,group id,working directries and file asccessing
permissions.

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