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Record 1 2011-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
  • Operating Systems (Software)
CONT

A system that has more than one processor and in which one of the processors is designated as being the master and all other processors are slaves. The master processor is capable of actions that the slaves cannot perform, usually in connection with resource scheduling and the initiation of peripheral transfers.

OBS

control processor: term officially approved by the Spatial Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
CONT

Le multitraitement asymétrique est une forme de virtualisation par pré-allocation des ressources dans lequel un processeur maître commande à des esclaves partageant une même mémoire, attribuant certaines tâches à des processeurs spécifiques.

OBS

processeur de commande : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie spatiale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
  • Sistemas operativos (Soporte lógico)
DEF

Unidad central, en una configuración o sistema de computadoras, con arquitectura de maestro/esclavo.

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