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Computer Architecture: The CPU and Memory

10th Grade · Technology · UK GCSE

10 lessons

Goal

Explain how a CPU works including the fetch-execute cycle, and compare types of storage.

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  1. Inside a Computer: The Main ComponentsUp next
  2. What Does the CPU Actually Do?Not started yet
  3. Inside the CPU: ALU, Control Unit and RegistersNot started yet
  4. The Fetch-Decode-Execute Cycle Step by StepNot started yet
  5. Clock Speed, Cores and Cache: What Affects CPU Performance?Not started yet
  6. Von Neumann Architecture: Stored ProgramsYou are here
  7. Main Memory: RAM and ROM ExplainedNot started yet
  8. Secondary Storage: Hard Drives, SSDs and Flash MemoryNot started yet
  9. Choosing the Right Storage for a Given ScenarioNot started yet
  10. Embedded Systems: Computers Hidden in Everyday DevicesNot started yet
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Learning standards covered

gbCS-10General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) · Computer-science · 10th Grade

Understand characteristics of systems architectures, including CPU architecture, the role of CPU components in the fetch-execute cycle, main and contemporary secondary storage, data capacity, hardware components and embedded systems