Old revisions Add to book Export to PDF Fold/unfold all Book Creator Add this page to your book Book Creator Remove this page from your book Manage book (0 page(s)) Help # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z K Kernel: A core component of an operating system. It manages important resources such as the memory and processes. It is loaded onto the memory at boot time to provide various basic services.