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COMPONETS OF OS

1. Kernel

• The kernel is the lowest level of the operating system.

• The kernel is the main part of the operating system and is

responsible for translating the command into something that can be

understood by the computer.

• The kernel provides the most basic level of control over all of the

computer's hardware devices.

• It manages memory access for programs in the RAM, it determines

which programs get access to which hardware resources, it sets up or

resets the CPU's operating states for optimal operation at all times,

and it organizes the data with File Systems.