- Examples of embedded systems include the features on most cell phones that allow them to store phone numbers, play games, send text messages and run other applications. Bank ATM machines are another common example. The hardware and software that allows the machine to conduct banking transactions is an embedded system. These systems are embedded because they are an integral, built-in part of the machine and cannot be easily modified.
- Components of embedded systems include many of the same components found in desktop and laptop computers. In addition to software and operating systems, systems include processors, microcontrollers, sensors and input-output (I/O) devices.
- Practitioners of embedded systems analysis tend to come from backgrounds such as electronics, mechanics and mathematics with additional training in software development or computer science. Graduate training for embedded systems analysts also includes project development and project management training.
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