OCR ALevel Computer Science Comp 1 (Unit 1.1.2 Types of Processor)

OCR ALevel/AS Level Computer Science Comp 1
Unit 1.1.2 Types of Processor

A set of 2 full lessons covering the Types of Processor for Unit 1.1.2

Lessons cover:

Lesson 6 - CISC & RISC. What is the difference between RISC & CISC? What are the benefits of RISC & CISC? Apply knowledge of RISC & CISC to answer exam questions.

Lesson 7 - Multicore & Parallel Processing. What are multicore and parallel systems? What is pipelining and why is it important? What are the limitations of pipelining? Apply knowledge of pipelining and multicore systems to answer exam questions.

(Lesson numbers continue from Unit 1.1.1 (Lessons 1 - 5 can be found in 1.1.1))

Lessons include:
Teacher Slides PowerPoint
Student Worksheets (Word Document)
Starter Activities & Plenary Tasks (Word Document)