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A-level Computing/CIE/Advanced Theory/Monitoring and control systems
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Monitoring and Control systems
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show understanding of the difference between a monitoring system and a control system
show understanding of the hardware (sensors, actuators) that are required to build these systems
show understanding of the software requirements of these systems
show understanding of the importance of feedback in a control system
Bit manipulation to monitor and control devices
show understanding of how bit manipulation can be used to monitor/control a device
carry out bit manipulation operations: test a bit and set a bit (using bit masking) using the instructions from Section 1.4.3 and those listed below
show understanding of how to make use of appropriate bit manipulation in a monitoring/control system
Please note that this section is likely to be moved to AS level in 2021.