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Activity 1
The CPU
Input Output
Main Memory
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Activity 2
Control unit
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Control unit
Control
What does it control, manage, Unit
or store?
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Control unit
Control
What does it control, manage, or Unit
store?
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Activity 2
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Activity 2
Clock
Clock
The CPU contains an internal clock
that is used to regulate the number
of cycles carried out per second, and
synchronise the other components.
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Clock
Clock
What characteristics does the
clock need to have?
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Clock
Clock
What characteristics does the
clock need to have?
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Activity 2
Registers
Registers
Registers
Program counter
This register counts up as each
instruction is executed, keeping track Registers
of how many instructions are in a
program.
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Registers
Accumulator
Stores important data being used in
calculations.
What characteristics do
registers need to have?
Registers
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Registers
Registers
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Activity 2
Buses
Bus
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Activity 2
Buses
Bus
Bus
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Buses
Bus
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Activity 2
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Activity 2
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Activity 3
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Summary
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