A microkernel implements all drivers as user-space programs, and implements core features like IPC in the kernel itself. A monolithic kernel, however, implements the drivers as a part of the kernel...
You will often hear the term *china* and/or *porcelain* used interchangeably to refer to many types of tableware, but there are major differences between fine bone china and porcelain. What are they? Fine bone china is translucent, its clay body is white and, while still strong, it is more fragile than porcelain.
However, porcelain, pottery, and stoneware may also be referred to as ceramics.. A ceramic item is not necessarily of a lesser quality than a porcelain item. Porcelain is a very specific subcategory of ceramics, or (to put it simply) just one of many types of items created from baked clay.