MetaGlossary.com: Umb

Definitions for "Umb" Add To Word List

Keywords: Tsr, Drivers, Upper, Uma, Ast

Related Terms: Ram, Dram, Dynamic Ram, Main Memory, Memory, Pram, Page , Random Access Memory, Thrashing, Heap, Numa, Shared Memory, Random-Access Memory, Vram, Xms, Emm, Expanded Memory, Extended Memory, Conventional Memory, Virtual Memory, Dynamic Memory, Ram - Random Access Memory, Static Ram, Swap , Virtual Memory System, Associative Memory, Page Fault, High Memory Area, Hma, Himem.Sys, Nonvolatile Memory, Memory Resident, Memory Manager, Non-Volatile Ram, Sram, Dynamic Random Access Memory, Memory Protection, Physical Memory, Fram, Memory Chip, Mdram, Memory Leak, Mram, Static Random Access Memory, Flash Bios, Registered Memory, Swapping, Nvram, Non-Uniform Memory Access

Submit a better definition with this meaning

Upper Memory Block [LIM] [AST

http://www.cierra.com/nsex3cu.htm

Helpful?

DOS: Upper Memory Block (640K to 1Mb).

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/michael.mcclellan/entmv/Help/MmcGlossU.html

Helpful?

Upper Memory Block A specific area of the main memory. UMB is a blank memory area of UMA in the MS-DOS environment where device drivers and memory-resident programs can be assigned, and is part of the XMS standards.

http://www.sony.co.za/gloss.asp?index=U

Helpful?

Abbreviation for upper memory block. upper memory area The 384 KB of RAM located between 640 KB and 1 MB. A utility called a memory manager can create UMBs in the upper memory area, in which you can load device drivers and memory-resident programs.

http://support2.jp.dell.com/docs/systems/dcaydim/glossary.htm

Helpful?

The sub sections of free memory which can be utilized for TSR's between 640KB and 1024KB.

http://iselfschooling.com/aplus/GlossaryComputer.htm

Helpful?

Upper memory blocks. A reserved 384K area of system memory in the range 640K to 1MB. DOS can use it for device drivers, memory-resident programs (TSRs) and ordinary applications.

http://www.co.pima.az.us/isd/helpglos.htm

Helpful?

Abbreviation for upper memory blocks.

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/pe4600/en/ug/13wtcgl1.htm

Helpful?

The UMB (Upper Memory Band) is the memory range from 640k - 1024k, and is used for DOS device drivers, to free up conventional memory.

http://www.peralta.cc.ca.us/coa/dmech/glosry-c.htm

Helpful?

Privacy Statement | Terms of Use