Teacher Pack: Unit 1.1 Systems Architecture J276 (from 2016)
The resources within this Teacher Pack cover all aspects of the specification in relation to OCR GCSE Computer Science J276 component 1.1.
It includes a:
· Teaching PowerPoint (includes checkpoint questions and answers)
· Student PowerPoint (Includes checkpoint questions, but omits the answers)
· Homework/Classwork Activities
· End of unit test (with answers)
Content Covered:
-the purpose of the CPU
-Von Neumann architecture:
o MAR (Memory Address Register)
o MDR (Memory Data Register)
o Program Counter
o Accumulator
-common CPU components and their function:
o ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit)
o CU (Control Unit)
o Cache
-the function of the CPU as fetch and execute instructions stored in memory
-how common characteristics of CPUs affect their performance:
o clock speed
o cache size
o number of cores
-embedded systems:
o purpose of embedded systems
o examples of embedded systems.