Android is built on which kernel?
AnswerLinux
Android uses a modified Linux kernel.
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The basics
What is the core part of an operating system that manages hardware and resources called?
AnswerKernel
The kernel manages memory, processes and devices.
Going deeper
Which two people are best known for creating Unix?
AnswerKen Thompson and Dennis Ritchie
Thompson and Ritchie built Unix at Bell Labs.
In what year was Windows 1.0 released?
Answer1985
Windows 1.0 shipped in November 1985.
Mac OS X grew out of the operating system from which company Apple acquired in 1997?
AnswerNeXT
Apple bought NeXT, and NeXTSTEP became the base of Mac OS X.
Expert level
Which programming language was created alongside Unix and used to rewrite its kernel?
AnswerC
Dennis Ritchie developed C, and Unix was rewritten in it in 1973.
Under which license is the Linux kernel released?
AnswerGNU GPL version 2
The Linux kernel is licensed under GPLv2.
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