Best #analogy for user and #kernel space?
▻http://www.reddit.com/r/linux4noobs/comments/22lc2n/best_analogy_for_user_and_kernel_space/cgny367
« You are a teacher taking a group of schoolchildren to the local library. You’re all in the library, sitting around a table.
You are the Kernel. You have a notebook that you can write things in (your cache). The children are userspace. The table is RAM. The bookshelves are permanent disk storage.
If a child wants to read a book, he asks your permission. You look up the books location from the library records. You: "Yes you can read the book. The book is located here. Go fetch it." You note this is a popular book, so note the location in your notebook for faster response. The child toddles off and fetches the book. Child: "I have the book. Can I have some table-space so I can sit down and read it." You: "I’ll clear some space and assign it to you. There you (...)
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