Compaq EV67, 21264 specifications Maf, Mbo, Mbz, Mips, Mosfet

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machine check

An operating system action triggered by certain system hardware-detected errors that can be fatal to system operation. Once triggered, machine check handler software ana- lyzes the error.

MAF

Miss address file.

main memory

The large memory, external to the microprocessor, used for holding most instruction code and data. Usually built from cost-effective DRAM memory chips. May be used in connection with the microprocessor’s internal caches and an external cache.

masked write

A write cycle that only updates a subset of a nominal data block.

MBO

See must be one.

Mbox

This section of the processor unit performs address translation, interfaces to the Dcache, and performs several other functions.

MBZ

See must be zero.

MESI protocol

A cache consistency protocol with full support for multiprocessing. The MESI protocol consists of four states that define whether a block is modified (M), exclusive (E), shared (S), or invalid (I).

MIPS

Millions of instructions per second.

miss

See cache miss.

module

A board on which logic devices (such as transistors, resistors, and memory chips) are mounted and connected to perform a specific system function.

module-level cache

See second-level cache.

MOS

Metal-oxide semiconductor.

MOSFET

Metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor.

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Compaq EV67, 21264 specifications Maf, Mbo, Mbz, Mips, Mosfet