ARRANGE THE FOLLOWING OPERATING SYSTEM COMPONENTS FROM LOWEST TO HIGHEST IN TERMS OF ABSTRACTION

A. 1 → 4 → 3 → 2

B. 4 → 3 → 2 → 1

C. 3 → 2 → 4 → 1

D. 4 → 1 → 2 → 3

D. 4 → 1 → 2 → 3

Hardware is the base, closest to the physical machine.

Kernel is the core part of the OS that manages resources.

User Interface (Shell) interacts with the user.

Application Programs (like Word or a browser) are built on top of the OS.

<p>Arrange the following operating system components from lowest to highest in terms of abstraction (from hardware to user-level):</p><p>1️⃣ Kernel</p><p>2️⃣ User Interface (Shell)</p><p>3️⃣ Application Programs</p><p>4️⃣ Hardware</p>