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O-LevelComputer ScienceHardware2210/12 · May/June 2019 · Q104 Marks

Remy has a mobile device that has a capacitive touch screen. Describe how the capacitive touch screen registers Remy's touch.

  1. Remy has a mobile device that has a capacitive touch screen. Describe how the capacitive touch screen registers Remy's touch.[4]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2019). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [4] Four from: Electrical field/charge is spread across the screen Sensors are located around the screen // sensors are used to read the electric field When finger touches screen, the charge/ is transferred to the user as it is affected by the conductivity of another object Coordinates of touch determined/calculated/measured

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Topic
Hardware, O-Level Computer Science (syllabus 2210). Structured question, 4 marks.
Source
O-Level Computer Science, May/June 2019 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 10.

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