IGCSE - Chapter 6: Automated and emerging technologies

a combination of software and hardware designed and programmed to work automatically without the need for any human intervention

• automated system
• wardriving
• accelerometer
• robotics

a powerful computer system programmed to monitor and control a complex process without the need for human interaction

• distributed control system (DCS)
• web scraping
• robotics
• robot

the use of sensors, actuators and microprocessors to ensure that a vehicle keeps a safe distance behind another vehicle

• adaptive cruise control
• distributed control system (DCS)
• robot
• autonomous

a sensor that measures acceleration and deceleration and that can detect, for example, the orientation of a device

• accelerometer
• adaptive cruise control
• autonomous
• controller

the branch of (computer) science that encompasses the design, construction and operation of robots

• robotics
• accelerometer
• controller
• WebCrawler/search bot

a mechanical device that can carry out tasks normally done by humans

• robot
• robotics
• WebCrawler/search bot
• chatbots

able to operate independently without any human input

• autonomous
• robot
• chatbots
• end-effector

a microprocessor that is in control of a process

• controller
• autonomous
• end-effector
• LiDaR

a software robot that roams the internet scanning websites and categorising them; often used by search engines

• WebCrawler/search bot
• controller
• LiDaR
• drone

a pop-up robot on a website that appears to enter into a meaningful conversation with a web user

• chatbots
• WebCrawler/search bot
• drone
• phenotyping