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The document discusses various types of input and output devices used in control systems including temperature, humidity, motion, heat, UV, and touch sensors. It also discusses actuators like buzzers, sounds, lights, sprinklers, and heaters that can affect the real world. The document then covers podcasts, including hardware used, and software for editing audio and video files. It provides definitions and explanations of various technical terms.

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ICT Notes

The document discusses various types of input and output devices used in control systems including temperature, humidity, motion, heat, UV, and touch sensors. It also discusses actuators like buzzers, sounds, lights, sprinklers, and heaters that can affect the real world. The document then covers podcasts, including hardware used, and software for editing audio and video files. It provides definitions and explanations of various technical terms.

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Control systems

Input devices focusing on sensors like:


O Temperature sensor- they are sensors that record temperature
O Humidity sensor- sensors that record humidity
O Motion sensor- is the linchpin of your security system, because it's the main
device that detects when someone is in your home when they shouldn't be.
O Heat sensor- is a fire alarm device designed to respond when the convected
thermal energy of a fire increases the temperature of a heat sensitive element.
o UV sensors- is used for detecting the intensity of incident radiation.
O Touch sensor- is a type of equipment that captures and records physical
touch...

Process= In this type of system the output can be checked, and the results fed back into the
system - to control it by making changes to the input and/or process.
A system controlling an automatic barrier at a car park, for example, needs control feedback
from the sensors which detect the approach of a car. If the feedback is positive, the system
changes to 'barrier up' - if negative, the system defaults to 'barrier down'.

Sensor What it Detects


Temperature Temperature
Light Light / dark
Pressure Pressure (e.g. someone standing on it)
Moisture Dampness / dryness
Water-level How full / empty a container is
Movement Movement nearby
Proximity How close / far something is
Switch or button If something is touching / pressing it

Actuators:

o Buzzer

o Sound

o Light

o Sprinkler
o Heater

o Automatic vents etc

An actuator is a device, controlled by a computer, that can affect the real-world.

Podcast:
A podcast is a digital media consisting of a series of audio, video or PDF files
downloaded through web or streamed online to a computer or mobile device.

 Hardware used for a podcast: Microphone


 YOu can edit a podcast using softwares which edit audios and videos

Common features of video editing software


 create video by adding video clips, photos and music to a timeline
 add titles and special effects
 add and remove audio, eg music or voice over
 trim or crop the video - remove video from the start or end, or choose the best bit
and delete the rest

Common features of audio editing software

 record, playback and edit audio


 cut and trim - remove audio from the start or end, or choose the best bit and delete
the rest
 remove background noise, eg hissing
 normalise or remove spikes and dips in volume
Word Meaning

IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) is a 15- or 17-digit code


that uniquely identifies mobile phone sets.

CYBERBULLYING The use of electronic communication to bully a person

PHISHING The practice of sending emails, to find out personal information


such as passwords or credit card numbers.

PHARMING When you direct a person to a website which can take a persons
email

CYBERSTALKING Cyberstalking is a crime in which the attacker harasses a victim


using electronic communication

MASQUERADING It is when someone pretends someone who he/she is not over the
internet.

PSEUDONYMS a fictitious name, especially one used by an author

SPAM It means irrelevant or unsolicited messages sent over the Internet

VIRUS It is a piece of code which is capable of copying itself and typically


has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or
destroying data.

HACKING gain unauthorized access to data in a system or computer.

Negative aspects of ICT

 Hacking- gain unauthorized access to data in a system or computer

 Virus- a piece of code which is capable of copying itself and typically has a

detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data.

 Spam- send the same message indiscriminately to (a large numbers of Internet

users).

 Phishing-practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in

order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and

credit card numbers, online.


 Pharming- practice of directing Internet users to a bogus website that mimics the

appearance of a legitimate one, in order to obtain personal information such as

passwords

Database (Microsoft Access)

 Fields- refers to a unit of data. Any data comprising of a number of parts


 Reports- a document that presents data in an easy-to-read, professional format.
 Primary key- is a special relational database table column designated to uniquely
identify all table records
 Data types- In order to make the database more efficient, different types of data
are usually classified as a certain data type.

Notes

magnetic tapes -backing up data

-less expensive

-transfer time fast

-access time slow


-when updating need other device

fixed hard disk

-very large memory capacity

-very fast access and transfer time

-ca get damaged

-nit portable

portable hard disk

-fast transfer and access time

-portable

-large memory capacity

—easily damaged

CD-R DVD-R- recording at home music or films

CD-RW DVD-RW -cctv

DVD-RAM- receiving satellites

BLU-RAY DISK = for backing up hard drives

CD-ROM DVD-ROM- music

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