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The document is a worksheet for Cambridge IGCSE™ & O Level Computer Science focusing on automated systems and their sensors. It includes exercises for identifying appropriate sensors for various automated systems, such as automatic doors and burglar alarms, as well as a practice section on an automatic pet feeder. Additionally, there is a challenge question regarding controlling humidity in a greenhouse using an automated system.

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The document is a worksheet for Cambridge IGCSE™ & O Level Computer Science focusing on automated systems and their sensors. It includes exercises for identifying appropriate sensors for various automated systems, such as automatic doors and burglar alarms, as well as a practice section on an automatic pet feeder. Additionally, there is a challenge question regarding controlling humidity in a greenhouse using an automated system.

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CAMBRIDGE IGCSE™ & O LEVEL COMPUTER SCIENCE: WORKSHEET 6.

Name Date

6.1 Automated systems


Getting started
Tick (✓) which sensor(s) could be used in each of the automated systems.

System Temperature Pressure Light Accelerometer Proximity


sensor sensor sensor

An automatic door that


opens when a person
walks towards it.

A greenhouse that
opens the windows
when it gets too hot.

A burglar alarm that


goes off if any doors or
windows are opened, or
if a person is detected
inside the building.

A theme park where


robots move when a
person comes near.

A cooling system that


turns on the cooler
when it gets too hot,
and turns on a heater if
it's too cold.

A computer game,
when the user moves
their tablet computer
the character moves.

Cambridge IGCSE™ & O Level Computer Science – Ellis © Cambridge University Press 2021 1
CAMBRIDGE IGCSE™ & O LEVEL COMPUTER SCIENCE: WORKSHEET 6.1

System Temperature Pressure Light Accelerometer Proximity


sensor sensor sensor

A security light that


comes on when it is
dark, and turns off
when it is daylight.

Practice
An automatic pet feeder opens when an object that weighs more than 1 kg is placed on a pad
on the floor.

Fill the gaps in the sentences about how the pet feeder works using the words given.
Some words may be used more than once.

actuator analogue-to-digital compares continuously digital

microprocessor nothing pressure signal stored

A sensor is in the pad on the floor. It continually records the weight

upon it. The microprocessor has the weight of 1 kg stored within it.

The pressure sensor continually records the weight. This data is converted into a

using an converter.

The digital signal is sent to the

The microprocessor the signal with the weight

(1 kg). If the weight is less than the stored value happens.

If the weight is more than or equal to the stored value, the microprocessor sends a

to the in the pet feeder to open it.

The process repeats

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Challenge
Plants in a greenhouse need to kept at a set humidity.
The system will spray water into the air when it is not humid enough.

Describe how an automated system can control the humidity in the greenhouse.

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