Unit 2 - Role of the Kernel

What is the best description of a Kernel?

• A program that is installed after an OS has been installed

• An application used by everyday user

• A program that is at the core of a computer's OS

• A piece of hardware that controls the OS

One of the main functions of the Kernel is...

• Protecting computer users from hardware

• Facilitating interactions between internet & hardware

• Making RAM function very fast only

• Facilitating interactions between hardware and software components.

What is the first operating system program that is loaded into RAM before the kernel?

• Bootloader

• Kernel

• Operating system

• Anti virus

Select the peripherals that the kernel handles

• Keyboard

• Mouse

• speakers

• All of the above

Select 2 other parts of the operating system that are built on top of the Kernel.

• BIOS

• Networking

• Graphical user interface

• Antivirus

The operating system segregates virtual memory into _________ space and _________ space

(a)  

The separation between the kernel and user space serves to provide ________ protection and ___________ protection from interference between each other. (Provide both answers separated with a comma or space)

(a)  

In what part of the virtual memory do device drivers run?

• User Space

• Kernel Space

• Hardware Space

• Software Space

The memory area where software applications like browsers run is called the ...

• Boot space

• Software space

• User space

• Kernel space

A Monolithic Kernel functions with all the kernel and device drivers inside more than one address space running in kernel mode.

• True

• False