Comp 2

Comp 2

1. Machine architecture

   • Fetch-execute cycle
   • Input -> process -> output
   • Control unit
   • Memory
   • Buses
     • Control, access and data
   • Clock
   • I/O controller

2. Logic gates

   • AND, OR, NOT, NOR, NAND, XOR
   • Truth tables
     • Combinational logic
   • Cool rules
     • Commutative
     • Associative
     • De Morgans
   • Half Adder

3. Software

   • Application
     • Bespoke
     • Special purpose
     • General purpose
   • System
     • Operating systems
     • Translators
     • Utilities
       • Defrag

4. Hardware

   • Storage
     • Optical, Magnetic and solid state
   • Printers
   • Screens
   • Image capture
     • ANALOGUE -> DIGITAL

5. Internet

   • Domain name DNS
   • IP adresses
   • Client-server model
   • Packet switch network

6. Webpages

   • Colour scheme
   • HTML
   • CSS

7. Legal and ethical

   • Computer Misuse
   • Regulation of investigatory powers
   • Health and safety
   • Data protection
   • Copyright's, design and patents act
   • Ethicla
   • Emerging technologies
     • RFID
     • Robotics