basic tape access method
1Access method — An access method is a function of a mainframe operating system that enables access to data on disk, tape or other external devices. They were introduced in 1963 in IBM OS/360 operating system. [http://researchweb.watson.ibm.com/journal/rd/255/ausl… …
2Direct access storage device — In mainframe computers and some minicomputers, a direct access storage device, or DASD (  /ˈdæ …
3Access control — is the ability to permit or deny the use of a particular resource by a particular entity. Access control mechanisms can be used in managing physical resources (such as a movie theater, to which only ticketholders should be admitted), logical… …
4Magnetic tape data storage — uses digital recording on to magnetic tape to store digital information. Modern magnetic tape is most commonly packaged in cartridges and cassettes. The device that performs actual writing or reading of data is a tape drive. Autoloaders and tape… …
5BTAM — comp. abbr. Basic Telecommunications Access Method electr. abbr. Basic Telecommunications Access Method abbr. Basic Tape Access Method (BS2000) abbr. Basic Telecommunications Access Method (IBM) comp. abbr. Basic Telecommunications Access Method… …
6Magnetoresistive random access memory — Computer memory types Volatile RAM DRAM (e.g., DDR SDRAM) SRAM In development T RAM Z RAM TTRAM Historical Delay line memory Selectron tube Williams tube Non volatile …
7Dynamic random-access memory — DRAM redirects here. For other uses, see Dram (disambiguation). Computer memory types Volatile RAM DRAM (e.g., DDR SDRAM) SRAM In development T RAM Z RAM TTRAM Historical Delay line memory Selectron tube Williams tube …
8Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory — (MRAM) is a non volatile computer memory (NVRAM) technology, which has been under development since the 1990s. Continued increases in density of existing memory technologies ndash; notably Flash RAM and DRAM ndash; kept MRAM in a niche role in… …
9List of computing and IT abbreviations — This is a list of computing and IT acronyms and abbreviations. Contents: 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y …
10Binary Synchronous Communications — Binary Synchronous Communication (BSC or Bisync) is an IBM link protocol, announced in 1967 after the introduction of System/360. It replaced the synchronous transmit receive (STR) protocol used with second generation computers. The intent was… …
