The kernel is the core that provides basic services for all other parts of the operating system. A kernel also can be defined as the outermost part of an operating system that interacts with user commands.
Typically, a kernel includes an interrupt handler that works with all requests or completed I/O operations that compete for the kernel's services, a scheduler that determines which programs share the kernel's processing time in what order, and a supervisor that actually gives use of the computer to each process when it is scheduled. A kernel may also include a manager of the operating system's address spaces in memory or storage, sharing these among all components and other users of the kernel's services.
Because the code that makes up the kernel is needed continuously, it is usually loaded into computer storage in an area that is protected so that it will not be overlaid with other less frequently used parts of the operating system.
Kilobyte
Can be shortened to KB or K. 1K = 1024 bytes, 8192 Bits
Kojima, Hideo
Creator of the higly acclaimed Metal Gear series, which include such titles as: Metal Gear, Metal Gear: Snake's Revengene, Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid VR Missions, Metal Gear Solid Integral [Japan], Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. KCEJ - Computer Entertainment Japan
Kolmogorov Complexity
The minimum number of bits into which a string can be compressed without losing information. This is defined with respect to a fixed, but universal decompression scheme, given by a universal Turing machine.
Kripke Structure
A finite state machine, whose states are labeled with boolean variables and whose next state is chosen nondeterministically. It may be extended with fairness constraints.
