Revision Help !!!

[Graham Johnson]

Please could some very kind person out there help me with this
revision question.

Q)What problems can be encountered when using switches as inputs to a
microcomputer and how can these problems be overcome.

 

graham.johnson10@virgin.net (Graham Johnson) wrote:

Please could some very kind person out there help me with this
revision question.

Please ask your teacher to describe to us what a revision question is.

Q)What problems can be encountered when using switches as inputs to a
microcomputer and how can these problems be overcome.

Look up switch bounce on Google.

[My zeroth thought was that by toggling in binary code on the front
panel, the user could execute arbitrary code, but I'm probably dating
myself: http://www.imsai.net/images/product_current/new_s2-1a.jpg ]

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William Smith
ComputerSmiths Consulting, Inc. www.compusmiths.com

 

[Chaos Master]

Graham Johnson (graham.johnson10@virgin.net) caused an illegal operation in
module <40c74453.15004555@news.virgin.net>:

Q)What problems can be encountered when using switches as inputs to a
microcomputer and how can these problems be overcome.

Switch bounce. Google for this term.

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