AP®︎ CS Principles Unit 4: Notes & Study Guide

Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with a comprehensive review on Unit 4 of AP CS Principles – Computer Systems and Networks.

Exam weight: 11–15%
3 Topics

Unit 4: Computer Systems and Networks

This unit explains how computer systems process information and how networks and the internet enable communication between devices.

Begin with Topic 4.1: The Internet

To review Unit 4, go through each of the 3 topics below.

Everything you actually need to know for your Unit 4 test, pulled directly from the AP® Computer Science Principles curriculum.

Topic 4.1
~7 min
Review
The Internet
The Internet
  • How Computing Devices Form Networks
  • What the Internet Is
  • How Data Moves Through the Internet
Review
Topic 4.2
~6 min
Review
Fault Tolerance
Fault Tolerance
  • What Fault Tolerance Is
  • Redundancy and Multiple Paths
  • How Fault Tolerance Works on the Internet
Review
Topic 4.3
~6 min
Review
Parallel and Distributed Computing
Parallel and Distributed Computing
  • Sequential, Parallel, and Distributed Computing
  • How Execution Time Is Calculated
  • Speedup and Efficiency
Review

Notes

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