GCSE PHYSICS

ELECTRONIC CONTROL
ANSWERS AND MARK SCHEMES

QUESTIONSHEET 1
1
1
1

(b) 0.12 + 2.7

= 2.82 mA

1
1

(c) Zero or very low current

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(a) A base
B collector
C emitter

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(b) Fixed resistor replaced

by variable resistor

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Thermistor in place
Thermistor symbol correct
Fixed resistor in place

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(a)

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1
1
1
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ELECTRONIC CONTROL
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QUESTIONSHEET 3
(a) One mark for each
A on/off
on
on
off
off

B safety screen
on
off
on
off

Drill on/off
on
off
off
off

One mark per line

B
1
0
1
0

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A
1
1
0
0

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(b) (i)

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QUESTIONSHEET 4

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(a)

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(b)
A
0
0
1
1

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(ii) AND gate

C
1
0
0
0

B
0
1
0
1

1
Output
0
1
1
1
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ELECTRONIC CONTROL
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QUESTIONSHEET 5
(a) (i)

One

(ii) Input
1
0

Output
0
1

(iii) Inverts/reverses the input

NOT and AND

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(b) (i)

(ii)

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Correct symbols
NOT gate follows
AND gate

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QUESTIONSHEET 6

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(b) Line drawn from output to input

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(a) One mark for each point:

Taking some of the output
and feeding it back
to the input

(c) One mark for each point:

System can check how effective it is
and change its operation if necessary
This makes it more accurate/sentitive

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1
1
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1
1
1
1

1
1
1
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ELECTRONIC CONTROL
ANSWERS AND MARK SCHEMES

QUESTIONSHEET 7
(a) Bell stops ringing
(b) (i)

Wire connected

between bell and relay

(ii) A switch
in series with bell

1
1

QUESTIONSHEET 8

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(a) Any Two From

seat belt connected
engine not running
no-one sitting in passenger seat
(b)

P (A and B)
0
0
0
1

Q (Not B)
1
0
1
0

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Input B
0
1
0
1

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Input A
0
0
1
1

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1
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(c) It is stable in two states/ there are two states which the circuit will stay
It stays in one state unless reset

alarm
0
0
1
0
5

(one mark for each correctly completed column)

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QUESTIONSHEET 9
(a) (i)

Nothing/Zero

(ii) The diode only lets current flow

in one direction

1
1

(b) Only current in positive (or negative) direction flows

Half of sine wave cut out
Current only flows for half the time/ cycle

1
1
1

1
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QUESTIONSHEET 10
(a) Input voltage / V divided up
by ratio of size of resistors

1
1

(b) (i)

Variable resistor/ R2

(iii) Lamp comes on

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(ii) Collector current high/ current now flows through collector

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QUESTIONSHEET 11

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(a) One mark for each point:

Resistance goes up
Voltage across transistor increases
Transistor switches on
Lamp comes on

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(b) Thermistor

(b) NOT
AND
(c)

light sensor

pressure sensor

Light sensors connected to NOT gate

Pressure sensor forms one input to AND gate
Output from NOT gate forms second input
Output from AND gate connected to porch light

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(a) LDR
Pressure

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QUESTIONSHEET 12

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1
1
1
1

porch light

1
1
1
1
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ELECTRONIC CONTROL
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QUESTIONSHEET 13
(a)
TIMER

(b) (i)

PROCESSOR

BOILER

System cannot monitor the water temperature

The central heating system could get hotter indefinitely/
the home would overheat

1
1

(a) Thermistor
Switch for alarm
(b) AND

(d) Replace alarm

By relay switch
Connect to heater

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BOILER

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(c) Buzzer/ bell/ LED/ lamp

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QUESTIONSHEET 14

PROCESSOR

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TIMER

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(ii) Boiler temperature sensor loop

Feedback loop
Line drawn from boiler temperature sensor to the processor

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1
1
BOILER
TEMPERATURE
SENSOR

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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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ELECTRONIC CONTROL
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QUESTIONSHEET 15
falls/gets lower

(ii) increases/gets higher

(iii) replace lamp with buzzer/bell

ensure room light plays on LDR

1
1

(b) (i)

change sensitivity/adjust required light level for operation

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(a) (i)

QUESTIONSHEET 16
(a) (i)

circuit with two switches

in series

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(ii) two inputs

passing through AND gate to machine

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(ii) light on LDR falls/gets less

resistance increases to exceed that of R2
current flows though lamp

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(b) thermistor
LDR
Buzzer or bell

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(iii) electronic components less likely to fail

lower current used

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1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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QUESTIONSHEET 17
(a)

INPUT

PROCESSOR

OUTPUT
3

(b) (i)

Any one of:

mircophone, pressure switch, thermistor, light dependent resistor

(ii) Any one of:

loudspeaker, bell, buzzer, light emitting diode, lamp, motor

1
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ELECTRONIC CONTROL
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QUESTIONSHEET 18
Name

Symbol

What is the output?

Light

Loudspeaker

Sound

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LED

Movement

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Motor

QUESTIONSHEET 19
(a) Light-emitting diode

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1
1
1
1

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(c) (i)

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(b) lower current used

less likely to fail
do not get hot

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(ii)

(iii) 8 shows when all LEDs are lit

rapid change makes all appear to be lit

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1
1
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QUESTIONSHEET 20
(a) (i)

light comes on/lamp lights

(ii) light/lamp goes out

1
1
1

(ii) normally open switch on body/door

magnet on door/body
when door opens switch opens and turns off power

1
1
1

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use normally closed switch on door/door jam

magnet on door jam/door
when door opens switch closes and operates alarm

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(b) (i)

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