Learning objective

  • To identify and explain the fetch, decode, execute cycle.

Success criteria

  • I understand the difference between ROM and RAM.
  • I

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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Understand

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

1: Lesson plan

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Should be involved in the ‘fetch’ part of the

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: explaining the ‘fetch, decode, execute’ cycle

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Vocabulary definitions

  • algorithm

    A sequence of instructions which, when followed, solve a problem.

  • CPU

    Central Processing Units are the brains of a computer and deal with all of the data it receives from input and output devices, as well as programs ran within the computer.

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