IGCSE Computer Science Paper 1 Crossword: 6.1 Automated Systems (Modules 580–607)
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Read each clue and write the matching term in the grid. Numbers in brackets show the letters in each word.
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- 2. Sensors, a microprocessor and actuators keep crop conditions right, such as watering or heating a greenhouse, without a farmer checking all the time. Word 1 of: ____________ __________ (12)
- 3. Word 2 of the term in 2 Across: ____________ __________ (10)
- 4. Word 3 of the term in 1 Down: sensor, microprocessor, ______ value, ________ (6)
- 5. A system where sensors and a microprocessor record weather readings at set intervals and send the data on without a person present, often in remote places, to help forecasting. Word 1 of: _________ weather station (9)
- 8. When an actuator's effect changes the next sensor reading, so the system keeps adjusting itself until the stored value is reached, e.g. a heater warms the room until the target. (8)
- 9. An automated system runs 24 hours a day with no tiredness or breaks, so it can monitor and control a process all the time and react quickly to every sensor reading. Word 2 of: works ____________ (12)
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- 1. Describe the system: the sensor measures, the microprocessor compares the reading with a ______ value, the ______ responds, and the process repeats. Word 5 of: sensor, microprocessor, ______ value, ________ (8)
- 3. Sensors send readings to a microprocessor, which controls actuators like motors, valves and robotic arms to run a production line or chemical plant with little human control. Word 1 of: _________ system in ________ (9)
- 6. Word 4 of the term in 3 Down: _________ system in ________ (8)
- 7. Sensors in a controller or headset send readings to a microprocessor, which changes what the player sees or feels, such as moving the view or making the controller vibrate. Word 1 of: ______ _________ system (6)
Answer Key
IGCSE Computer Science Paper 1 · Modules 580–607
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2AGRICULTURAL — Sensors, a microprocessor and actuators keep crop conditions right, such as watering or heating a greenhouse, without a farmer checking all the time. Word 1 of: ____________ __________
3AUTOMATION — Word 2 of the term in 2 Across: ____________ __________
4STORED — Word 3 of the term in 1 Down: sensor, microprocessor, ______ value, ________
5AUTOMATIC — A system where sensors and a microprocessor record weather readings at set intervals and send the data on without a person present, often in remote places, to help forecasting. Word 1 of: _________ weather station
8FEEDBACK — When an actuator's effect changes the next sensor reading, so the system keeps adjusting itself until the stored value is reached, e.g. a heater warms the room until the target.
9CONTINUOUSLY — An automated system runs 24 hours a day with no tiredness or breaks, so it can monitor and control a process all the time and react quickly to every sensor reading. Word 2 of: works ____________
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1ACTUATOR — Describe the system: the sensor measures, the microprocessor compares the reading with a ______ value, the ______ responds, and the process repeats. Word 5 of: sensor, microprocessor, ______ value, ________
3AUTOMATED — Sensors send readings to a microprocessor, which controls actuators like motors, valves and robotic arms to run a production line or chemical plant with little human control. Word 1 of: _________ system in ________
6INDUSTRY — Word 4 of the term in 3 Down: _________ system in ________
7GAMING — Sensors in a controller or headset send readings to a microprocessor, which changes what the player sees or feels, such as moving the view or making the controller vibrate. Word 1 of: ______ _________ system