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* [[Gates and Circuits]] | * [[Gates and Circuits]] | ||
* [[Computing components]] | * [[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 === | === IB standards related to computer organizations === | ||
*[[2.1.9 Define the terms: bit, byte, binary, denary/decimal, hexadecimal. Level: 1]] | *[[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]] | *[[2.1.10 Outline the way in which data is represented in the computer. Level: 2]] |
Revision as of 08:05, 12 April 2016
How does a computer actually work? How do they transform what you type into a program that shows cute cat pictures?
Big ideas in computer organization
Layer 1: Information layer[2]
Layer 2: Hardware layer[3]
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
Operating systems and application systems
Binary representation
Simple logic gates
- 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
- 2.1.11 Define the Boolean operators: AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR and XOR. Level: 1
- 2.1.12 Construct truth tables using the above operators. Level: 3
- 2.1.13 Construct a logic diagram using AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR and XOR gates. Level: 3