The OS has five layers, with OS Layer 0 interacting with the hardware, OS Layer 1 running a security monitor, OS Layer 2 hosting the custom Linux kernel, OS Layer 3 covering on-chip connectivity ...

Microsoft's researchers are working on yet another operating-system research project which can trace its roots to the company's Singularity project. This new operating system, known as Helios, is ...

Microsoft has applied for a patent for a distributed operating system that matches the description of one its researchers have been developing, known as Helios. (Thanks to ZDNet blogger @Manan for ...

Types of Kernel. 1. Monolithic Kernel. Monolithic kernel is a basis for Linux, Unix, MS-DOS and Mac OS. This architecture uses only kernel space to perform all the tasks.

To strengthen the security of its operating system, the company is partnering with antivirus makers and other security vendors to keep potentially harmful code out of the Windows kernel space.