OCR ALevel Computer Science Comp 1 (Unit 1.1.1 The CPU)

OCR ALevel/AS Level Computer Science Comp 1:
Unit 1.1.1 The Structure & Function of the CPU

A set of 5 full lessons covering the structure and functions of the CPU

Lessons cover:

Lesson 1 - What is a Processor, Moore’s Law, What are the different parts of a processor, Arithmetic Logic Unit, Control Unit, Register, Program Counter, How do we apply this knowledge to answer practice exam questions.

Lesson 2 - What is a register, What are the different registers of the processor, Accumulator, Memory Address Register, Memory Data Register, Current Instruction Register, Busses, How do we apply this knowledge to answer practice exam questions.

Lesson 3 - What is the fetch, decode, execute cycle, What are the different stages involved in this process, Fetch Instruction, Decode Instruction, Execute Instruction, How do we apply this knowledge to answer practice exam questions.

Lesson 4 - How do we improve the CPU performance, What are the factors that affect CPU performance, Clock Speed, RAM, Cache, Core, GPU, How do we apply this knowledge to answer practice exam questions.

Lesson 5 - What is the Von Neumann architecture, How does the Von Neumann Architecture work, How does the Harvard Architecture work, How do we apply this knowledge to answer practice exam questions.

Lessons include:
Teacher Slides PowerPoint
Student Worksheets (Word Documents)
Starter Activities & Plenary Activities included in the Teacher Slides or in separate Word Doc