UNIX ARCHITECTURE

The two major agencies on which UNIX depends are : kernel and shell. The kernel
interacts with the hardware of the machine and shell interacts with the user of the
machine. The diagram below shows the architecture of UNIX :

Kernel
The kernel is the core of operating system. It is the collection of sub-routines written in
C language. It is loaded into the memory when the system is booted and interacts
directly with the hardware of the system. Kernel manages the system's memory,
schedules processes and performs other tasks.

Shell
The shell is the outer part of UNIX operating System. It is a command interpreter that
provides the interface between user and kernel. It communicates the command to kernel
to perform the required action.

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