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GSCE :Section 1: Components of a Computer System
GCSE
41  cards
1.1.1 Structure and Function of the Processor
What is the purpose of the cpu 1,
What are the cpu s main 3 parts 2,
What does the control unit cu do 3
17  cards
1.1.2 Types of processor
What is an instruction set 1,
What does cisc stand for 2,
What does risc stand for 3
4  cards
1.1.3 Input, output and storage
0  cards
1.3 Networks
0  cards
Characteristics of networks and the importance of protocols and standards.
List some advantages of networks 1,
List some disadvantages of networ...,
What is a standard 3
4  cards
Definitions for OOP
What is a class 1,
What is an object 2,
What is a method 3
7  cards
Definitions of Data Structures
What is an array 1,
What is a record 2,
What is a binary tree 3
17  cards
Definitions for data structures
0  cards
Arrays:
What is an array 1,
What are some characteristics of ...,
What does static mean 3
8  cards
Linked Lists
What is a linked list 1,
What are some of the uses of a li...,
What operations can be performed ...
4  cards
Stacks
What is a stack 1,
What are some uses of stack 2,
What is a stack overflow 3
4  cards
Queues
What is a queue 1,
What is a queue overflow 2,
What is a queue underflow 3
4  cards
Graphs
What is a graph 1,
What are the two forms of edges 2,
How are graphs implemented 3
5  cards
Trees
What is a tree 1,
What are some uses of tree 2
2  cards
Binary Trees
What is a binary tree 1,
Applications of binary trees 2
2  cards
Traversing of trees
What is a breadth first search 1,
What is depth first search 2,
What is pre order traversal 3
5  cards
Hashing algorithms and their uses
What is a hash table 1,
What are some uses of hashing alg...
2  cards
1.2.3) Databases
Blank 1
1  cards
(a) Relational database concepts
What is a relational database 1,
What is a flat file database 2,
What is a primary key 3
9  cards
(b) Methods of capturing, selecting, managing and exchanging data.
Name two methods of capturing data 1,
What is meant by selecting data 2,
Give two methods of managing data 3
4  cards
(c) Normalisation to 3NF.
What is first normal form 1nf 1,
What is second normal form 2nf 2,
What is third normal form 3nf 3
3  cards
(d) SQL – Interpret and modify.
Write a simple sql select query t...,
What is a sql join used for 2,
Give an example of a sql aggregat...
3  cards
(e) Referential integrity.
What is referential integrity 1
1  cards
(f) Transaction processing, ACID (Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability), record locking and redundancy
What does acid stand for in trans...,
What is atomicity in acid 2,
What is record locking 3
4  cards

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