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Computer Science

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CPU Architecture, Performance & Embedded Systems

Primary & Secondary Storage
Data Storage & Compression

Networks & Topologies
Wired & Wireless Networks, Protocols & Layers

Identifying & Preventing Threats to Computer Systems & Networks
- Forms of Attack on a Network
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- Methods of Preventing a Network Attack
  10

Operating Systems & Utility Software
- The Purpose & Functionality of Operating Systems
  7
- The Purpose & Functionality of Utility Software
  6

Ethical, Legal, Cultural & Environmental Impact
- Impacts of Digital Technology on Wider Society
  7
- Legislation in Computer Science
  8

Computational Thinking, Searching & Sorting Algorithms
Designing, Creating & Refining Algorithms

Programming Fundamentals & Data Types
Additional Programming Techniques

Defensive Design & Testing

Boolean Logic Diagrams
- Boolean Logic Diagrams
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- Combining Boolean Operators
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Programming Languages & Integrated Development Environments (IDEs)

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1. Systems Architecture
CPU Architecture, Performance & Embedded Systems
The Purpose of the CPU

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What is the purpose of the CPU?: To fetch, decode and execute program instructions.
True or false? The fetch-decode-execute cycle repeats until there are no more instructions to process.: True. The cycle runs continuously while instructions are available.