35. Pearson Edexcel GCSE (1CP2) Topic 3A Von Neumann architecture
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EDEXCEL 1CP2 Specification Reference - Topic 3A: 3.1.1 - 3.1.3
This video explores the first computers that had stored programs in the same memory space as the data required for them. This is known as the Von Neumann architecture and is still the foundation principle on which most computers are still built today. We take the lid off a central processing unit and explain the key components including the ALU, clock, busses and the control unit.
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00:00 Von Neumann architecture
00:07 Intro
00:12 Fixed and stored program computers
00:54 Von Neumann architecture
04:49 Recap
05:31 Going beyond the GCSE specification
05:57 Von Neumann architecture
13:38 Outro
Last updated: 22.07.25
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