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Input-process-output and models lesson for Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Computer Science (4CP0), with editable PowerPoint slides, a student worksheet and full answers. Students describe computer systems as input, process and output, and compare sequential, parallel and multi-agent models of computation.

Written for Topic 4 Computers (spec 4.1.1, 4.1.2). Everything is editable, so you can adapt it to your class.

What’s included
  • PowerPoint lesson (15 slides) with teacher notes on every slide
  • Student worksheet (Word), ready to print or edit
  • Answer sheet (Word) with mark-scheme style answers for every question
ED4.03 Input-process-output and models

By the end of the lesson students can:

  • Describe a computer system using the input-process-output model
  • Explain the difference between sequential and parallel models of computation
  • Describe what a multi-agent model is and give an example

Worksheet sections: A. Key words; B. Input, process, output; C. Planning for parallel processors; D. Exam-style questions; E. Challenge

Every lesson includes
  • Learning goals and a starter question
  • Clear explanations, diagrams and worked examples (Python 3 throughout, with Pearson pseudocode alongside)
  • A quick check and a “your turnâ€� task linked to the worksheet
  • Exam-style questions with marks, and an exit ticket
Format
  • PowerPoint (.pptx) and Word (.docx), fully editable
  • Works in PowerPoint and Google Slides
  • Bright, clear GCSE design, consistent across the whole course

These are independent resources written for the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) Computer Science specification (4CP0, Issue 1). They are not produced or endorsed by Pearson. Spec point numbers are Pearson’s, with a letter added where we split a statement across lessons.

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Last updated: November 2026.

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15 ready-to-teach lessons for Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Computer Science (4CP0): Computers. Every lesson has editable PowerPoint slides, a student worksheet and full answers, and the bundle costs less than buying the lessons one by one. A complete, ready-to-teach bundle for Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) Computer Science (4CP0): Topic 4 Computers, in 15 bespoke lessons. Every lesson comes with: - **Editable PowerPoint slides**: goals, starter, explanations, diagrams, worked examples, a quick check, a task and an exit ticket, with teacher notes - **Student worksheet (Word)**: recall, applied practice and exam-style questions with marks - **Answer sheet (Word)**: full mark-scheme style answers Worth £74.85 if bought lesson by lesson. ## What's inside - **ED4.01** Truth tables: AND, OR, NOT - **ED4.02** Logic statements and three-input tables - **ED4.03** Input-process-output and models - **ED4.04** Hardware working together - **ED4.05** The stored program and the CPU - **ED4.06** The fetch-decode-execute cycle - **ED4.07** CPU performance - **ED4.08** RAM, ROM, cache and virtual memory - **ED4.09** Secondary storage - **ED4.10** Cloud and contemporary storage - **ED4.11** Embedded systems - **ED4.12** Operating systems and system software - **ED4.13** Utility software - **ED4.14** Simulation and modelling - **ED4.15** Languages and translators ## Why teachers use it - Mapped lesson by lesson to the specification, so coverage is easy to track - Python 3 throughout, with Pearson pseudocode alongside - Fully editable: adapt to your class, timings and school template - Works for teaching, revision, cover lessons and homework These are independent resources written for the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) Computer Science specification (4CP0, Issue 1). They are not produced or endorsed by Pearson. Spec point numbers are Pearson's, with a letter added where we split a statement across lessons. Last updated: November 2026.

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