The Windows NT kernel architecture

Author

Solomon, David A.

Author_Institution

David Solomon Expert Seminars, Sherman, CT, USA

Volume

31

Issue

10

fYear

1998

fDate

10/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

40

Lastpage

47

Abstract

Windows NT 5.0 is a massive release, with significant new operating system and network functionality being added to many areas of the system. It is not, however, a rewrite-many aspects of the kernel system architecture remain the same or are being extended. In other words, the fundamental operating system architecture is not changing in Windows NT 5.0. The article is intended as a brief introduction to the NT architecture, including those features-notably plug and play, the job object, and 64 bit large memory support-that necessitated extensions to the executive and the kernel. The author briefly describes major new features in NT 5.0, such as the Active Directory and the Distributed Security Services. The companion articles describe major new extentions to the NT file system and the Microsoft Clustering Service

Keywords

network operating systems; operating system kernels; software reviews; 64 bit; 64 bit large memory support; Active Directory; Distributed Security Services; Microsoft Clustering Service; Microsoft Windows NT 5.0 kernel architecture; file system; job object; network functionality; operating system functionality; plug and play; File systems; Finishing; Hardware; Kernel; Memory management; Operating systems; Protection; Robustness; Security; Yarn;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9162

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/2.722284

Filename

722284