Browsing Linux Kernel
Linux Day – May 6, 2007
Motaz K. Saad
Department of Computer Science
http://motaz.saad.googlepages.com
msaad@iugaza.edu

Linux Directory Structure

Structure of a Linux Based Operating
System
Kernel

Get an in-depth understanding of
the Linux operating system: Kernel
• The Linux kernel acts as the interface between
the hardware, and the rest of the operating
system.
• The Linux kernel also contains device drivers,
which are specific to the hardware peripherals
that you are using.

Get an in-depth understanding of
the Linux operating system: Kernel
• The kernel is also responsible for handling
things such as the allocation of resources
(memory and CPU time),
• As well as keeping track of which applications
are busy with which files,
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