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Record 1 1986-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
  • Office Automation
OBS

When multiple disc drives are attached to a computer only one can transfer data with memory at any given time. The computer selects this drive.

OBS

Terminology used in the Public Service Commission's Course "Basic Word Processing" (Course 601).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
  • Bureautique
OBS

Lorsque de nombreuses unités de disque sont reliées à un ordinateur, seule une d'elles peut, à un moment donné, transférer des données à la mémoire. C'est l'ordinateur qui choisit cette unité.

Spanish

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