Kernel building involves reading a large group of source$-$code files and generating the corresponding binary objects through billions of arithmetic$-$logic operations. The alternative that best represents such computing task is:

Question $1$Answer

a$.$

Building the kernel is not CPU no I$/$O intensive.

b$.$

Building the kernel is both a CPU$-$bound task and an I$/$O bound task due to the mixed nature of operations involved.

c$.$

Building the kernel is an I$/$O$-$bound task because reading operations are intense.

d$.$

Building the kernel is a CPU$-$bound task because the computer is dealing with billions of ALU operations.