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What is the exokernel architecture?
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The correct answer is B) An OS design exposing hardware resources directly to applications via a thin protection layer, allowing LibOSes to implement their own abstractions
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Correct Answer
An OS design exposing hardware resources directly to applications via a thin protection layer, allowing LibOSes to implement their own abstractions
Explanation
Exokernels (MIT, 1995) provide minimal primitives (secure bindings, visible resource revocation, abort protocol). LibOSes implement file systems, networking, and scheduling as application libraries.
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