Book 2 chapter 4

Question 1

What are advantages of using microcontroller

Answer 1

The circuit is more compact as on microcontroller can replace several logic gates/counters/timer

It is more flexible than a hard wired circuit since a microcontroller can be repeatedly reprogrammed to perform a different function

Question 2

Disadvantages of using microcontrollers

Answer 2

More expensive than ICs
Access to computer and programming software are required

Question 3

What are the different symbols of a flowchart

Answer 3

start - oval (with start inside)
Stop - oval (with stop inside)
Process - box (with calculation inside)
Decision box (used to ask question can be answered with yes or no)
Output - rhombus (output box is used to send data to a particular output)