Prefetching — Als Prefetching (englisch, dt. ‚vorheriges Abrufen (von Befehlen)‘) bezeichnet man in der Informatik das heuristische Laden von Speicherinhalten aufwärts in der Speicherhierarchie, bevor ein Bedarf evident geworden ist, um so im Falle des… … Deutsch Wikipedia
prefetching — n. (Computers) method of loading instructions from memory and arranging them in queue to be read by the processor (reduces the time the processor must wait while instructions are loaded separately) v. (Informal) fetch in advance, gather items and … English contemporary dictionary
Link prefetching — is a draft standards compliant mechanism used by some web browsers, which utilizes browser idle time to download or prefetch documents that the user might visit in the near future. A web page provides a set of prefetching hints to the browser,… … Wikipedia
Fasterfox — Infobox Software name = Fasterfox caption = Tony Gentilcore collapsible = author = developer = released = latest release version = 2.0 latest release date = 2006 10 30 latest preview version = latest preview date = frequently updated =… … Wikipedia
Prefetch — Als Prefetching bezeichnet man in der Informatik das heuristische Laden von Speicherinhalten aufwärts in der Speicherhierarchie, bevor ein Bedarf evident geworden ist, um so im Falle des tatsächlich eintretenden Bedarfs eine höhere… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Prefetcher — The Prefetcher is a component of versions of Microsoft Windows starting with Windows XP.Fact|date=April 2008 It is a component of the Memory manager that speeds up the Windows boot process, and shortens the amount of time it takes to start up… … Wikipedia
NOR flash replacement — While flash memory remains one of the most popular storages in embedded systems because of its non volatility, shock resistance, small size, and low energy consumption, its application has grown much beyond its original design. Based on its… … Wikipedia
Moore's law — Plot of CPU transistor counts against dates of introduction. Note the logarithmic vertical scale; the line corresponds to exponential growth with transistor count doubling every two years … Wikipedia
CPU cache — Cache memory redirects here. For the general use, see cache. A CPU cache is a cache used by the central processing unit of a computer to reduce the average time to access memory. The cache is a smaller, faster memory which stores copies of the… … Wikipedia
B+ tree — In computer science, a B+ tree is a type of tree which represents sorted data in a way that allows for efficient insertion, retrieval and removal of records, each of which is identified by a key . It is a dynamic, multilevel index, with maximum… … Wikipedia
