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HARVARD ARCHITECTURE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-11-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Hardware
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- instruction bus
1, record 1, English, instruction%20bus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The use of individual buses enables a Harvard architecture system to retrieve the next instruction while waiting for data to arrive from memory for the current instruction... However, reliability suffers because... you have two failure points for each operation : the instruction bus and the data bus. 2, record 1, English, - instruction%20bus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériel informatique
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bus d'instructions
1, record 1, French, bus%20d%27instructions
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Dans l'architecture de Harvard,] les données et le programme sont stockés dans deux mémoires différentes ayant chacune leur propre bus ([respectivement] le bus de données et le bus d'instructions). 2, record 1, French, - bus%20d%27instructions
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-10-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computers and Calculators
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Harvard architecture
1, record 2, English, Harvard%20architecture
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the Harvard architecture[, ] code and data are on separate busses and this allows the code and data to be fetched simultaneously, resulting in an improved performance. 2, record 2, English, - Harvard%20architecture
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Ordinateurs et calculateurs
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- architecture de Harvard
1, record 2, French, architecture%20de%20Harvard
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Architecture de Harvard. Dans cette architecture, on sépare physiquement la mémoire des instructions (MI) et la mémoire de données (MD). 2, record 2, French, - architecture%20de%20Harvard
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Computadoras y calculadoras
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- arquitectura Harvard
1, record 2, Spanish, arquitectura%20Harvard
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La arquitectura Harvard es una configuración de la computadora en la que los datos y las instrucciones de un programa se encuentran en celdas separadas de memoria, que se pueden abordar de forma independiente. 1, record 2, Spanish, - arquitectura%20Harvard
Record 3 - internal organization data 2020-09-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Computers and Calculators
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- modified Harvard architecture
1, record 3, English, modified%20Harvard%20architecture
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A modified Harvard architecture [has] separate instruction and data caches leading to the same underlying memory. 2, record 3, English, - modified%20Harvard%20architecture
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Ordinateurs et calculateurs
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- architecture de Harvard modifiée
1, record 3, French, architecture%20de%20Harvard%20modifi%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Computadoras y calculadoras
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- arquitectura Harvard modificada
1, record 3, Spanish, arquitectura%20Harvard%20modificada
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- arquitectura de Harvard modificada 2, record 3, Spanish, arquitectura%20de%20Harvard%20modificada
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Esta restricción inicial se ha flexibilizado dando lugar a la arquitectura Harvard modificada, en la cual se permite el almacenamiento de código y datos en el espacio de memoria de programa. 1, record 3, Spanish, - arquitectura%20Harvard%20modificada
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