The Kernel is the core of an Operating System. It is that part of the OS that is responsible for Memory Management, Processor Management, etc. Windows Vista has already become quite popular world wide. Learn how the kernel of Windows Vista works from this excellant article at the following link:

 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2007/02/VistaKernel/default.aspx

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