wait state

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Any of several instances in which a computer's processor cannot execute instructions (either for the entire computer, or just for a specific task) until an I/O operation completes, or until an interrupt is resolved

With memory that slow, the processor is going to spend most of its time on wait states.

(n ) A condition whereby a microprocessor awaits the arrival of data
An internal condition of delay in processing time executed by the CPU when a synchronizing control signal is not present Wait states synchronize the timing of a CPU with the relatively slower access time of the computer's main memory
A figure of speech meaning that someone's waiting for something ("Bob's in a wait state outside") RB: 1
When the CPU delays or waits for one or more processing cycles until the data from memory arrives
A state when no instructions can be executed because the processor is waiting for data from a device or from memory A holding pattern into which the 8085 can go by generating WAIT states (nops) It does this whenever its READY input is low Present computers has no wait state and are known as a zero wait state computers
An inactive period for the processor Wait states result from the different clock speeds of the processor and memory, the latter being typically slower

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