The Windows NT 2000 XP Kernel Part I.pptVIP

Windows NT Kernel - An Overview The Windows NT/2000/XP KernelPart I Mostly taken from: Silberschatz – Chapter 21 Nutt – Chapter 21 Windows NT/2000/XP 32-bit preemptive multitasking operating system for Intel microprocessors Key goals for the system: portability security POSIX compliance multiprocessor support extensibility international support compatibility with MS-DOS and MS-Windows applications Uses a micro-kernel architecture NT Kernel History In 1988, Microsoft decided to develop a “new technology” (NT) portable operating system that supported both the OS/2 and POSIX APIs Originall