Basic component of operating system

Question

Describe basic component of operating system?

Answer 1

Basic component of operating system are kernel and shell.

Shell is interface among application program and kernel whenever application program desire some work to be done it contacts kernel and in turn kernel perform work with the help of device drivers. therefore we can say kernel is an interface among hardware and shell.

Kernel employs device drivers to control microcontroller card of peripheral device and in turn work is being completed.