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A computer is an electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program.<ref>https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/computer</ref> | |||
== | === Computer architecture === | ||
* [[Architecture of the central processing unit (CPU)]] | |||
* [[Functions of the arithmetic logic unit (ALU)]] | |||
* [[Control unit (CU)]] | |||
* [[Registers within the CPU]] | |||
* [[Primary memory]] | |||
* [[Cache memory]] | |||
* [[The machine instruction cycle]] | |||
* [[Binary | === Secondary memory === | ||
* [[Persistent storage]] | |||
=== Operating systems and application systems === | |||
* [[Operating system]] | |||
* [[Application software]] | |||
=== Binary Representation === | |||
* [[Binary]] | |||
* [[Hexadecimal]] | |||
* [[ASCII]] | |||
* [[Data representation]] | * [[Data representation]] | ||
=== | === Simple logic gates === | ||
* [[Boolean operators]] | |||
* [[Truth tables]] | |||
* [[Logic diagram]] | |||
=== Not part of IB curriculum but you should know this === | |||
* [[ | * [[Heap memory]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Stack memory]] | ||
* [[Transpiling]] | |||
* [[Just-in-time (JIT) compilation]] | |||
=== | == Standards == | ||
* 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. | |||
* Describe primary memory. | |||
* Explain the use of cache memory. | |||
* Explain the machine instruction cycle. | |||
* Identify the need for persistent storage. | |||
* Describe the main functions of an operating system. | |||
* Outline the use of a range of application software. | |||
* Identify common features of applications. | |||
* Define the terms: bit, byte, binary, denary/decimal, hexadecimal. | |||
* Outline the way in which data is represented in the computer. | |||
* Define the Boolean operators: AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR and XOR. | |||
* Construct truth tables using the above operators. | |||
* Construct a logic diagram using AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR and XOR gates. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 12:45, 1 March 2023
Computer Organization[1]
A computer is an electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program.[2]
Computer architecture[edit]
- Architecture of the central processing unit (CPU)
- Functions of the arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
- Control unit (CU)
- Registers within the CPU
- Primary memory
- Cache memory
- The machine instruction cycle
Secondary memory[edit]
Operating systems and application systems[edit]
Binary Representation[edit]
Simple logic gates[edit]
Not part of IB curriculum but you should know this[edit]
Standards[edit]
- 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.
- Describe primary memory.
- Explain the use of cache memory.
- Explain the machine instruction cycle.
- Identify the need for persistent storage.
- Describe the main functions of an operating system.
- Outline the use of a range of application software.
- Identify common features of applications.
- Define the terms: bit, byte, binary, denary/decimal, hexadecimal.
- Outline the way in which data is represented in the computer.
- Define the Boolean operators: AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR and XOR.
- Construct truth tables using the above operators.
- Construct a logic diagram using AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR and XOR gates.