• DocumentCode
    748461
  • Title

    Evaluation of the Average Access Time for a Digital Cassette Memory System

  • Author

    Cernicica, Petru D.

  • Author_Institution
    Institute of Computer Technique
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1977
  • fDate
    7/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    310
  • Lastpage
    324
  • Abstract
    Access time is a variable quantity in serial access memory systems such as magnetic tape units. It is difficult to quote a value for it since a random search could cover most different tape lengths.
  • Keywords
    Average access time; catenated search; conversational system; digital cassette memory; distributed control function; optimum data structure; searching with decision; searching with location; sequential searching; serial access memory; static searching; Control systems; Data structures; Distributed control; Keyboards; Magnetic analysis; Microcomputers; Operating systems; Search methods; Software libraries; Time measurement; Average access time; catenated search; conversational system; digital cassette memory; distributed control function; optimum data structure; searching with decision; searching with location; sequential searching; serial access memory; static searching;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0098-5589
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TSE.1977.231150
  • Filename
    1702449