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The core component of an operating system that manages system resources and provides services to applications.

In Linux, the kernel handles process scheduling, memory management, device drivers, and system calls. Understanding kernel behavior is essential for performance tuning and debugging system issues. The Linux kernel is modular and can be customized for specific workloads.

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RDMA

Remote Direct Memory Access - a technology that allows direct memory access between computers without involving the CPU.

Qubit

The fundamental unit of quantum information, analogous to a classical bit but capable of existing in superposition states.

Tensor Core

Specialized processing units in NVIDIA GPUs designed for matrix operations common in deep learning.

Quantum Entanglement

A quantum mechanical phenomenon where particles become correlated so that the quantum state of each particle cannot be described independently.

NVMe

Non-Volatile Memory Express - a specification for accessing solid-state storage over PCIe.

cgroups

Control groups - a Linux kernel feature for limiting, accounting, and isolating resource usage of process collections.