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Record 1 2004-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
OBS

storage device: the semiconductor devices used as the main memory for the processor may take only a few nanoseconds to retrieve data but the cost of storing each bit is very high.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
DEF

Mémoire de petite capacité et d'accès rapide utilisée dans l'unité centrale. Remplace généralement un jeu de registres.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Memorias (Computadoras)
DEF

Colección de registros generales en una computadora (ordenador) que se encuentran disponibles a la unidad central de procesamiento (UCP).

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