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CPU - understand the role of the CPU and its parts
Von Neumann Architecture - understand the VN stored program concept & the role of the CPU and RAM within this Fetch - Decode - Execute Cycle understand the FDE cycle and the role played by the compnent parts Embedded Systems understand the difference between embedded systems and general purpose computers Logic Gates and Truth Tables be able to apply logical operators (AND,OR, NOT) in appropriate truth tables to solve problems Secondary Storage understand the role of secondary storage & the ways in which data is stored on devices (magnetic,optical, solid state) Secondary Storage - planning a long answer question High and Low Level Languages understand the characteristics & purposes of low-level and high-level programming languages Translators understand how an interpreter differs from a compiler in the way it translates high-level code into machine code |
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