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Definitions
Accumulator acc 1,
Address bus 2,
Arithmetic and logic unit alu 3
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1.1.1 Structure & Function of the Processor
What is the purpose of the arithm...,
What is the purpose of the contro...,
What are registers 3
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1.1.2 Types of Processor
What does risc stand for 1,
What does cisc stand for 2,
What are the properties of risc p...
12
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1.1.3 Input, Output & Storage
State three types of storage 1,
Give examples of magnetic storage 2,
Give examples of optical storage 3
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1.2.1 Systems Software
What is an operating system 1,
Give the 7 functions of an operat...,
Why are paging segmentation used 3
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1.2.2 Applications Software
How is applications software diff...,
Give 5 examples of utilities 2,
What is closed source software 3
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1.2.3 Software Development
State the 7 stages of a software ...,
State the 4 types of testing 2,
What is the analysis stage of the...
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1.2.4 Types of Programming Language
Name the 2 categories that progra...,
What are imperative programming p...,
Name the 2 imperative programming...
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1.3.1 Compression, Encryption & Hashing
What is compression 1,
What is the purpose of compression 2,
Name two types of compression 3
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1.3.2 Databases
What is a relational database 1,
What is an entity 2,
What is a flat file database 3
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1.3.3 Networks
What is a network 1,
What is a physical topology 2,
What is a logical topology 3
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1.3.4 Web Technologies
What is html 1,
What is the function of 2,
What is the function of 3
35
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1.4.1 Data Types
What is an integer 1,
What is a real 2,
What is a character 3
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1.4.2 Data Structures
What is an array 1,
What is meant by a 1d array 2,
What is meant by a 2d array 3
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1.4.3 Boolean Algebra
How can problems be defined 1,
What results can come from a bool...,
What is the name given to the con...
36
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1.5.1 Computing Related Legislation
What year was the data protection...,
What is the data protection act 2,
What is meant by personal data 3
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1.5.2 Moral & Ethical Issues
What are the advantages of comput...,
What are the disadvantages of com...,
What are the advantages of automa...
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2.1.1 Thinking Abstractly
What is representational abstract...,
What is data abstraction 2,
What is meant by layers of abstra...
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2.1.2 Thinking Ahead
What are preconditions 1,
What are inputs 2,
What are outputs 3
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2.1.3 Thinking Procedurally
What is the first stage of thinki...,
What is problem decomposition 2,
Why is problem decomposition used 3
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2.1.4 Thinking Logically
What is a decision 1,
What shape is used to represent a...,
How are effective decisions made 3
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2.1.5 Thinking Concurrently
What is concurrent thinking 1,
What is parallel processing 2,
What is concurrent processing 3
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2.2.1 Programming Techniques
Name 3 programming constructs 1,
What is meant by sequence 2,
What is meant by selection 3
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2.2.2 Computational Methods
What is meant by a computable pro...,
State four limiting factors to co...,
What may be considered when defin...
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2.3.1 Analysis, Design & Comparison of Algorithms
State two pieces of information u...,
What is meant by time complexity 2,
How is time complexity measured 3
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2.3.2 Algorithms for Main Data Structures
Are stacks fifo or filo 1,
Which function adds an item to a ...,
Which functions removes an elemen...
12
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2.3.3 Sorting Algorithms
How can a bubble sort be improved 1,
Which sorting algorithm compares ...,
What sorting algorithm places the...
17
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2.3.4 Searching Algorithms
Which searching algorithm require...,
What is the time complexity of bi...,
What is the time complexity of li...
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2.3.5 Path FInding Algorithms
What is dijkstra s algorithm 1,
Outline the stages of dijkstra s ...,
What is the a algorithm 3
7
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