Tagged pointer — In computer science, a tagged pointer is a common example of a tagged union, where the primary type of data to be stored in the union is a pointer. Often, the tag in a tagged pointer will be folded into the data representing the pointer, taking… … Wikipedia
Tagged Command Queuing — (TCQ) is a technology built into certain ATA and SCSI hard drives. It allows the operating system to send multiple read and write requests to a hard drive. ATA TCQ is not identical in function to the more efficient Native Command Queuing (NCQ)… … Wikipedia
Architecture Dataflow — Un ordinateur dataflow (flot de données) décrit une architecture où les données sont des entités actives qui traversent le programme de manière asynchrone, contrairement à l architecture classique von Neumann où elles attendent passivement en… … Wikipédia en Français
Memory architecture — describes the methods used to implement electronic computer data storage in a manner that is a combination of the fastest, most reliable, most durable, and least expensive way to store and retrieve information. Depending on the specific… … Wikipedia
Dataflow architecture — is a computer architecture that directly contrasts the traditional von Neumann architecture or control flow architecture. Dataflow architectures do not have a program counter, or (at least conceptually) the executability and execution of… … Wikipedia
List of tagged degrees — Many colleges offer programs of study which tag basic bachelor, masters, and doctoral degrees with a particular speciality. A tagged degree incorporates the name of the major into the degree title, and generally requires more specialized course… … Wikipedia
Word (computer architecture) — Processors 1 bit 4 bit 8 bit 12 bit 16 bit 18 bit 24 bit 31 bit 32 bit 36 bit 48 bit 60 bit … Wikipedia
Burroughs large systems — The Burroughs large systems were the largest of three series of Burroughs Corporation mainframe computers. Founded in the 1880s, Burroughs was the oldest continuously operating entity in computing, but by the late 1950s its computing equipment… … Wikipedia
Pointer (computing) — This article is about the programming data type. For the input interface (for example a computer mouse), see Pointing device. Pointer a pointing to the memory address associated with variable b. Note that in this particular diagram, the computing … Wikipedia
Lisp machine — Lisp machines were general purpose computers designed (usually through hardware support) to efficiently run Lisp as their main software language. In a sense, they were the first commercial single user workstations. Despite being modest in number… … Wikipedia
