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Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-01-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Memories
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- memory upgrade
1, record 1, English, memory%20upgrade
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Memory is your system's short term data memory(it stores the information your computer is actively using). The more programs your system is running, they more memory you’ll likely need.... If your system is slow or unresponsive, a memory upgrade is one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to improve performance. 1, record 1, English, - memory%20upgrade
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mémoires (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mise à niveau de mémoire
1, record 1, French, mise%20%C3%A0%20niveau%20de%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
Une mise à niveau de la mémoire est la méthode la plus simple pour améliorer la performance. Une mise à niveau est utile lorsque vous mettez en place une nouvelle base de données, si vous ajoutez une fonction commerciale à un site Internet professionnel, si vous augmentez le nombre d'utilisateurs d'une application, ou si vous devez faire face à une augmentation des charges de travail virtuelles. 1, record 1, French, - mise%20%C3%A0%20niveau%20de%20m%C3%A9moire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Memorias (Computadoras)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- actualización de memoria
1, record 1, Spanish, actualizaci%C3%B3n%20de%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
Si el sistema es lento o no responde, una actualización de la memoria es como norma general una de las formas más fáciles y rentables de mejorar el rendimiento. 1, record 1, Spanish, - actualizaci%C3%B3n%20de%20memoria
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-11-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cognitive Psychology
- Education Theory and Methods
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- implicit learning
1, record 2, English, implicit%20learning
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The acquisition of knowledge about the underlying structure of a complex stimulus environment by a process which takes place naturally, simply and without conscious operations. 2, record 2, English, - implicit%20learning
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Implicit learning is slow and accumulates through repetition over many trials... Implicit learning is expressed primarily by improved performance on certain tasks without the subject being able to describe just what has been learned, and it involves memory systems that do not draw on the contents of the general knowledge of the individual. 3, record 2, English, - implicit%20learning
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie cognitive
- Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- apprentissage implicite
1, record 2, French, apprentissage%20implicite
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'apprentissage implicite est lent et résulte de la répétition de nombreux essais [...] Il améliore la réalisation de tâches répétées, sans que le sujet soit généralement capable de décrire précisément ce qu'il a appris, et met en œuvre des systèmes de mémoire qui n'utilisent pas les connaissances de l'individu. 2, record 2, French, - apprentissage%20implicite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología cognitiva
- Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- aprendizaje implícito
1, record 2, Spanish, aprendizaje%20impl%C3%ADcito
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- aprendizaje inconsciente 1, record 2, Spanish, aprendizaje%20inconsciente
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El autor analiza los diferentes tipos de aprendizaje inconsciente, en cuyo caso las personas no sólo ignoran qué han aprendido, sino que muchas veces ni siquiera saben que han aprendido. 1, record 2, Spanish, - aprendizaje%20impl%C3%ADcito
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-06-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of persons with a disability
- Labour and Employment
- Federal Administration
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- person with a developmental disability
1, record 3, English, person%20with%20a%20developmental%20disability
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- developmentally challenged person 2, record 3, English, developmentally%20challenged%20person
avoid
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Persons with developmental disabilities may experience slow intellectual development in areas such as learning, reasoning, and memory. Developmental disabilities are caused by conditions that hinder or interfere with the developing brain before, during or shortly after birth, or in early childhood. 3, record 3, English, - person%20with%20a%20developmental%20disability
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Employment equity. 4, record 3, English, - person%20with%20a%20developmental%20disability
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plural form: persons with a developmental disability. In general or social contexts, the plural form "people" may be substituted for "persons", which tends to be used in formal, government or legal documents. 2, record 3, English, - person%20with%20a%20developmental%20disability
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie des personnes handicapées
- Travail et emploi
- Administration fédérale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- personne ayant une déficience développementale
1, record 3, French, personne%20ayant%20une%20d%C3%A9ficience%20d%C3%A9veloppementale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- personne ayant des troubles du développement 2, record 3, French, personne%20ayant%20des%20troubles%20du%20d%C3%A9veloppement
correct, feminine noun
- handicapé mental 2, record 3, French, handicap%C3%A9%20mental
avoid, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La meilleure façon de s'y prendre pour recruter des personnes compétentes ayant des troubles du développement est de s'adresser à des organismes qui représentent ces personnes et leur fournissent des services. 3, record 3, French, - personne%20ayant%20une%20d%C3%A9ficience%20d%C3%A9veloppementale
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Équité en emploi. 4, record 3, French, - personne%20ayant%20une%20d%C3%A9ficience%20d%C3%A9veloppementale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-03-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Computer Memories
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- memory hierarchy
1, record 4, English, memory%20hierarchy
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- storage hierarchy 2, record 4, English, storage%20hierarchy
correct
- hierarchical memory 3, record 4, English, hierarchical%20memory
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The structure of a set of storage locations with differing sizes and speeds, used selectively because of their different cost-performance ratios. 4, record 4, English, - memory%20hierarchy
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Virtual memory and memory hierarchies. A concept related to virtual memory is that of hierarchical memory. This means that there is a hierarchy of memory types ranging from "large and slow" to "small and fast". 3, record 4, English, - memory%20hierarchy
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mémoires (Informatique)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- hiérarchie des mémoires
1, record 4, French, hi%C3%A9rarchie%20des%20m%C3%A9moires
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- hiérarchisation des mémoires 2, record 4, French, hi%C3%A9rarchisation%20des%20m%C3%A9moires
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chercher à concilier dans un seul matériel ces deux qualités, conduirait à un coût énorme, et l'on sait que la solution est d'associer plusieurs mémoires de caractéristiques différentes, en hiérarchisant leurs fonctions: à un bout, la petite mémoire ultra-rapide qui échange des informations avec l'unité logique, à l'autre la grosse mémoire réservoir de faible prix par bit et des intermédiaires dont le nombre varie avec le raffinement du système. C'est ce que l'on appelle souvent la hiérarchie des mémoires [...] 1, record 4, French, - hi%C3%A9rarchie%20des%20m%C3%A9moires
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Memorias (Computadoras)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- jerarquía de almacenamiento
1, record 4, Spanish, jerarqu%C3%ADa%20de%20almacenamiento
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- jerarquía de memoria 1, record 4, Spanish, jerarqu%C3%ADa%20de%20memoria
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ordenamiento en que los datos se pueden almacenar en varias clases de dispositivos de almacenamiento que poseen características diferentes, por ejemplo, la capacidad y la velocidad de acceso. 2, record 4, Spanish, - jerarqu%C3%ADa%20de%20almacenamiento
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-02-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Computer Memories
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- slow storage
1, record 5, English, slow%20storage
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- slow memory 2, record 5, English, slow%20memory
correct
- slow access storage 3, record 5, English, slow%20access%20storage
- slow access store 3, record 5, English, slow%20access%20store
- low-access memory 4, record 5, English, low%2Daccess%20memory
- slower memory 5, record 5, English, slower%20memory
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A storage module or device whose access time is longer in relation to the speeds of arithmetic operations of the central processing unit (CPU) of a computer and more lengthy when compared to other faster access peripheral units. 6, record 5, English, - slow%20storage
Record 5, Key term(s)
- slow-access storage
- slow-access memory
- low access memory
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Mémoires (Informatique)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- mémoire à accès lent
1, record 5, French, m%C3%A9moire%20%C3%A0%20acc%C3%A8s%20lent
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- mémoire lente 2, record 5, French, m%C3%A9moire%20lente
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Memorias (Computadoras)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- almacenamiento lento
1, record 5, Spanish, almacenamiento%20lento
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Módem o dispositivo de almacenamiento con tiempo de acceso más lento, en relación a las velocidades de las operaciones aritméticas de la unidad central de procesamiento (CPU) de una computadora (ordenador) y más lento aún comparado a otras unidades periféricas de rápido acceso. 2, record 5, Spanish, - almacenamiento%20lento
Record 6 - internal organization data 1998-07-06
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- long-term-memory test
1, record 6, English, long%2Dterm%2Dmemory%20test
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
long term memory(LTM) : The ability to respond to a stimulus, recite a list, remember an association, and so on, after a long period of time since the material was presented. Its slow rate of decay and great amount of remembered material distinguish it from short term memory. 2, record 6, English, - long%2Dterm%2Dmemory%20test
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- test de mémoire à long terme
1, record 6, French, test%20de%20m%C3%A9moire%20%C3%A0%20long%20terme
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1989-12-19
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Software
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- slushware
1, record 7, English, slushware
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A Zenith Data Systems term for BIOS program (firmware) which have been loaded into faster RAM memory when the system is first initialized. 2, record 7, English, - slushware
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A Zenith technique that loads ROM into fast RAM to increase performance. 3, record 7, English, - slushware
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A slushware feature offered on both machines increases performance by copying the ROM basic input output system(B10S) when the system books up from slow 8-bit read-only memory to fast 16-bit memory, officials said. 3, record 7, English, - slushware
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Zenith’s engineers pulled out all the stops to wring performance from its flagship model, the Zenith Z-386/25. This is a zero-wait-stake, 25 MHz machine with 64 K of 25. nanosecond cache memory and Zenith’s oddly named Slushware, which automatically shadows video and ROM BIOS into faster system RAM. 3, record 7, English, - slushware
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Logiciels
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- "slushware"
1, record 7, French, %5C%22slushware%5C%22
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nom donné à une logique câblée de Zénith, située en mémoire vive, et qui donne plus de souplesse et de rapidité aux logiques en mémoire morte. 1, record 7, French, - %5C%22slushware%5C%22
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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