Edexcel 1CP2 3.1.1: The von Neumann stored program concept
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Lessons that teach it
- F9.3 Hardware, software and von Neumann Logic and computer systems
Hardware and software, and the stored program concept in a tiny computer. - F9.4 The CPU and fetch-execute Logic and computer systems
The ALU, control unit, registers and buses, and tracing the fetch-decode-execute cycle. - F9.6 Memory Logic and computer systems
RAM, ROM, cache and virtual memory.
Try it on a robot
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