GCSE – Lesson 3 – The FDE cycle

Curriculum KS4 Unit Lesson

In this lesson, the learners’ knowledge about the components that make up the CPU and main memory will be furthered with the introduction of the fetch-decode-execute cycle (FDE). Learners will be able to connect the parts of the CPU to their role in executing instructions visually.

Learning objectives

  • Explain how the fetch-decode-execute cycle works by describing what happens at each stage
  • Describe the role of each part of the CPU as part of the fetch-decode-execute cycle

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