Hardware — IGCSE Computer Science 0478

Hardware — IGCSE Computer Science 0478: 4 chapters and 206 lesson cards — AI teacher explanations, worked examples, diagrams, common mistakes and exam-style questions, aligned to the Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science 0478 syllabus.

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1. 3.1 Computer Architecture — Introduction · Key ideas — The CPU and the microprocessor · 🧑‍🏫 Teacher's explanation · 📖 Definitions · 🔍 Worked example — Easy · 🔍 Worked example — Standard · 🔍 Worked example — Exam-style · ⚠️ Common errors · 🧠 Quick check 1 · 🧠 Quick check 2 · 🎯 Exam question · Key ideas — Von Neumann architecture · 🧑‍🏫 Teacher's explanation · 📖 Definitions · 🔍 Worked example — Easy · 🔍 Worked example — Standard · 🔍 Worked example — Exam-style · ⚠️ Common errors · 🧠 Quick check 1 · 🧠 Quick check 2 · 🎯 Exam question · Key ideas — The fetch–decode–execute (FDE) cycle · 🧑‍🏫 Teacher's explanation · 📖 Definitions · 🔍 Worked example — Easy · 🔍 Worked example — Standard · 🔍 Worked example — Exam-style · ⚠️ Common errors · 🧠 Quick check 1 · 🧠 Quick check 2 · 🎯 Exam question · Key ideas — What affects CPU performance · 🧑‍🏫 Teacher's explanation · 📖 Definitions · 🔍 Worked example — Easy · 🔍 Worked example — Standard · 🔍 Worked example — Exam-style · ⚠️ Common errors · 🧠 Quick check 1 · 🧠 Quick check 2 · 🎯 Exam question · Key ideas — Instruction set · 🧑‍🏫 Teacher's explanation · 📖 Definitions · 🔍 Worked example — Easy · 🔍 Worked example — Standard · 🔍 Worked example — Exam-style · ⚠️ Common errors · 🧠 Quick check 1 · 🧠 Quick check 2 · 🎯 Exam question · Key ideas — Embedded systems · 🧑‍🏫 Teacher's explanation · 📖 Definitions · 🔍 Worked example — Easy · 🔍 Worked example — Standard · 🔍 Worked example — Exam-style · ⚠️ Common errors · 🧠 Quick check 1 · 🧠 Quick check 2 · 🎯 Exam question · Worked example · 🔍 Worked example — Easy · 🔍 Worked example — Standard · 🔍 Worked example — Exam-style · ⚠️ Common errors · Common mistakes · Practice · Summary
2. 3.2 Input and Output Devices — Introduction · Key ideas — Input devices · 🧑‍🏫 Teacher's explanation · 📖 Definitions · 🔍 Worked example — Easy · 🔍 Worked example — Standard · 🔍 Worked example — Exam-style · ⚠️ Common errors · 🧠 Quick check 1 · 🧠 Quick check 2 · 🎯 Exam question · Key ideas — Output devices · 🧑‍🏫 Teacher's explanation · 📖 Definitions · 🔍 Worked example — Easy · 🔍 Worked example — Standard · 🔍 Worked example — Exam-style · ⚠️ Common errors · 🧠 Quick check 1 · 🧠 Quick check 2 · 🎯 Exam question · Key ideas — Sensors · 🧑‍🏫 Teacher's explanation · 📖 Definitions · 🔍 Worked example — Easy · 🔍 Worked example — Standard · 🔍 Worked example — Exam-style · ⚠️ Common errors · 🧠 Quick check 1 · 🧠 Quick check 2 · 🎯 Exam question · Worked example · 🔍 Worked example — Easy · 🔍 Worked example — Standard · 🔍 Worked example — Exam-style · ⚠️ Common errors · Common mistakes · Practice · Summary
3. 3.3 Data Storage — Introduction · Key ideas — Primary storage · 🧑‍🏫 Teacher's explanation · 📖 Definitions · 🔍 Worked example — Easy · 🔍 Worked example — Standard · 🔍 Worked example — Exam-style · ⚠️ Common errors · 🧠 Quick check 1 · 🧠 Quick check 2 · 🎯 Exam question · Key ideas — Secondary storage · 🧑‍🏫 Teacher's explanation · 📖 Definitions · 🔍 Worked example — Easy · 🔍 Worked example — Standard · 🔍 Worked example — Exam-style · ⚠️ Common errors · 🧠 Quick check 1 · 🧠 Quick check 2 · 🎯 Exam question · Key ideas — Virtual memory · 🧑‍🏫 Teacher's explanation · 📖 Definitions · 🔍 Worked example — Easy · 🔍 Worked example — Standard · 🔍 Worked example — Exam-style · ⚠️ Common errors · 🧠 Quick check 1 · 🧠 Quick check 2 · 🎯 Exam question · Key ideas — Cloud storage · 🧑‍🏫 Teacher's explanation · 📖 Definitions · 🔍 Worked example — Easy · 🔍 Worked example — Standard · 🔍 Worked example — Exam-style · ⚠️ Common errors · 🧠 Quick check 1 · 🧠 Quick check 2 · 🎯 Exam question · Worked example · 🔍 Worked example — Easy · 🔍 Worked example — Standard · 🔍 Worked example — Exam-style · ⚠️ Common errors · Common mistakes · Practice · Summary
4. 3.4 Network Hardware — Introduction · Key ideas — Network interface card (NIC) · 🧑‍🏫 Teacher's explanation · 📖 Definitions · 🔍 Worked example — Easy · 🔍 Worked example — Standard · 🔍 Worked example — Exam-style · ⚠️ Common errors · 🧠 Quick check 1 · 🧠 Quick check 2 · 🎯 Exam question · Key ideas — MAC address · 🧑‍🏫 Teacher's explanation · 📖 Definitions · 🔍 Worked example — Easy · 🔍 Worked example — Standard · 🔍 Worked example — Exam-style · ⚠️ Common errors · 🧠 Quick check 1 · 🧠 Quick check 2 · 🎯 Exam question · Key ideas — IP address · 🧑‍🏫 Teacher's explanation · 📖 Definitions · 🔍 Worked example — Easy · 🔍 Worked example — Standard · 🔍 Worked example — Exam-style · ⚠️ Common errors · 🧠 Quick check 1 · 🧠 Quick check 2 · 🎯 Exam question · Key ideas — The router · 🧑‍🏫 Teacher's explanation · 📖 Definitions · 🔍 Worked example — Easy · 🔍 Worked example — Standard · 🔍 Worked example — Exam-style · ⚠️ Common errors · 🧠 Quick check 1 · 🧠 Quick check 2 · 🎯 Exam question · Worked example · 🔍 Worked example — Easy · 🔍 Worked example — Standard · 🔍 Worked example — Exam-style · ⚠️ Common errors · Common mistakes · Practice · Summary