AQA GCSE (8525) SLR 01 – Systems architecture

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3.4.5 Systems architecture

• Explain the role and operation of main memory and the following major components of a central processing unit (CPU) within the Von Neumann architecture:
  arithmetic logic unit
  control unit
  clock
  register
  bus
• Explain the effect of the following on the performance of the CPU:
  clock speed
  number of processor cores
  cache size
• Understand and explain the Fetch-Execute cycle.
• Understand the term embedded system and explain how an embedded system differs from a non-embedded system.