Date:19.5.2025 to 23.5.
2025
•L.O: Define what a microprocessor is and its role in a computer system.
•Identify the basic components of a microprocessor (ALU, control unit, registers).
Topic: MICROPROCESSOR
Learning objective :
•Define what a microprocessor is and its role in a computer
system.
•Identify the basic components of a microprocessor (ALU, control
unit, registers).
•Explain the fetch-decode-execute cycle.
•Success Criteria: I can Clearly define a microprocessor in their own words.
•I know Accurately identify and label the key components of a microprocessor
Date:19.5.2025 to 23.5.2025
•L.O: Define what a microprocessor is and its role in a computer system.
•Identify the basic components of a microprocessor (ALU, control unit, registers).
Today’s Thought
•Success Criteria: I can Clearly define a microprocessor in their own words.
•I know Accurately identify and label the key components of a microprocessor
Date:19.5.2025 to 23.5.2025
•L.O: Define what a microprocessor is and its role in a computer system.
•Identify the basic components of a microprocessor (ALU, control unit, registers).
•Success Criteria: I can Clearly define a microprocessor in their own words.
•I know Accurately identify and label the key components of a microprocessor
Date:14.4.2025
Date:19.5.2025 To
To18.4.2025
23.5.2025
Date:19.5.2025 to 23.5.2025
•Identify and describe the key components of a microprocessor, including the
•L.O: Define what a microprocessor is and its role in a computer system.
Arithmetic Logicthe
•Identify Unit, Control Unit ,Registers, and Cache Memory.
basic components of a microprocessor (ALU, control unit, registers).
Define what a microprocessor is and explain its fundamental role as the
central processing unit on a single chip.
Starter Activity
What do all these devices
have in common that
allows them to perform
their functions?
•Success Criteria: I can Clearly define a microprocessor in their own words.
•I know Accurately identify andCriteria:
•Success label theI can
key components of aa microprocessor
Clearly define microprocessor in their own words.
•I know Accurately identify and label the key components of a microprocessor
Date:19.5.2025 to 23.5.2025
•L.O: Define what a microprocessor is and its role in a computer system.
•Identify the basic components of a microprocessor (ALU, control unit, registers).
Microprocessor vs. Microcontroller
•Microprocessor: Primarily the CPU; requires
external memory, input/output (I/O) interfaces.
Used in systems where complex processing is
needed (e.g., computers, smartphones).
•Microcontroller: A single chip containing the
CPU, memory (RAM, ROM), and peripherals
(timers, I/O ports). Designed for specific control-
oriented tasks (e.g., appliances, embedded
systems).
•Success Criteria: I can Clearly define a microprocessor in their own words.
•I know Accurately identify and label the key components of a microprocessor
Date:19.5.2025 to 23.5.2025
•L.O: Define what a microprocessor is and its role in a computer system.
•Identify the basic components of a microprocessor (ALU, control unit, registers).
Architecture and Organization
• Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU): Performs
arithmetic (addition, subtraction,
multiplication, division) and logical (AND, OR,
NOT, XOR) operations.
• Register Unit: A collection of registers for
temporary storage of data and instructions.
• General-purpose registers: Used for various
data manipulation.
Special-purpose registers:
• Program Counter (PC): Holds the address
of the next •instruction toI be
Success Criteria: can executed.
Clearly define a microprocessor in their own words.
•I know Accurately identify and label the key components of a microprocessor
Date:19.5.2025 to 23.5.2025
•L.O: Define what a microprocessor is and its role in a computer system.
•Identify the basic components of a microprocessor (ALU, control unit, registers).
Architecture and Organization
• Instruction Register (IR): Stores the current
instruction being decoded and executed.
• Accumulator: Often used for storing operands
and results of ALU operations.
• Stack Pointer (SP): Points to the current location
in the stack memory.
• Flag Register (Status Register): Contains bits that
reflect the status of the processor and the results
of operations (e.g., carry, zero, sign, parity,
overflow).
Control Unit (CU): Fetches instructions from memory,
decodes them, and generates control signals to
coordinate the activities of other units.
•Success Criteria: I can Clearly define a microprocessor in their own words.
•I know Accurately identify and label the key components of a microprocessor
Date:19.5.2025 to 23.5.2025
•L.O: Define what a microprocessor is and its role in a computer system.
•Identify the basic components of a microprocessor (ALU, control unit, registers).
•The System Bus: Communication pathway between the
microprocessor and other components.
•Address Bus: Unidirectional lines used to specify memory
locations or I/O ports.
• The width of the address bus determines the amount of memory
the microprocessor can address.
•Data Bus: Bidirectional lines used to transfer data between the
microprocessor, memory, and I/O devices.
• The width of the data bus determines the amount of data that can
be transferred at once (word size).
•Control Bus: Carries control signals (e.g., read, write, interrupt
requests, clock signals) that synchronize and
•manage data transfer and operations.
•Success Criteria: I can Clearly define a microprocessor in their own words.
•I know Accurately identify and label the key components of a microprocessor
Date:19.5.2025 to 23.5.2025
•L.O: Define what a microprocessor is and its role in a computer system.
•Identify the basic components of a microprocessor (ALU, control unit, registers).
•Memory Organization:
•Main Memory (RAM and ROM): Stores instructions and data.
•Cache Memory: High-speed memory used to store frequently
accessed data and instructions for faster retrieval. Levels of
cache.
•Input/Output (I/O) Interface: Enables the microprocessor to
communicate with external devices.
•I/O ports, controllers.
•Success Criteria: I can Clearly define a microprocessor in their own words.
•I know Accurately identify and label the key components of a microprocessor
Date:19.5.2025 to 23.5.2025
•L.O: Define what a microprocessor is and its role in a computer system.
•Identify the basic components of a microprocessor (ALU, control unit, registers).
Microprocessor
•Instruction Fetch: Retrieving an instruction from memory.
Operations
•Instruction Decode: Interpreting the instruction to determine
the operation to be performed.
•Execution: Performing the operation specified by the
instruction using the ALU and registers.
•Memory Read/Write: Transferring data between the
microprocessor and memory.
•I/O Read/Write: Transferring data between the
microprocessor and I/O devices.
•Internal Operations: Data transfer between registers, ALU
operations, control signal generation.
•Success Criteria: I can Clearly define a microprocessor in their own words.
•I know Accurately identify and label the key components of a microprocessor
Date:19.5.2025 to 23.5.2025
•L.O: Define what a microprocessor is and its role in a computer system.
•Identify the basic components of a microprocessor (ALU, control unit, registers).
Plenary
•The ------------------------ directs the operations of the microprocessor,
including fetching, decoding, and executing instructions.
•----------- are small, high-speed storage locations within the
microprocessor that hold data and instructions during processing
.
•The basic operational process of a microprocessor is known as
the ----------------- cycle
•Success Criteria: I can Clearly define a microprocessor in their own words.
•I know Accurately identify and label the key components of a microprocessor
Date:19.5.2025 to 23.5.2025
•L.O: Define what a microprocessor is and its role in a computer system.
•Identify the basic components of a microprocessor (ALU, control unit, registers).
Plenary
•Control Unit
•Registers
•Fetch-Decode-Execute Cycle
. define a microprocessor in their own words.
•Success Criteria: I can Clearly
•I know Accurately identify and label the key components of a microprocessor
Date:19.5.2025 to 23.5.2025
•L.O: Define what a microprocessor is and its role in a computer system.
•Identify the basic components of a microprocessor (ALU, control unit, registers).
LESSON OUTCOME
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this and need more tasks confidently
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The difference between microprocessor and micro
controller.
The architecture and operation of microprocessor
The memory allocation.
•Success Criteria: I can Clearly define a microprocessor in their own words.
•I know Accurately identify and label the key components of a microprocessor
Date:19.5.2025 to 23.5.2025
•L.O: Define what a microprocessor is and its role in a computer system.
•Identify the basic components of a microprocessor (ALU, control unit, registers).
•Success Criteria: I can Clearly define a microprocessor in their own words.
•I know Accurately identify and label the key components of a microprocessor
Date:14.4.2025 To 18.4.2025
Date:19.5.2025 to 23.5.2025
•Identify and describe the key components of a microprocessor, including the
•L.O: Define what a microprocessor is and its role in a computer system.
Arithmetic Logic
•Identify Unit, Control Unit ,Registers, and Cache Memory.
the basic components of a microprocessor (ALU, control unit, registers).
Define what a microprocessor is and explain its fundamental role as the
central processing unit on a single chip.
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•Success Criteria: I can Clearly define a microprocessor in their own words.
•I know Accurately identify andCriteria:
•Success label theI can
key components of aa microprocessor
Clearly define microprocessor in their own words.
•I know Accurately identify and label the key components of a microprocessor