Date: 09/28/05 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: no keywords

I love this. My teacher comes up with the CRAZIEST analogies to explain Operating Systems. On the subject of hybrid threading he said (along the lines of):


3. work sharing
* chores analogy – give your chores to your lazy neighbor that is sitting on his porch (shirtless) doing nothing but scaring little children.
4. work stealing
* apples analogy – poor people with no apples but with knives run around stabbing people with bundles of apples so they can eat too.

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