Prompt → Mental Model
Connecting Technical Concepts to Physical Analogies
DBMS
OS
CN
⏸ PAUSE
↺ RESET
I. INTERVIEW PROMPT
II. UNDERLYING MECHANISM
III. MENTAL MODEL ANALOGY
ACID
KEYS
SHARDING
ATOMICITY
CONSISTENCY
LEDGER
LOCKED BOX
DEADLOCK
SPOOLING
VIRTUAL MEMORY
RESOURCE CONTENTION
PAGING
TRAINS ON TRACK
PRINT QUEUE
SHELF SYSTEM
TCP HANDSHAKE
OSI VS TCP/IP
CONN ESTABLISHMENT
LAYERED TRANSPORT
MAIL ROUTE
STACKED ENVELOPES