Can You Compute?
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      • L1: The CPU
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    • 1.2 Memory >
      • L1: RAM, ROM & MEMORY
      • L2: What do you know?
    • 1.3 Storage >
      • L1: Storage part 1
      • L2: Storage part 2
      • L3: Storage recap
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      • L1: Introduction
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      • L1: Topologies
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      • L1 : Defensive Design
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      • L1: Types of Languages
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      • L1: Units
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1.1 lesson 1 the Purpose of the cpu


In this Lesson you will learn about:

Learning Objectives:


  1. The purpose of the CPU
  2. Von Neumann architecture:
  3. Common CPU components and their function
  4. ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit)
  5. CU (Control Unit)
  6. Cache 
  7. The function of the CPU as fetch and execute instructions stored in memory
  8. How common characteristics of CPUs affect their performance:
  9. clock speed
  10. cache size
  11. number of cores 
  1. Define what the purpose of a CPU is.
  2. To be able to identify the key components of a CPU and their function.
  3. Be able to draw / model and describe the CPU as a F.D.E cycle.
  4. Describe how, with examples features the CPU affect performance.

Flipped Learning


  • CPU Revision
  • CPU Game
  • The history of the CPU in German

Lesson Overview 

Resources


Starter:
Log on and draw a picture of a CPU, share your ideas with another student and update your drawing. Discuss what features and why the students have drawn them.

Main:
Look up a diagram of a CPU and then compare it with yours, edit it, add the extra features. Discuss what you have learnt, feedback to the group.

Look through the CPU notes and videos to learn more about the CPU, your teacher may lead this as a class or you may independently study it. 
​
​​Plenary:
  • Students tell each other three new facts which they have learnt.
  • Students have 15 seconds to describe as much as they can about the CPU, the other student corrects any errors.
​

Home Study:


Find out some interesting facts about Von Neumann, the best one, as voted by the class wins a lollipop.
  • HOME
    • Yr 6
    • Class of 2017
    • COVER LESSON FB
    • Yr 10: Program of Study 2016
    • Yr 11:Coming soon
    • Student Showcase
  • KS3
    • Term 6: Databases
    • Term 5 Scratch
    • Term 4 Websites
    • Term 3 Spreadsheets
    • Term 2: Binary & Algorithms
    • Term 1: Basics and Hardware
  • Yr 9
    • Year End Examination
    • L13-15: School Brochure
    • L12: Building a Computer
    • L11: Buying a House
    • L10: Logic Gates
    • L9: Presentations
    • L8: Binary
    • L7: CS Alan Turing
    • L6: Spreadsheets
    • L5: JS in an Hour!
    • L4: Intro to Coding
    • L3: IT Review and Mail Merge
    • L2: IT Letter Writing
    • L1: CS Compression
  • J276/01
    • Unit 1 Overview
    • EPIC FAILS
    • 1.1 System Architecture >
      • L1: The CPU
      • L2: The CPU in action
      • L3: CPU Recap
      • L4: Intro to LMC
      • L5: Problem solving with LMC
      • L6: LMC Subtraction
      • L7: LMC Looping
      • L8: LMC Multiplication
      • L9: Embedded Systems
      • L10: End of Term Exam
    • 1.2 Memory >
      • L1: RAM, ROM & MEMORY
      • L2: What do you know?
    • 1.3 Storage >
      • L1: Storage part 1
      • L2: Storage part 2
      • L3: Storage recap
    • 1.4 Wired / Wireless Networks >
      • L1: Introduction
      • L2: P2P & CS
      • L3: Hardware
      • L4: The Internet
      • L5: Web Server TO DO
      • L5: End of Unit Test
    • 1.5 Network topologies, protocols and layers >
      • L1: Topologies
      • L2: Protocols
      • L3: Packets and Layers
      • L4: Packets Games
      • L5: Routing Game
      • L6: End of Unit Test
    • 1.6 System Security
    • 1.7 System Software >
      • L1: The Operating System
      • L2: Utility Software
      • L3: GUI and Games
      • L4: Unit Test
  • J276/02
    • Unit 2 Overview
    • 2.1 Algorithms >
      • L1: Intro to Algorithms
      • L2: The Knight's Tour
      • L3: Bresenham
      • L4: Searching Algorithms
      • L5: Bubble Sort
      • L6: Insertion Sort
      • L7: Merge
      • L8: Sorting Recap
      • L9: Creating Algorithms
      • L10: Pseudocode
      • L11: Interpreting Algorithms
      • L12: End of Unit Test
    • 2.2 Programming Techniques >
      • Coding Intro
      • L1: Programming Concepts
      • L2: Sequence, Selection & Iteration
      • L3: SSI Practice
      • L4: String Manipulation
      • L5: Secret Codes
      • L6: File Handling
      • L7: Use of records to store data
      • L8: SQL
      • L9: SQL Python
      • L10 ,11, 12: Arrays
      • L13: Functions
      • L14: Data Types
      • L15: Casting
      • L16 -17: Test and Code
    • 2.3 Robust Programs >
      • L1 : Defensive Design
      • L2 : Testing Programs
    • 2.4 Computational Logic >
      • L1: Comp. Logic 1
      • L2: Comp. Logic 2
      • L3: Operators (Python)
    • 2.5 Translators & Language >
      • L1: Types of Languages
      • L2: Translators
    • 2.6 Data Representation >
      • L1: Units
      • L2: Numbers Binary
      • L3: Binary Addition
      • L4: Hexadecimal
      • L5: Recap
      • L6: Characters
      • L7: Images
      • L8: SenseHAT images
      • L9: Sound & Sampling
      • L10: Code Sound
      • L11: Compression Part 1
      • L12: Compression Part 2 >
        • Compression
      • What do you know?
  • J276/03 NEA
    • Overview
    • Part One
    • Part Two
    • Analysis
    • Success Criteria
    • Design - Algorithms
    • Pseudocode
    • Testing
  • Py
    • Coding Concepts
    • Writing your first Program
    • Python Pages
    • Python Playground
    • Strings
    • Python Operators
    • Functions
    • Conditions
    • Try and Except
    • Break and Continue
    • Odd codes
  • Py +
    • Looping
    • Why does my code not work?
    • Errors
    • Validation
    • Lists
    • Lists again
    • Looking for data in String
    • Writing to Files
    • Read, Write & Sorting Data
  • CODING
    • Magic Python
    • Alan Turing
    • Brian the Turtle
    • Grade Calculator
    • Nested IF Hotels
    • Vending Machine
    • A Looping Menu
    • For
    • Christmas Coding
    • JS in an Hour!
    • CSS + HTML
    • Medical Claims
    • Hour of Code 2015
  • Contact
    • Dictionaries - coming soon
    • L2: