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ORDENADOR SECUENCIA ARBITRARIA [1 record]

Record 1 2012-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computers and Calculators
DEF

A computer in which each instruction explicitly determines the storage location of the next instruction to be executed. [Definition standardized by ISO and CSA; officially approved by GESC.]

OBS

arbitrary sequence computer: term standardized by ISO and CSA; officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs
DEF

Ordinateur dans lequel chaque instruction détermine l'emplacement en mémoire de l'instruction suivante à exécuter. [Définition normalisée par l’ISO et la CSA; uniformisée par le CNGI.]

OBS

ordinateur séquentiel à enchaînement arbitraire : terme normalisé par l’ISO et la CSA; uniformisé par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

OBS

calculateur séquentiel à enchaînement arbitraire : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Computadoras y calculadoras
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