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Operating Systems

An operating system acts as an intermediary between the user of a computer and computer
hardware. In short its an interface between computer hardware and user. The purpose of an
operating system is to provide an environment in which a user can execute programs
conveniently and efficiently. An operating system is software that manages computer
hardware.

Components of an Operating Systems


There are two basic components of an Operating System.
 Kernel
 Shell
Shell
Shell is the outermost layer of the Operating System and it handles the interaction with the
user. The main task of the Shell is the management of interaction between the User and OS.
Shell provides better communication with the user and the Operating System Shell does it by
giving proper input to the user it also interprets input for the OS and handles the output from
the OS. It works as a way of communication between the User and the OS.

Kernel
The kernel is one of the components of the Operating System which works as a core
component. The rest of the components depends on Kernel for the supply of the important
services that are provided by the Operating System. The kernel is the primary interface
between the Operating system and Hardware.

Functions of Kernel
The following functions are to be performed by the Kernel.
 It helps in controlling the System Calls.
 It helps in I/O Management.
 It helps in the management of applications, memory, etc.

Types of Kernel
There are four types of Kernel that are mentioned below.
 Monolithic Kernel
 Microkernel
 Hybrid Kernel
 Exokernel

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