Which sensor in a mobile phone detects its orientation?
AAlternator
BAccumulator
CAccelerometer
DAnemometer
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Accelerometer
1. Holding a phone sideways rotates what is on screen.
2. One of the two named sensors reports that position.
3. The accelerometer sensor in mobile phones detects the orientation of the phone.
4. So the answer is the accelerometer.
_Source: syllabus Computer Science, Ch 3 'Emerging Trends'_
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