1 A flight simulator allows a user to take control of a simulated aeroplane. The user can fly the plane in an environment that can simulate different
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(a) Identify three pieces of information that would need to be researched in order to design this simulator.
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(b) Explain what is meant by ‘concurrent processing’ and describe one example of how the simulator could make use of it.
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(c) Air traffic controllers are considering introducing a new flight path.
Explain two reasons why they might use the new flight path in the simulation before implementing it in the real world.
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(d) Abstraction has been used in the design and creation of the flight simulator.
Explain, using an example, the need for abstraction in the creation of the flight simulator.
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2 The layout for a 2-player board game is shown in Fig 2.1
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