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Which better monolithic or microkernel-based kernel operating systems ?

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Question added by samer abu sadeh , AX Technical Manager , Dubai Investments - Emicool
Date Posted: 2013/04/29
Rayees Tamton
by Rayees Tamton , IT & Data Center Manager , Hamad Port

Monolithic Kernals are LINUX and UNIX operating systems.
Microkernel-based kernel Operating systems are MAC OS and Windows.
So Monolithic operating systems are better than Microkernel-based operating systems.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Monolithic kernel is considered as a single large processe running in a single address space. It will be treated as a single static binary file and hence a faster entity.

while in Microkernels, the kernel is divided into separate processes, known as servers. Some of the servers run in kernel space and some run in user-space. All servers are separate to each other and run in different address spaces.The communication between them is done by message passing and hence is a slower entity. 

GNANA PRIYA
by GNANA PRIYA , Programmer , ELF Global Solutions

microlithic kernals apperared in1980s. Monolithis is older than this.Monolithic kernal is a single large processes running entirely in a single address space.It is a single static binary file. In Microkernels, the kernel is broken down into separate processes, known as servers. Some of the servers run in kernel space and some run in user-space. All servers are kept separate and run in different address spaces.The communication in microkernels is done via message passing. The servers communicate through IPC (Interprocess Communication). Servers invoke "services" from each other by sending messages. The separation has advantage that if one server fails other server can still work efficiently.

Emad Mohammed said abdalla
by Emad Mohammed said abdalla , ERP & IT Software, operation general manager . , AL DOHA Company

I agree with all answers

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