Inside a Computer: CPU, Memory and Storage

Categories: Computing, Key Stage 3
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About Course

What actually happens inside a computer when you run a program? This course explains the main hardware components, how the CPU fetches, decodes and executes instructions, the difference between RAM, ROM and secondary storage, how storage is measured, and how hardware and software work together.

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What Will You Learn?

  • Name the main hardware components and what each one does
  • Explain the fetch–decode–execute cycle
  • Compare RAM, ROM and secondary storage (HDD and SSD)
  • Distinguish system software from application software

Course Content

Course Lessons

  • The Parts of a Computer System
  • The CPU and the Fetch–Decode–Execute Cycle
  • Memory and Storage

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