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51Stack (data structure) — In computer science, a stack is an abstract data type and data structure based on the principle of Last In First Out (LIFO) . Stacks are used extensively at every level of a modern computer system. For example, a modern PC uses stacks at the… …
52Context switch — For other uses, see Switch (disambiguation). A context switch is the computing process of storing and restoring the state (context) of a CPU so that execution can be resumed from the same point at a later time. This enables multiple processes to… …
53Nicaragua v. United States — The Republic of Nicaragua v. The United States of America[1] was a 1984 case of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in which the ICJ ruled in favor of Nicaragua and against the United States and awarded reparations to Nicaragua. The ICJ held …
54Operating system — Operating systems …
55Assembly language — See the terminology section below for information regarding inconsistent use of the terms assembly and assembler. Motorola MC6800 Assembly Language An assembly language is a low level programming language for computers, microprocessors,… …
56Test-and-set — In computer science, the test and set instruction is an instruction used to both test and (conditionally) write to a memory location as part of a single atomic (i.e. non interruptible) operation. This means setting a value, but first performing… …
57Cell architecture — Cell architectureConstituent elements*PPE *SPE *EIB *XDR *FLEX I/OPatents It is well known that IBM holds one of the world s largest patent portfolios. The United States Patent and Trademark Office proclaimed in 2004, For the twelfth consecutive… …
58Parallax Propeller — chip The Parallax P8X32A Propeller chip, introduced in 2006, is a multi core architecture parallel microcontroller with eight 32 bit RISC CPU cores.[1] …
59Kernel (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… …
60Instruction set — An instruction set, or instruction set architecture (ISA), is the part of the computer architecture related to programming, including the native data types, instructions, registers, addressing modes, memory architecture, interrupt and exception… …
