Computer organization: Difference between revisions

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Computer Organization^[1]

How does a computer actually work? How do they transform what you type into a program that shows cute cat pictures?

Binary representation

Simple logic gates

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 * [[Gates and Circuits]]
 * [[Computing components]]
+=== Computer architecture ===
+* [[Outline the architecture of the central processing unit (CPU) and the functions of the arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and the control unit (CU) and the registers within the CPU]]
+* [[Primary memory]]
+* [[Cache memory]]
+* [[The machine instruction cycle]]
+=== Secondary memory ===
+* [[Persistent storage]]
+=== Operating systems and application systems ===
+* [[Operating system]]
+* [[Application software]]
+* [[Common features of applications]]
+Binary representation
+Simple logic gates
 === IB standards related to computer organizations ===
-*[[2.1.1 Outline the architecture of the central processing unit (CPU) and the functions of the arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and the control unit (CU) and the registers within the CPU. Level: 2]]
-*[[2.1.2 Describe primary memory. Level: 2]]
-*[[2.1.3 Explain the use of cache memory. Level: 3]]
-*[[2.1.4 Explain the machine instruction cycle. Level: 3]]
-*[[2.1.5 Identify the need for persistent storage. Level: 2]]
-*[[2.1.6 Describe the main functions of an operating system. Level: 2]]
-*[[2.1.7 Outline the use of a range of application software. Level: 2]]
-*[[2.1.8 Identify common features of applications. Level: 2]]
 *[[2.1.9 Define the terms: bit, byte, binary, denary/decimal, hexadecimal. Level: 1]]
 *[[2.1.10 Outline the way in which data is represented in the computer. Level: 2]]