DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM IN WHICH UNRELIABLE WORDS IN THE MEMORY ARE REPLACED BY AN UNRELIABILITY INDICATOR

摘要

PHN 10.828 14 1.4.1984ABSTRACT:"Data processing system in which unreliable words in thememory are replaced by an unreliability indicator".A data processing system comprising a memoryreceives data in the form of data blocks. Such a datablock contains at least one data word and check bits.On the basis of the check bits it is verified whetherthe data block contains reliable or unreliable datawords.The unreliable data words are not written into the memorybut are replaced by an unreliability indicator which iswritten into the memory at the address reserved for theunreliable dataword in question.