ITPEC IP April 2020 Question 92
ITPEC IP April 2020 — Question 92 of 100
An embedded system is incorporated into a larger product to perform dedicated functions of that product. A rice cooker uses one to control heating and timing, while an air conditioner uses one to read sensors and regulate temperature, fans, and compressors.
Answer (c)
Why not others:
- an expert system applies specialist knowledge to inference or decision support
- an enterprise system supports organization-wide business operations
- simplex describes one-way communication and is not a term for an appliance controller
Key rule: A computer system built into equipment and optimized for that equipment's specific control tasks is an embedded system.
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