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A Level CS - Components of a computer

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Processor and the registers
Cpu s job 1,
What does the cpu stand for 2,
What are the components of the cpu 3
20  cards
Buses
What are buses 1,
What are the main buses 2,
Characteristics of a control bus 3
15  cards
Fetch - Decode - Execute Cycle
What happens in the fetch 1,
What happens to the instruction w...,
What happens in decode 3
4  cards
Factors Affecting CPU performance
What is the clock speed 1,
What is underclocking 2,
What does underclocking cause 3
17  cards
Pipelining
What is pipelining in the process...,
What instruction set is required ...,
How does pipelining work with the...
6  cards
Secondary Storage
What is the computer s primary st...,
What is the secondary storage 2,
What are the 3 types i have to kn...
15  cards
RAM and ROM
What does rom stand for 1,
Can data on a rom be changed 2,
Is rom volatile 3
10  cards
Virtual Memory
What is virtual memory 1,
When is virtual memory used 2,
What needs to happen before the d...
5  cards
Harvard and Von Neumann
What are the two types of process...,
What is the von neumann architect...,
How many buses does the von neuma...
18  cards
RISC and CISC
What does risc stand for 1,
What does cisc stand for 2,
What is an instruction set 3
10  cards
GPU
What does gpu stand for 1,
What is a gpu 2,
Cpu are what 3
9  cards
Mutli-Cores
What is a multi core processor 1,
What ides does this use 2,
What type of processor is this es...
9  cards
Inputs
Is a sensor an input or output de...,
Printer types this is actually an...,
What is an input 3
6  cards
Outputs
What is an output 1,
Common outputs on eg a laptop 2,
Some more complex examples 3
5  cards

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