what is the functionality of kernel in unix architecture?

Answer Posted / nadeem

Kernel of UNIX OS can be defined as a subsystem which is
responsible for almost all tasks of an OS. Mainly some of
the responsibilies of Kernel are Process dispatching,
Process management, Memory management and so on.

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