what is difference between kernel and shell?

Answer Posted / rahul deb barman

p1.Kernel--->
1. core of the UNIX
2. provides file system, CPU scheduling, memory management, and other functions of OS through system calls.
p2. Shell---->
1. a command interpreter.
2. called a shell because it surrounds the kernel.

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