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OBJECTIVES: After completing this class, students will be able to
- Define the terms bit and byte
- Explain why computers use binary numbers
- Understand how the binary number system works
- Explain why programmers use octal or hexadecimal number systems
- List the prefixes (and their numeric equivalents) used to define large groups of bytes
- Define the two parts of the Central Processing unit
- Explain what the ALU does
- Explain what the control unit does
- List the four steps in the machine (or instruction) cycle
- Describe the 3 types of operations performed by the ALU
- Explain what a register is
- Explain how the system clock affects processing speed
- Define pipelining, parallel processing and co-processors
- Explain the purpose of a heat sink
Click here for a PDF of the CPU presentation.
Click here to watch a video on Binary numbers.
Click here to visit a web site about binary numbers.
Here’s another binary number web site.