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INPUT/OUTPUT CONTROLS [9 records]

Record 1 2004-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
DEF

A functional unit that controls one or more input/output channels.

OBS

controller; input/output controller; input-output controller; IOC: terms and abbreviation standardized by ISO and CSA.

Key term(s)
  • I/O controller
  • peripheral control unit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique
DEF

Unité fonctionnelle qui commande un ou plusieurs canaux d'entrée-sortie.

OBS

contrôleur d'entrée-sortie; contrôleur de périphériques : termes normalisés par la CSA et l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
DEF

Dispositivo de control electrónico que permite acoplar un circuito de entrada/salida a la unidad central de una computadora (ordenador).

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Record 2 2003-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operating Systems (Software)
  • Software
DEF

The software that controls the execution of programs and that may provide services such as resource allocation, scheduling, input/output control, and data management.

CONT

Although operating systems are predominantly software, partial hardware implementations are possible.

OBS

operating system; OS: term and abbreviation standardized by CSA and ISO/IEC.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
  • Logiciels
DEF

Logiciel régissant l'exécution des programmes et pouvant remplir des fonctions telles que l'affectation de ressources, l'ordonnancement, la gestion des entrées et sorties et des données.

CONT

Bien que les systèmes d'exploitation soient constitués surtout de logiciels, des réalisations partiellement matérielles sont possibles.

OBS

système d'exploitation : terme normalisé par la CSA et l'ISO/CEI.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas operativos (Soporte lógico)
  • Soporte lógico (Software)
DEF

Colección integrada de rutinas de servicio para supervisar la secuencia de ejecución de programas por una computadora (ordenador).

CONT

Los sistemas operativos pueden ejecutar tareas de depuración, entrada/salida, contabilidad, compilación y tareas de asignación de almacenamiento.

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Record 3 2002-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operating Systems (Software)
  • Codes (Software)
DEF

In an IBM personal computer, microcode in read-only memory that controls basic input/output operations such as interactions with cassettes, diskette drives, fixed disk drives, and the keyboard.

Key term(s)
  • BIOS ROM

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
  • Codes (Logiciels)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas operativos (Soporte lógico)
  • Códigos (Soporte lógico)
DEF

En una computadora (ordenador) personal IBM es un microcódigo en la memoria de sólo lectura (ROM), que controla las operaciones básicas de entrada/salida, por ejemplo, las interacciones con los casetes, unidades de disquetes y de discos flexibles y el teclado.

CONT

El ROM BIOS permite que el usuario escriba programas y agregue o suprima los dispositivos sin preocuparse por las características como, por ejemplo, las direcciones de los dispositivos.

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Record 4 2002-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The MCE is a set of specilized control equipment which controls the operation of the on-orbit Mobile Servicing System(MSS) external components and is physically installed into the United States On-orbit Segment(USOS). The Space Station will be equipped with two sets of MCE, operable from the U. S. Laboratory(USL). One set of MCE can be configured for Cupola operations by relocating the crew input and output devices to the Cupola(the core processing electronics will remain in the USL).

OBS

MSS control equipment; MCE: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

équipement de commande du MSS; MCE : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 5 1999-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

A feature in some virtual storage systems that controls the allocation and release of pages in external page storage and schedules input/output operations on the page data set.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Memorias (Computadoras)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
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Record 6 1999-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
DEF

The piece of hardware which controls the operation of one or more of a type of devices such as tape drives or disk drives : this unit is frequently an integral part of the input/output device itself.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique

Spanish

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Record 7 1995-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Auditing (Accounting)
  • Government Accounting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vérification (Comptabilité)
  • Comptabilité publique

Spanish

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Record 8 1985-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Codes (Software)
DEF

A symbol which, coded into the machine memory, controls certain steps in the mechanical translation process, since the control symbols are not contextual symbols, they appear neither in the input, nor in the output.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Codes (Logiciels)

Spanish

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Record 9 1981-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
OBS

Printout: A general term for the output from a printer; printed pages produced by a printer.

OBS

Supervisor : That part of the operating system which controls the flow of operations through the central processor and the input/output arrangements.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique
OBS

Imprimé: Support de papier sur lequel sont dessinés un cadre et des en-têtes, obtenu par reproduction ou impression et conçu pour enregistrer et transmettre des informations d'une façon aussi claire et précise que possible.

Spanish

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