Computer Science A-level {OCR}

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Decks in this class (26)

SLR1-1.1: Structure and function of the processor
What are the main components of a...,
What are two examples of input de...,
What are two examples of output d...
16  cards
SLR1-1.1: Fetch- Decode - Execute Cycle
What is a computer 1,
What is a program 2,
What does the program counter pc ...
15  cards
SLR1-1.1: The factors affecting the performance of the CPU
What are 3 factors that affect th...,
How does a fast clock speed impro...,
How does a large cache size impro...
8  cards
SLR1-1.1- Pipe-lining
What type of technique is pipe li...,
What is pipe lining 2,
Why is it efficient to use pipe l...
8  cards
SLR1-1.1 Von Neumann, Harvard and contemporary processor architectures
Von neumann architecture structure 1,
What are the main features of the...,
Harvard architecture structure 3
11  cards
SLR2- 1.1: Types of processor- The differences between and uses of CISC and RISC processors
What is an instruction set 1,
What does cisc stand for 2,
What does risc stand for 3
11  cards
SLR2- 1.1: GPUs and their uses
What is a co processor 1,
What is the purpose of a co proce...,
What does gpu stand for 3
22  cards
SLR2-1.1: Multi-core and parallel systems
What is meant by multicore systems 1,
What can each core do in a multic...,
What does cmps stand for 3
15  cards
SLR3- 1.1: Input, output and storage. How different input, output and storage devices can be applied to the solution of different problems.
What is meant by input devices 1,
What are 3 examples of input devi...,
What is meant by output devices 3
6  cards
SLR3-1.1: The uses of magnetic, flash and optical storage devices
What are the two common types of ...,
What is meant by drive storage 2,
What is meant by media storage 3
19  cards
SLR3-1.1 RAM and ROM
What is the purpose of ram in a c...,
What is the purpose of rom in a c...,
Is ram volatile or non volatile 3
10  cards
SLR3: Virtual storage
What is virtual storage 1,
How does virtual storage work 2,
Why do we need virtual storage 3
5  cards
Data Structures
What is an array 1,
What is a record 2,
What is a binary tree 3
17  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
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
Hashing and their uses
What is a hash table 1,
What are some uses of hashing alg...
2  cards
Processors_Memory_Storage_Flashcards
What is ram used for in a compute...,
What is rom and how is it differe...,
What is cache memory and why is i...
7  cards
Operating_Systems_Software_Development_Flashcards
What are the main roles of an ope...,
What is an embedded operating sys...,
How does an embedded os differ fr...
6  cards
Databases_Flashcards
What makes a good primary key in ...,
How do we prevent redundant data ...,
What is normalisation and why is ...
6  cards
Networks_and_Internet_Flashcards
What hardware is needed to connec...,
What is the role of a router in a...,
How does dns work when we access ...
8  cards
Web_Technologies_Flashcards
How do we create a hyperlink usin...,
How can we use javascript to chan...,
What is the difference between cl...
7  cards
Binary_Search_Tree_Algorithms_Flashcards
How does a binary search tree bst...,
What is the main advantage of usi...,
What is the difference between se...
5  cards

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