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computer science a - level

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By: Charlie Williams
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Decks in this class (15)

1.1.1a - processor structure + function (y12)
What does cpu stand for 1,
What is the primary function of t...,
Name the four main components of ...
10  cards
1.1.1b - performance of the CPU (y12)
Blank 1,
What is clock speed 2,
How does clock speed affect perfo...
32  cards
1.1.1c - embedded systems (y12)
What is an embedded system 1,
Give an example of an embedded sy...,
How is an embedded system differe...
30  cards
1.1.1d - functions of cpu components (y12)
Blank 1,
What is clock speed 2,
How does clock speed affect perfo...
32  cards
1.2.1 - operating systems (y12)
What is an operating system os 1,
Name three key os functions 2,
What is memory management 3
28  cards
1.2.1e - interrupts
What is an interrupt 1,
What are hardware interrupts 2,
What are software interrupts 3
25  cards
1.2.1h - multitasking (y12)
What is multitasking 1,
How does a single core cpu multit...,
What allows multitasking to work 3
19  cards
1.2.2a - translators (y12)
What is a translator 1,
What are the types of translators 2,
What does a compiler do 3
25  cards
1.2.3b - structured programming (y12)
What is structured programming 1,
What is sequence 2,
What is selection 3
24  cards
1.3.3a - html, css, javascript (y12)
Blank 1,
What is html 2,
What does html stand for 3
26  cards
1.4.1a - primitive data types (y12)
What is a data type 1,
What is an integer 2,
What is a real float 3
23  cards
1.4.3a - boolean algebra
What is boolean algebra 1,
What are the basic boolean operat...,
What does and do in boolean algeb...
22  cards
2.2.2a - development methodologies
What is the waterfall model 1,
What is agile methodology 2,
What is extreme programming xp 3
20  cards
2.2.2c - writing and following algorithms
What is an algorithm 1,
What is pseudocode 2,
What is flowcharting 3
16  cards
2.2.2d - test strategies
What is black box testing 1,
What is white box testing 2,
What is unit testing 3
18  cards

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