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61Memory management — is the act of managing computer memory. The essential requirement of memory management is to provide ways to dynamically allocate portions of memory to programs at their request, and freeing it for reuse when no longer needed. This is critical to …
62Btrieve — In computing, Btrieve is a transactional database product based on Indexed Sequential Access Method (ISAM), which is a way of storing data for fast retrieval. There have been several versions of the product for DOS, Linux, older versions of… …
63Page fault — In computer storage technology, a page is a fixed length block of memory that is used as a unit of transfer between physical memory and external storage like a disk, and a page fault is an interrupt (or exception) to the software raised by the… …
64Random-access memory — RAM redirects here. For other uses of the word, see Ram (disambiguation). Example of writable volatile random access memory: Synchronous Dynamic RAM modules, primarily used as main memory in personal computers, workstations, and servers …
65Kernel (computing) — A kernel connects the application software to the hardware of a computer In computing, the kernel is the main component of most computer operating systems; it is a bridge between applications and the actual data processing done at the hardware… …
66Cellular network — Top of a cellular radio tower A cellular network is a radio network distributed over land areas called cells, each served by at least one fixed location transceiver known as a cell site or base station. When joined together these cells provide… …
67Control register — A control register is a processor register which changes or controls the general behavior of a CPU or other digital device. Common tasks performed by control registers include interrupt control, switching the addressing mode, paging control, and… …
68Pager — A pager (sometimes called a beeper) is a simple personal telecommunications device for short messages. A one way numeric pager can only receive a message consisting of a few digits, typically a phone number that the user is then expected to call …
69Fragmentation (computing) — In computer storage, fragmentation is a phenomenon in which storage space is used inefficiently, reducing storage capacity and in most cases reducing the performance. The term is also used to denote the wasted space itself. There are three… …
70Iridium (satellite) — Infobox Company name = Iridium Satellite LLC type = Limited liability company genre = foundation = 2001 founder = location city = Bethesda, Maryland location country = United States location = locations = area served = Worldwide key people = Matt …
