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== Structure ==

== Structure ==

An operating system is defined into two basic parts:

An operating system is defined into two basic parts:

* The '''[[BIOS]]''', which handles all hardware related things. Often a computer has a BIOS integrated within its hardware, though some operating systems such as [[Linux]] are independant of this BIOS.

* The '''[[BIOS]]''', which handles all hardware related things. Often a computer has a BIOS integrated within its hardware, though some operating systems such as [[Linux]] are independent of this BIOS.

* The '''[[Kernel]]''', which handles all software related things and acts as a interpreter between applications and the BIOS.

* The '''[[Kernel]]''', which handles all software related things and acts as a interpreter between applications and the BIOS.