Module One: Now Check Your Understanding

When you have completed this module, you should be confident with the following learning outcomes. Make sure you feel confident with all of them before you begin your assignment.

  • Describe a CPU (Topic 1.1)
  • Describe the basic internal components of a device, including CPU, cache and RAM (Topic 1.1)
  • Describe the internal parts and registers of a CPU (Topic 1.2)
  • Describe both high and low-level languages (Topic 1.2)
  • Describe an assembly language instruction and its machine-code equivalent (Topic 1.2)
  • Describe the von Neumann Fetch-Decode-Execute cycle (Topic 1.3)
  • Trace through an assembly language program (Topic 1.3)
  • Describe the accumulator and its use (Topic 1.3)
  • Describe the use of registers within the Fetch-Decode-Execute cycle (Topic 1.4)
  • Draw, describe and construct truth tables for AND gates (Topic 1.4)
  • Draw, describe and construct truth tables for OR, NOT and XOR gates (Topic 1.5)
  • Discuss Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality and their relationship with logic gates (Topic 1.5)
  • Trace an assembly program (Topic 1.6)
  • Develop a logic circuit for a problem (Topic 1.6)
  • Produce a written report for a problem solution (Topic 1.6)

 

Quiz Icon.png Quiz 01: Complete the multiple-choice quiz to check your understanding of this module.
Worksheet Icon.png Assignment 01: Complete the assignment, following the instructions carefully.