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The image below shows a thermostat from a refrigerator. The \'set temperature\'

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Question

The image below shows a thermostat from a refrigerator. The 'set temperature' can be adjusted up or down by pressing the buttons. For example, if you press the up button once, one more LED on the thermometer display will illuminate a. Are the following continuous or discrete variables? i. Which of the temperature settings the refrigerator is currently using? Discrete i. The temperature inside the refrigerator Continuous liThe volume of milk in a bottle Continuous v. The number of bottles of milk in the refrigerator Discrete b. If the fridge has 6 possible temperature settings, how many bits are required to represent the temperature setting? it an improved refrigerator used 11 bis to represent its current temperature setting, how many different settings could it possibly represent?

Explanation / Answer

All the physical quantities in nature are analog signals ,such as temperature. So we need the analog sensor to sense temperature,then this is converted to digital by using analog to digital converters(ADC).