System Calls are used to call a kernel service from user land. The goal is to be able to switch from user mode to kernel mode, with the associated privileges. Provided system calls depend on the nature of your kernel.| wiki.osdev.org
In your average, memory-protected environment, a "context" is a virtual address space, the executable contained in it, its data etc.| wiki.osdev.org
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