Operating Systems Circus

ANDREW S. TANNENBAUM HERBERT BOS MODERN OPERATING SYSTEMS FOURTH EDITION Thread Thin Client Critical Region Confinement Problem Mobile Operating System Page Replacement Message Passing Windows 8 For 3D Dining Philosophers Load Balancing Security Escape Coroutine Server Mutual Exclusion Sorting Queue Scheduling Algorithm Run Queue Buffer Overflow Input Process Scheduler Iron Horse Rock Internet Virtualization Cloud Pipe Pocket Sniffler Denial of Service Big Kernel Lock Swapping

An illustrated cover for a book about operating systems depicts people, animals, vehicles, and performers acting out technical computing concepts. The joke comes from turning abstract operating-system terminology into a chaotic carnival-like scene, making the subject look absurdly complicated and overwhelming.

• @dev_meme / 3690 2021-09-13