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Computer Science: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Data Logging 2 (Questions)

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A data logger is an electronic device that records data over time or in relation to location either with a built in instrument or sensor, or via external instruments and sensors.

Try our second quiz to get you up to speed on Data Logging.

Data logging takes place over a length of time called a .......

[ ]	logging interval
[ ]	logging period
[ ]	logging slot
[ ]	time slot

The logging period should be ....... to collect enough data.

[ ]	a time determined by what is being monitored
[ ]	no more than five seconds
[ ]	very long to collect all possible data
[ ]	very short to get as much data as possible

The time gap between measurements is called the .......

[ ]	data period
[ ]	logging interval
[ ]	measurement period
[ ]	time interval

The logging interval of a clinical thermometer might be .......

[ ]	one day
[ ]	one hour
[ ]	one month
[ ]	one year

The logging interval of a car braking system might be .......

[ ]	0.01 seconds
[ ]	1 second
[ ]	1 minute
[ ]	10 minutes

Data logging is useful in locations .......

[ ]	where few people live
[ ]	where it is difficult for people to work or live
[ ]	where it is hot and dry
[ ]	where it is humid

Data logging is useful because .......

[ ]	it can take place without people being present
[ ]	it is reliable and does not break down
[ ]	it requires a means of storing data
[ ]	it uses sensors to measure the environment

Automatic data loggers are more accurate than people .......

[ ]	when recording data where the logging interval is short
[ ]	when recording data where the logging interval is long
[ ]	when the logging period is very long
[ ]	None of these

Which is not an advantage of data logging?

[ ]	Data can be collected at very short intervals
[ ]	Data can be collected over very long time periods
[ ]	Data is recorded accurately
[ ]	Data loggers must always be connected to a computer

10.

Which is the best description of data logging?

[ ]	Collection and storing of bytes
[ ]	Collection and storing of data
[ ]	Collection and storing of information
[ ]	Collection and storing of logs

Computer Science: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Data Logging 2 (Answers)

Data logging takes place over a length of time called a .......

[ ]	logging interval
[x]	logging period
[ ]	logging slot
[ ]	time slot

The logging period should be ....... to collect enough data.

[x]	a time determined by what is being monitored
[ ]	no more than five seconds
[ ]	very long to collect all possible data
[ ]	very short to get as much data as possible

The time period has to be appropriate in the situation

The time gap between measurements is called the .......

[ ]	data period
[x]	logging interval
[ ]	measurement period
[ ]	time interval

Also called the sampling interval