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MEMORY ACCESS UNIT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-02-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Memories
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- memory access unit
1, record 1, English, memory%20access%20unit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- MAU 1, record 1, English, MAU
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- storage access unit 2, record 1, English, storage%20access%20unit
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The data memory can be accessed using the memory access unit (MAU), which transfers data between the processor registers and the data memory. 3, record 1, English, - memory%20access%20unit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mémoires (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- unité d'accès mémoire
1, record 1, French, unit%C3%A9%20d%27acc%C3%A8s%20m%C3%A9moire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'unité d'accès mémoire vérifie à chaque cycle si un accès mémoire est en cours et si les adresses et la donnée à écrire sont disponibles. [...] Dans le cas d'une lecture, la donnée lue est alors envoyée à l'étage d'enregistrement, de même que le registre de destination de la donnée lue. 1, record 1, French, - unit%C3%A9%20d%27acc%C3%A8s%20m%C3%A9moire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Memorias (Computadoras)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- unidad de acceso a memoria
1, record 1, Spanish, unidad%20de%20acceso%20a%20memoria
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un procesador está compuesto fundamentalmente por una unidad de acceso a memoria (que se encarga de intercambiar datos con el exterior), un conjunto de registros donde almacenar datos y direcciones, una unidad aritmético-lógica [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - unidad%20de%20acceso%20a%20memoria
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