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Which of the following is NOT a component of the OS kernel?
Which of the following is NOT a component of the OS kernel?
- Allocating CPU time
- Command-line shells (correct)
- Enabling programs to interact with each other
- Interfacing with hardware devices
Who created the Linux kernel?
Who created the Linux kernel?
- Mark Zuckerberg
- Linus Torvalds (correct)
- Bill Gates
- Steve Jobs
Which of the following is NOT a feature of a desktop environment?
Which of the following is NOT a feature of a desktop environment?
- Open source program launchers
- Source code (correct)
- File managers
- Window controls
What is the purpose of a compiler?
What is the purpose of a compiler?
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What is the purpose of a translator?
What is the purpose of a translator?
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OS Kernel Components
- The kernel is the core of an operating system, managing hardware resources and providing common services to applications
- Components of the OS kernel include process scheduling, memory management, file systems, I/O management, and security
Linux Kernel
- The Linux kernel was created by Linus Torvalds
Desktop Environments
- A desktop environment provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for interacting with an operating system
- Features of a desktop environment include GUI components, such as toolbars and menus, and system utilities, such as file managers and text editors
- A desktop environment does NOT include device drivers
Compiler and Translator
- A compiler is a program that translates source code written in a high-level programming language into machine code that can be executed by the computer
- A translator is another term for a compiler
- The purpose of a compiler/translator is to translate source code into machine code
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