Fill-in-the-Gaps: Data Logging

Copy the sentences below and complete the blanks using words from the list. You should use each word only once.

ANALYSED PERIOD CAPTURE REGULAR ANALOGUE

COMPUTER INACCESSIBLE Ph ACCURATE

AUTOMATICALLY RADIOACTIVITY GRAPHS DANGEROUS

Data logging is a way of using a computer to _____________ and store data over a period of time. The data is usually collected _______________ by sensors which means that humans are not needed to take the measurements. Because the measurements are taken by a sensor, they are much more _______________. The data may be sent by the sensor immediately or it may be stored until there are a lot of readings. These are then sent in a batch to the ________________. The data may need to be converted from an analogue signal to a digital signal using an _______________ to Digital Converter (ADC) The data is downloaded and _______________ by using a package such as a spreadsheet. ______________ can be created to display the results of the analysis. Data logging is useful when large amounts of data need to be collected at _______________ intervals. It is also useful when data needs to be collected in __________________ or inhospitable conditions, where it might be difficult or _________________ for a human to take the measurements. The span of time over which readings will be taken is known as the logging ___________________. Examples of data logging include collecting weather data from weather balloons high up in the atmosphere, checking levels of _______________ within a nuclear power station and measuring the ________ of a river to check for acidity or alkaline levels.

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Anagrams: Data Logging

Read the clues in order to try and solve the anagrams below. The numbers in the brackets indicate how many letters are in each word of the answer) 1. A device used to take readings or measurements in a particular environment (5)

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2. A signal where the values change smoothly (8)

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3. A device which stores the collected data from the sensors before transmitting it to the computer (4, 6)

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4. The period of time over which measurements are taken by the sensors (7, 8)

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5. A software program will .. the data collected by the sensors (7)

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