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What is Kernel Memory? What function does it serve?

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While looking at my Task Manager on Windows, I noticed a little thing marked "Kernel Memory." What exactly is this? And what function does it serve compared to the Physical Memory?

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The 'kernel' is the core bit of the operating system - the part that lets you talk to the hardware, the part that actually does the 'operating' as it were. Kernel memory, accordingly, is reserved for the parts of the operating system that have to st…

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