Synopsis
Short overviews of a range of topics in Computer science A-level
Episodes
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Software Classification
13/05/2013 Duration: 02minAPOLOGIES FOR THE RUBBISH PRONUNCIATION!!! - 'Sofware' instead of 'SofTware'. But anyhow, this podcast puts software into categories, including Operating systems, utilities, library's , translators. along with general, special purpose and bespoke software.
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Speed Factors
11/05/2013 Duration: 01minSummary of the factors which affect computer speed with a look as the Von Neumann bottleneck
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Inside the Processor
10/05/2013 Duration: 01minI take a look a what makes up a processor with particular focus on dedicated registers.
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The 3 Box Model
09/05/2013 Duration: 02minA brief discussion of the 3 basic parts of any computer: The processor, Main memory and I/O devices. I also briefly mention secondary storage.