MMU (Memory Management Unit)
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:personal_computer
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| gptkbp:abbreviation |
Memory Management Unit
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| gptkbp:component |
gptkb:architecture
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| gptkbp:enables |
multitasking
virtual memory process isolation memory isolation secure computing environments |
| gptkbp:foundIn |
gptkb:x86_architecture
gptkb:ARM_architecture gptkb:PowerPC_architecture MIPS architecture |
| gptkbp:function |
handles virtual memory
controls cache management performs address translation provides memory protection |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
MMU (Memory Management Unit)
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| gptkbp:introducedIn |
1960s
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| gptkbp:provides |
address space separation
hardware support for memory virtualization memory access control |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:operating_system
gptkb:TLB_(Translation_Lookaside_Buffer) segmentation paging |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
embedded systems
microcontrollers CPUs |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:MIPS_instruction_set_architecture
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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