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Question 4

An embedded flight-control unit in an autonomous drone operates on a standard Von Neumann processor architecture.

Describe how the CPU registers, ROM, and RAM work together during the Fetch-Decode-Execute (FDE) cycle to safely boot up the drone's control system from a powered-down state.

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  1. GCSE
  2. /Computer Science
  3. /Hardware

76 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Computer Science Hardware, covering Von Neumann architecture and FDE cycle, Secondary storage devices, and Embedded systems. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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