Week 1

1] Click on this link > Computer Systems

Read the information. Answer the questions on the next slide.

You can download the ppt [click File > Download As > Download a Copy] and then add the answers or you can print it out and answer the questions by hand. Remember you can sign in to OFFICE 365 to view and edit the ppt online.

2] Click on this link > The CPU

Read the information. Answer the questions on the next slide.

You can download the ppt [click File > Download As > Download a Copy] and then add the answers or you can print it out and answer the questions by hand. Remember you can sign in to OFFICE 365 to view and edit the ppt online.

3] Click on this link > Memory

Read the information. Answer the questions on the next slide.

You can download the ppt [click File > Download As > Download a Copy] and then add the answers or you can print it out and answer the questions by hand. Remember you can sign in to OFFICE 365 to view and edit the ppt online.

Problems?? ... You can email me - NDickinson@educ.somerset.gov.uk if you are having problems accessing office 365 or accessing any of the resources.

4] Watch the following videos (click on the links below)

1.1 a Purpose of the CPU vid vid2

1.1 b Registers (MAR - MDR - Program Counter - Accumulator) vid vid2

1.1 c CPU components (ALU - CU - Cache) vid

1.1 d Function of the CPU (fetch decode execute instructions) vid

1.1 e What affects CPU performance (clock speed - cache size - number of cores) vid vid2

1.1 f Embedded systems (purpose and examples) vid vid2

5] Work through 20 mins of Computer Science SENECA

Week 2

1] Click on this link > CPU Performance

Read the information. Answer the questions on the next slide.

You can download the ppt [click File > Download As > Download a Copy] and then add the answers or you can print it out and answer the questions by hand. Remember you can sign in to OFFICE 365 to view and edit the ppt online.

2] Click on this link > Secondary Storage

Read the information. Answer the questions on the next slide.

You can download the ppt [click File > Download As > Download a Copy] and then add the answers or you can print it out and answer the questions by hand. Remember you can sign in to OFFICE 365 to view and edit the ppt online.

Problems?? ... You can email me - NDickinson@educ.somerset.gov.uk if you are having problems accessing office 365 or accessing any of the resources.

3] Watch the following videos (click on the links below)

1.2 a Difference between RAM and ROM vid vid2

1.2 b Purpose of ROM vid

1.2 c Purpose of RAM vid

1.2 d Purpose of Virtual memory vid vid2

1.2 e Purpose of Flash memory vid vid2

4] Work through 20 mins of Computer Science SENECA

Week 3

1] Click on this link > Systems Software

Read the information. Answer the questions on the next slide.

You can download the ppt [click File > Download As > Download a Copy] and then add the answers or you can print it out and answer the questions by hand. Remember you can sign in to OFFICE 365 to view and edit the ppt online.

2] Click on this link > Utility Software

Read the information. Answer the questions on the next slide.

You can download the ppt [click File > Download As > Download a Copy] and then add the answers or you can print it out and answer the questions by hand. Remember you can sign in to OFFICE 365 to view and edit the ppt online.

Problems?? ... You can email me - NDickinson@educ.somerset.gov.uk if you are having problems accessing office 365 or accessing any of the resources.

3] Watch the following videos (click on the links below)

1.3 a Need for secondary storage vid

1.3 b Types of storage (optical - magnetic - solid state) vid vid2

1.3 c Storage device characteristics including advs / disadvs (capacity - speed - portability - durability - reliability - cost) vid

4] Work through 20 mins of Computer Science SENECA

Week 4

1] Click on this link > Open Source and Proprietary Software

Read the information. Answer the questions on the next slide.

You can download the ppt [click File > Download As > Download a Copy] and then add the answers or you can print it out and answer the questions by hand. Remember you can sign in to OFFICE 365 to view and edit the ppt online.

2] Watch the following videos (click on the links below)

1.4 a Types of networks (LANs - WANs) vid vid2

1.4 b Network performance factors vid vid2

1.4 c Difference between client-server and peer-to-peer networks vid vid2

1.4 d Local Area Network hardware (wireless access points - routers/switches - NIC - transmission media) vid vid2

1.4 e Internet as a collection of networks (DNS (Domain Name Server) - hosting - the cloud) vid vid2 vid3 vid4

1.4 f Virtual networks vid vid2

3] Work through 20 mins of Computer Science SENECA