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Unit 3 · Revision & Assessment · Chapter 9

Revision — Computer Architecture (Topics 1 & 2)

Week 9 · Day 1 · Benchmark Consolidation of 11.5.1.1 – 11.5.1.2
Essential question

What do I know well, and what do I still need to revise?

Learning objectives
  • Recall the key ideas from Weeks 1–8
  • Answer mixed exam-style questions
  • Identify personal weak areas before the Week 10 exam

Overview

Revision week is not just re-reading. It is finding out — through active practice — what you can already do and what still needs work. Use this week to move gaps from 'unknown' to 'known'.

Labelled diagram of a desktop motherboard showing CPU socket, RAM slots, chipset and expansion slots.
Labelled motherboard diagram. Use it to self-test: can you name every socket, slot and header without looking?
Moxfyre / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Concept map the term

Draw two branches — Topic 1 (Computer Administration) and Topic 2 (Computer Electronics). Add at least 4 sub-nodes to each and link them where they connect (e.g. troubleshooting → components).

Station rotation

Four stations: (A) MCQ recall · (B) 5-step troubleshooting scenario · (C) Component ID from photos · (D) Clock-speed maths. Score each station and note what you got wrong.

Personal revision plan

List the top 3 weak areas and write one action per area — for example: 're-read Week 6 install checklist and do it again on Saturday'.

Activity

Mock quiz + Kahoot

  1. Complete the 10-item mock quiz individually.
  2. Peer-mark using the answer key.
  3. Finish with a whole-class Kahoot / oral quiz competition.
Review questions
  1. Name the 5 troubleshooting steps.
    Reveal answer

    Identify · theory · test · fix and verify · document.

  2. Name the 5 basic electronic components.
    Reveal answer

    Resistor · capacitor · diode · transistor · IC.

  3. What is 1 GHz in cycles per second?
    Reveal answer

    1,000,000,000 (one billion) cycles per second.

Take it home

Write your top 3 revision areas on a card and pin it above your desk.

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