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MASTER MODE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operating Systems (Software)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

A mode in which the computer can execute all its own instructions, including the privileged instruction not normally allowed to the programmer.

OBS

Contrast «problem mode».

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
DEF

Mode de fonctionnement qui détermine les instructions exécutables par le programme en cours.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas operativos (Soporte lógico)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
DEF

Estado en que se ejecutan los programas del sistema operativo.

OBS

En ese estado es posible tener acceso a cualquier zona de memoria y utilizar las instrucciones especiales de la computadora (ordenador) sin que se produzcan interrupciones.

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