Computer Architecture and the CPU flashcards
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This GoConqr page gathers over 360 Computer Architecture and the CPU flashcard resources, made by more than 280 users. School and university students can practise processor terms and hardware concepts, while teachers can find ready-made material. Explore a deck and see what you remember.
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- Von Neumann and Harvard architectures170
- CPU components222
- CPU registers55
- Fetch-decode-execute cycle106
- Computer buses67
- Memory and cache69
- Input/output and interrupts24
- Instruction sets and addressing modes9
- Assembly language and machine code17
- Little Man Computer20
- Processor types and RISC vs CISC56
- Pipelining and parallel processing12
- CPU performance23
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9 cardsCPU Identify as many ways as you can to increase the performance of your CPU
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70 cardsCSI2334 computer systems fall 2023 how many different characters can be represented with ASCII
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30 cardsBoolean Algebra - OCR Computer Science A Level Why do Computers use Binary Logic?
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12 cardsChapter 1 Review Questions List and briefly define the four main elements of a computer.
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15 cardsCPU registers and buses. What are the 3 buses in the CPU?
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9 cardsCPU and Hardware Flash Cards GCSE Computing CPU + Hardware Revision Cards
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7 cardsLittle Man Computer terms
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6 cardsComputer system and CPU flashcards What 5 words describe a computer system?
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44 cards18: Hardware and Virtual Machines While a program is being executed, the CPU is receiving a sequence of machine-code instructions. What is th...
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101 cardsComputer Organization ib slides
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29 cardsHardware
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9 cardsFetch decode execute how does a computer carry out instructions?
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19 cardsWeek 1: Integer representation, MIPS architecture & assembly Place value system
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200 cardsTopic 3: Computer Hardware and History
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94 cardsGiant Computing Test The CPU What does The CPU do?
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132 cardsArchitecture and Networks 5 WAYS HOSTILE ACTORS CAN COMPROMISE A NETWORK
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24 cardsUntitled Hardware architecture and functions
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61 cardsFundamentals of Computer Organisation and Architecture FLASHCARDS 2 situations where Harvard architecture is preferred
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47 cardsWeek 6
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69 cardsStructured Computer Organization Chapter 1 What is a program?
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61 cardsWeek 4 How computers developed
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88 cards02 Handout 1 defines the details of how a set of software and hardware technology standards interact to form a computer ...
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68 cardsComputer science topic 5 computer oganisation What does the control bus do?
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58 cardsUntitled Active part of computer, following the instructions of the programs, adding numbers, testing numbers, contr...
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49 cardsWeek 5
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25 cardsWhat is Computer Hardware? In a PC, there tend to be two chip-sets: the northbridge, and the southbridge. What is the essential differ...
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26 cardsWeek 8 “Short circuit” expressions
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33 cards6: Assembly Language Programming
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25 cardsStructure, Function, and Types of the Processor - OCR Computer Science A Level What is the Purpose of the Control Unit?
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33 cardsCZ3001 Advanced Computer Architecture
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39 cardsCoCs Final Exam Review Draw a diagram for a 4 bit register file, containing 4 registers
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30 cardsInternal Memory refers to the computer hardware integrated circuits that store information for immediate use in a computer.
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24 cardsStructure & Function of the Processor What is the Arithmetic Logic Unit and its Role in the CPU?
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34 cards4.7 What is the job of the main memory
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17 cardsA2 Hardware What is a half adder
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51 cardsHardware test
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32 cardsStructure of Processor, FDE cycle What does a motherboard do?
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26 cardsIntroduction to Computer Systems Lecture 7 Input/Output What is I/O speed
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38 cardsUntitled T/F: The control unit fetches the next instruction from memory using the contents of the ROM to determine t...
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35 cardsComputer Science (CPU Architecture) What does CPU stand for and what is it?
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The decks cover processor terminology, registers, buses, Boolean logic and the fetch-decode-execute cycle. For a broad starting point, try CPU: its questions include what an ALU is, the difference between RAM and ROM, and ways to increase CPU performance.
For a closer look at instruction processing, Fetch decode execute asks about each stage of the cycle. The deck on CPU registers and buses focuses on the buses and the jobs of registers. Little Man Computer terms pairs instructions with their meanings.
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Start with a question, recall your answer, then check the card. Return to terms that need more practice before moving to a related deck, such as Hardware for cache concepts or Boolean Algebra - OCR Computer Science A Level for logic gates.
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Which flashcard deck should I start with?
Try CPU for a broad set of questions about processor performance, the ALU, microprocessors and memory. If you are already working on the fetch-decode-execute cycle, Fetch decode execute gives you questions on its stages. Choose the deck that matches the topic you want to revisit.
Which levels do these decks suit?
School students can find CPU and Hardware Flash Cards GCSE Computing and Boolean Algebra - OCR Computer Science A Level. University students can explore the deck on integer representation, MIPS architecture and assembly, or Hardware for cache concepts. Teachers can use the decks as ready-made material.
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