Computing · Year 1 · Week 4

Understand and explain the control bus, address bus, data bus and the internal clock

Strand

Computer Architecture and Organisation

Sub-strand

Data Storage and Manipulation

Content standard

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of data representation and Data Manipulation

Learning outcome

Apply Computer Architecture concepts related to the design of modern processors, memories, Input and Output to manipulate data

Learning indicator

Understand and explain the control bus, address bus, data bus and the internal clock, Machine Cycle, Von Neumann architecture (Fetch–Decode–Execute-Store Cycle), instruction set for a CPU, Harvard architecture and embedded systems Group Activity