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control blockA segment of disk or memory that contains a group of codes used for identification and control purposes. control block [kən′trōl ‚bläk] (computer science) A storage area containing (in condensed, formalized form) the information required for the control of a task, function, operation, or quantity of information. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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max], which is the highest or maximum BI at the block level for each neighborhood of the case and control blocks included in the study. These include four DMA channels, multiple timers, a programmable interrupt controller, a memory refresh unit, programmable DRAM controller, variable-rate asynchronous serial ports, flexible chip select unit, and a peripherals control block with advanced power management. The transport hardware will hand off the command to the Link layer control block by constructing specialized information blocks to be passed to the Link layer for further processing. |
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