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Sensors can give instructions to output devices
True
False
Allow analogue output devices to act upon receiving digital control signals
Actuator
Analogue to digital converter (ADC)
Digital conversion (DC)
Digital motor compression (DMC)
Type of input device that can automatically take readings and measurements
Analogue
Actuator
Sensor
Another name for a small computer
Sensor
ADC
iPad
Microprocessor
Sensors send readings to output devices
True
False
Types of actuators
Pump
Piston
Motor
Speaker
Sensors send readings to the microprocessor
True
False
Needed so the computer can understand analogue sensor readings
Digital to analogue converter (DAC)
Analogue to digital converter (ADC)
Sensor to digital conversion (SDC)
Digital compression (DC)
Monitoring systems can act upon the data they receive
True
False
Control systems can act upon the data they receive
True
False
Benefits of using sensors and control systems
The computer will not forget to take readings
The computer’s response time is much faster
Readings can be taken more frequently
The readings will tend to be more accurate
Potentially safer, taking readings from dangerous environments
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