stored program computer
1stored-program concept — Storage of instructions in computer memory to enable it to perform a variety of tasks in sequence or intermittently. The idea was introduced in the late 1940s by John von Neumann, who proposed that a program be electronically stored in binary… …
2Stored Program Control exchange — (SPC) is the technical name used for telephone exchanges controlled by a computer program stored in the memory of the system. Early exchanges such as Strowger, Panel, Rotary, and Crossbar were electro mechanical and had no software control. SPC… …
3stored program — noun a program that is stored in the memory of the computer that executes it • Hypernyms: ↑program, ↑programme, ↑computer program, ↑computer programme * * * stored program noun (computing) A program wholly contained, and capable of being altered …
4stored-program — adjective of or concerning programs stored in the computer s own memory • Pertains to noun: ↑stored program …
5program, computer — Set of ordered instructions that enable a computer to carry out a specific task. A program is prepared by first formulating the task and then expressing it in an appropriate programming language. Programmers may work in machine language or in… …
6computer science — computer scientist. the science that deals with the theory and methods of processing information in digital computers, the design of computer hardware and software, and the applications of computers. [1970 75] * * * Study of computers, their… …
7Random access stored program machine — In theoretical computer science the Random Access Stored Program (RASP) machine model is an abstract machine used for the purposes of algorithm development and algorithm complexity theory.The RASP is a Random Access Machine (RAM) model that,… …
8computer — computerlike, adj. /keuhm pyooh teuhr/, n. 1. Also called processor. an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Cf. analog… …
9Computer — For other uses, see Computer (disambiguation). Computer technology redirects here. For the company, see Computer Technology Limited. Computer …
10Computer program — A computer program (also software, or just a program) is a sequence of instructions written to perform a specified task with a computer.[1] A computer requires programs to function, typically executing the program s instructions in a central… …
