Unit 51 Computer Systems Architecture share the same underlying computer architecture principles. This unit examines these principles and explores the fundamentals of how computer systems work.Learners will focus on the technical detail including how the components function at an electronic level.

Learners will explore how various types of data can be represented and then stored withincomputer systems. This is followed by a study of the low-level system components. It includesthe processor, buses and memory incorporating an analysis of how these components interact tomanipulate data using the fetch-execute cycle. Low-level program instructions make up thefetch-execute cycle and simple assembly code instructions are investigated along with theirinteraction with the various registers that make up the Central Processing Unit (CPU). Learnerswill have the opportunity to develop simple programs in a low-level language. APC 308 Financial Management Assessment