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... called a bit ( for binary digit ) . Large numbers of these circuits are collected into the unit of the machine called the main memory . Through coding systems in which information is represented as patterns of bit values , data is ...
... called a bit ( for binary digit ) . Large numbers of these circuits are collected into the unit of the machine called the main memory . Through coding systems in which information is represented as patterns of bit values , data is ...
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... called the program's state ( or its context ) . To save the CPU's position in the current program therefore involves ... called the interrupt entry point since it is the point at which the CPU enters the software system after an ...
... called the program's state ( or its context ) . To save the CPU's position in the current program therefore involves ... called the interrupt entry point since it is the point at which the CPU enters the software system after an ...
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... called the top of the stack . The other end is sometimes called the stack's base . To reflect the fact that access to a stack is restricted to the topmost entry , we use special terminology when referring to the insertion and deletion ...
... called the top of the stack . The other end is sometimes called the stack's base . To reflect the fact that access to a stack is restricted to the topmost entry , we use special terminology when referring to the insertion and deletion ...
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