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A 1.1.4 Primary Memory
To function efficiently, computer systems rely on primary memory components, including RAM, ROM, cache, and registers. RAM stores active data and programs, ROM holds essential system instructions, and...
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A 1.1.1 CPU
The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is the heart of a computer, responsible for executing instructions and processing data. It comprises several key components, each playing a crucial role in its operation....
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A 1.1.4 Worksheet
Name: ............................................ Class: .................. Date: .............. Work through this sheet as the lesson progresses. Write in full sentences where asked. Part 1: Do Now...
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A 1.1.5a Worksheet
Name: Class: You complete Part 1 at the simulator. You complete Parts 2 to 4 after the class has gone through the stages together. Part 1: Investigation capture Open the simulator, select "Add two numbers",...
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A1 Computer Fundamentals
A1 Computer Fundamentals covers the inner workings of a computer, from the hardware that runs instructions to the software that manages it. It spans computer hardware and operation, data representation...
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Building your IA
Worked tutorials for the technical skills your IA product needs. Follow one from start to finish, then build your own for your own client. These tutorials teach the main techniques you need to build the...
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Testing against your success criteria
A product is only finished when it does what the client needed, and you have to show that it does. That is what testing is for. It is not a tidy-up at the end. It runs alongside development from the first...
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Designing your data
Before you write any code, work out what data the product holds and how the pieces fit together. Ten minutes with a pencil here saves hours of rewriting later, because the shape of the data decides the...
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Building a Tkinter and SQLite CRUD app
This is the Python version of the database app built in the JavaFX tutorial. It stores students in a SQLite database and lets you add, edit and delete them on screen, with a table of everyone on the left...
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Reading and writing files in Python
Most IA products need to keep their data somewhere. A program holds its data in memory while it runs, but memory is emptied the moment the program closes. To keep data between runs, or to take data in...