Sensors measure physical properties and translate them into analog electrical signals. Common sensors detect light, sound, temperature, pressure, acceleration, motion, and heat. Analog signals have a continuous range of values, while digital signals are discrete on/off values. To use sensor readings in computers, analog signals must be converted to digital. Monitoring involves simply measuring something, like the weather, while control uses feedback - sensors provide measurements to a computer program that sets control values to influence a motor or actuator.