Front-end processor is a _________ designed specially to handle the communication processing task.
Front-end processor is a _________ designed specially to handle the communication processing task.
The correct option is C CPU
Front-end processor is a CPU
designed specially to handle the communication processing task.
A front end processor
(FEP), or a communications processor, is a small-sized computer which
interfaces to the host computer a number of networks, such as SNA, or a number
of peripheral devices, such as terminals, disk units, printers and tape units.
Data is transferred between the host computer and the front end processor using
a high-speed parallel interface. The front end processor communicates with
peripheral devices using slower serial interfaces, usually also through
communication networks. The purpose is to off-load from the host computer the
work of managing the peripheral devices, transmitting and receiving messages,
packet assembly and disassembly, error detection, and error correction. Two
examples are the IBM 3705 Communications Controller and the Burroughs Data
Communications Processor.
Front-end processor is a CPU designed specially to handle the communication processing task.
A front end processor (FEP), or a communications processor, is a small-sized computer which interfaces to the host computer a number of networks, such as SNA, or a number of peripheral devices, such as terminals, disk units, printers and tape units. Data is transferred between the host computer and the front end processor using a high-speed parallel interface. The front end processor communicates with peripheral devices using slower serial interfaces, usually also through communication networks. The purpose is to off-load from the host computer the work of managing the peripheral devices, transmitting and receiving messages, packet assembly and disassembly, error detection, and error correction. Two examples are the IBM 3705 Communications Controller and the Burroughs Data Communications Processor.
