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FORMATAGE PHYSIQUE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-02-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Life Cycle (Informatics)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Storage Media (Data Processing)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- low-level formatting
1, record 1, English, low%2Dlevel%20formatting
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- low-level format 2, record 1, English, low%2Dlevel%20format
correct, noun
- LLF 2, record 1, English, LLF
correct, noun
- LLF 2, record 1, English, LLF
- physical formatting 3, record 1, English, physical%20formatting
correct
- physical format 3, record 1, English, physical%20format
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A process ... that electronically creates the hard drive tracks and sectors and tests for bad spots on the disk surface. 4, record 1, English, - low%2Dlevel%20formatting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cycle de vie (Informatique)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Supports d'information (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- formatage de bas niveau
1, record 1, French, formatage%20de%20bas%20niveau
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- formatage physique 1, record 1, French, formatage%20physique
correct, masculine noun
- préformatage 2, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9formatage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le formatage de bas niveau, ou formatage physique, est celui qui est pratiqué en usine. Il consiste à diviser la surface du disque en éléments basiques [...] indépendamment du système de fichiers utilisé ensuite. 3, record 1, French, - formatage%20de%20bas%20niveau
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciclo de vida (Informática)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
- Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- formato de bajo nivel
1, record 1, Spanish, formato%20de%20bajo%20nivel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Patrón físico de pistas magnéticas y sectores creados en un disco al formatearse. 1, record 1, Spanish, - formato%20de%20bajo%20nivel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Esta operación, llamada a veces formato físico, difiere del formato de alto nivel que establece las secciones de preparación en las pistas libres y áreas en uso del disco. 1, record 1, Spanish, - formato%20de%20bajo%20nivel
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-01-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Storage Media (Data Processing)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hard disk partitioning
1, record 2, English, hard%20disk%20partitioning
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- disk partitioning 2, record 2, English, disk%20partitioning
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hard disk partitioning is the process of dividing the disk into logical pieces for alternative operating systems and files. 3, record 2, English, - hard%20disk%20partitioning
Record 2, Key term(s)
- hard disc partitioning
- disc partitioning
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Supports d'information (Informatique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- partitionnement de disque dur
1, record 2, French, partitionnement%20de%20disque%20dur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- partitionnement de disque 2, record 2, French, partitionnement%20de%20disque
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le partitionnement d’un disque dur se fait après le formatage physique de celui-ci et avant le formatage logique. Il consiste à créer des zones sur le disque dont les données ne seront pas mélangées. 1, record 2, French, - partitionnement%20de%20disque%20dur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-01-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Storage Media (Data Processing)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Compact Disk Read-Only Memory Extended Architecture
1, record 3, English, Compact%20Disk%20Read%2DOnly%20Memory%20Extended%20Architecture
correct, proposal
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Compact Disk-Read Only Memory XA 2, record 3, English, Compact%20Disk%2DRead%20Only%20Memory%20XA
proposal
- CD-XA 3, record 3, English, CD%2DXA
correct
- Compact-Disk-Extended Architecture 1, record 3, English, Compact%2DDisk%2DExtended%20Architecture
correct, proposal
- CD-ROM Extended Architecture 4, record 3, English, CD%2DROM%20Extended%20Architecture
correct
- CD-ROM XA 1, record 3, English, CD%2DROM%20XA
correct
- CD-ROM-XA 4, record 3, English, CD%2DROM%2DXA
correct
- CDROMXA 5, record 3, English, CDROMXA
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The "extended architecture" version of CDROM that includes the ability to synchronise audio and image data. 6, record 3, English, - Compact%20Disk%20Read%2DOnly%20Memory%20Extended%20Architecture
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There is ... an international standard called "High Sierra" format, or ISO 9660, for the storage of plain data on CD-ROMs, but there are unfortunately two standards for the compressed data. One standard is called CD-I (Compact Disk-Interactive) and is supported by Philips and Sony, whereas the other standard is called DVI (Digital Video Interactive) and is supported by Intel and IBM. Both standards are similar in allowing slightly more than one hour of video on a CD-ROM, but they are otherwise quite different. CD-I is designed as a stand-alone system that is intended to be sold as a consumer electronics appliance for the home. A CD-I machine is self-contained with its own computer hidden inside. Users do not see the computer, however, but only the nice video images on their television screens, so CD-I may appeal to the "compuphobic" part of the population. CD-I does come in a computer-oriented format also, called CD-XA (Extended Architecture). 1, record 3, English, - Compact%20Disk%20Read%2DOnly%20Memory%20Extended%20Architecture
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Supports d'information (Informatique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- CD-ROM à extension d’architecture
1, record 3, French, CD%2DROM%20%C3%A0%20extension%20d%26rsquo%3Barchitecture
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- CD-ROM XA 2, record 3, French, CD%2DROM%20XA
correct, masculine noun
- CD-ROM à architecture étendue 3, record 3, French, CD%2DROM%20%C3%A0%20architecture%20%C3%A9tendue
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
S’il existe une norme de fait(Sierra) pour le formatage physique du CD-ROM, sa conception intellectuelle reste artisanale. Cette situation va évoluer. Le CD-I(CD interactif) et le CD-XA(eXtended Architecture) remédient à une grave limite du CD-ROM pour le multimédia : le stockage d’un seul mode de données par piste. Sur CD-ROM, il faut donc, pour garder la continuité sonore, charger l'image à l'avance. Le CD-I et le CD-XA entrelacent les données en les plaçant sur des secteurs alternés de la même piste. Ceux-ci sont lus assez vite(150 kBit par seconde) pour obtenir une séquence audiovisuelle synchronisée. Selon la qualité de son requise, la bande passante autorise de 2 à 16 canaux. La compression du son double cette capacité. Il est possible de stocker diverses séquences parlées dans un même fichier et de sélectionner interactivement les données pertinentes(substitution d’une partie de phrase à une autre, par exemple). 4, record 3, French, - CD%2DROM%20%C3%A0%20extension%20d%26rsquo%3Barchitecture
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
En mars dernier, Microsoft s’engageait aux cotés de GE à promouvoir la technologie DVI comme standard des applications vidéo-interactives. Ce qui ne l’empêchait pas, début septembre, de signer avec Philips et Sony en vue du développement de CD-ROM XA, un pont logiciel entre CD-ROM et CD-I. 5, record 3, French, - CD%2DROM%20%C3%A0%20extension%20d%26rsquo%3Barchitecture
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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