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control register
registre m de contrôle

Control register. The register's job is to hold the address of the current instruction or the next instruction that the computer is to execute. Also called the program counter.

control unit
unité f de contrôle

Control unit. Part of the central processing unit -cen tral processing unit that enables the computer to execute each instruction of the program when its turn comes.

CORAL
CORAL

Coral. A high-level language used in military systems. Now replaced by ADA.

core store
mémoire f à tores

Ring store. Before solid state memory, this was the main type of storage in all computers and consisted of rows and columns of small iron rings that resemble tiny washer magnets in one of two directions: clockwise or counterclockwise, providing binary storage.

counter
compteur m

Counter. The name given to any device that keeps track of "how many times something happens." A counter may record the number of computer cards that are punched or, in the case of a program, the number of times a loop is executed, although in the latter case the counter will be nothing more than a specific memory location whose value is incremented by one each time. For example, in a program where the computer expects a number of 6 digits, a counter may be used that waits for only 6 digits and accepts no more.

course ware
programme m tutor

Accompany program The accompanying instructions that must be followed along with the instruction or training package implemented on the computer. The accompanying program may be printed so that it can be studied in the usual way, or it may be part of the computer software.

CP/M

Abbreviation for Control Program for Microcomputer, a widely used operating system that enables a series of programs to be executed on a microcomputer.

CPS
CPS

Characters per second. Abbreviation for characters per second, a measure of printer speed.

CPU

See central processing unit.

Cray
Cray

Cray. Seymour Cray, American designer of some of the world's most powerful computers, which are named after him.

critical path
chemin m critique

Critical path. A method of breaking down a large project into a series of organized sequences. Each stage then builds on the previous stages, which allows for predictions about timelines. Although this method is not necessarily specific to computers, the critical path analysis method usually involves large amounts of calculations that are best performed by a computer.

cross compiler
m croisé compiler

cross compiler. A compiler used on one computer to produce a machine code program suitable for another, usually smaller, computer.

cursor
curseur m

slider. This is generally a rectangle the size of a capital letter that appears (sometimes flashing) on ​​the screen of a visual display unit (VDU) to indicate the current display location. Pressing a button causes a character to appear on the screen in place of the slider, which moves immediately to the right.

cybernetics
cybernétique f

cybernetics The study of computer control in comparison with the human nervous system.