IB Year 1 Higher Level Computer Science
Thursday 17 October 2024 - Block 1
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Daily Note
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- Architecture of the central processing unit (CPU)
- Functions of the arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
- Control unit (CU)
- Registers within the CPU
- Primary memory
- Cache memory
- The machine instruction cycle
- Persistent storage
- Operating system
- Application software
- Binary
- Hexadecimal
- ASCII
- Data representation
- Boolean operators
- Truth tables
- Logic diagram
Our Big idea
The big idea for today is Computer organization.
The essential questions for this topic are:
How does a computer actually work? You know, like, really?
It takes time to explore and really understand a big idea. If you want to
learn more about
computer organization (which is connected to today's daily note),
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We are learning this because as a designers must understand scientific and technical innovation. Designers use systems, models, methods, and processes to solve problems.
Our learning
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