Summary CHAPTER 3: MONITORING AND CONTROL (A level IT 9626)

Objectives


• identify a range of
sensors and describe
their use in monitoring
technologies
• identify a range of
sensors and describe
their use in control
Monitoring and Control
technologies
• evaluate the use of
monitoring
technologies in
everyday life
• evaluate the use of
control technologies in
everyday life




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,Objectives
Key Terms

• identify a range of • Sensor: a device that records data about the surround
sensors and describe
their use in monitoring physical environment
technologies
• identify a range of
• Input device: a device that allows data to be entered
sensors and describe
their use in control
computer system
technologies • Analogue data: raw data measured from physical qua
• evaluate the use of
monitoring • Microprocessor: an integrated circuit used in monitor
technologies in
everyday life control technologies
• evaluate the use of
control technologies in • Actuator: this is a type of motor that controls a mech
everyday life
system

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, Objectives
Sensor in Monitoring and Control

• identify a range of
sensors and describe
their use in monitoring
• Monitoring technologies use sensors to monitor an
technologies environment, often collecting data about the enviro
• identify a range of
sensors and describe
their use in control
technologies
• A sensor is an input device that records data about
• evaluate the use of surrounding physical environment.
monitoring
technologies in • This physical quantity can be temperature, light, hu
everyday life
• evaluate the use of • Using sensors can also be very beneficial in environ
control technologies in
everyday life
that could be harmful and dangerous for a human,
example in a nuclear plant, active volcano

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