Tag Archives: LMC

Little Man Computer (LMC) implemented using Scratch

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Brian

Using Scratch to build an assembly code simulator After last week’s session at university during which we compared Alice and Scratch, I thought it might be a good idea to get some more programming experience with at least one of … Continue reading →

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Download LMC simulation v.1.5.2 (requires Microsoft Excel)

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Brian

The Little Man Computer simulates machine code programming using a simple instruction set and 100 memory addresses (labelled 00 to 99). This implementation was created to teach students in year 9 studying OCR Computing GCSE. As you can see, it … Continue reading →

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New version of the Little Man Computer (MS Excel simulation)

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Brian

Since using the LMC simulation with my students, I have made a few changes to the interface to make it easier to understand. Some students didn’t notice the program counter (even though it is animated and highlighted) therefore I have … Continue reading →

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Little Man Computer simulation using Microsoft Excel / VBA

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Brian

It is now week 10 of my PGCE course and tomorrow I will be teaching GCSE Computing to my year 9 class. This is my favourite course so far — infinitely better than OCR Nationals ICT — and it gives … Continue reading →

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