Master Control Program
E1033545
Master Control Program is the main operating system used on Burroughs large systems mainframe computers, providing core control, resource management, and job processing functions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Burroughs software product
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mainframe operating system ⓘ operating system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | MCP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controls |
CPU allocation
ⓘ
I/O devices ⓘ job execution ⓘ memory allocation ⓘ |
| designedFor |
Burroughs large systems architecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
business data processing ⓘ mission-critical applications ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Burroughs Corporation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Unisys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
I/O subsystem
ⓘ
file system ⓘ job scheduler ⓘ memory manager ⓘ security subsystem ⓘ |
| languageSupport |
ALGOL-family languages
ⓘ
COBOL NERFINISHED ⓘ various business-oriented languages ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high reliability
ⓘ
integration with Burroughs stack machines ⓘ long-term backward compatibility ⓘ |
| operatesAs |
main control program for system resources
ⓘ
primary operating environment on Burroughs large systems ⓘ |
| partOf |
Burroughs large systems product line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Unisys ClearPath MCP environment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesFunction |
batch processing
ⓘ
core control ⓘ job processing ⓘ resource management ⓘ transaction processing ⓘ |
| runsOn |
Burroughs large systems
ⓘ
Burroughs mainframe computers ⓘ Unisys ClearPath MCP systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
file-oriented I/O
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job scheduling ⓘ multiprogramming ⓘ reliability and fault tolerance ⓘ security and access control ⓘ stack-based architecture support ⓘ virtual memory ⓘ |
| usedFor |
enterprise computing
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financial applications ⓘ government and institutional computing ⓘ |
| vendor |
Burroughs Corporation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Unisys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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