Systems and Their Functioning

A system is an arrangement in which all its unit assemble and work together according to a set of rules. It can be defined as a way of working, organizing, or doing one or many tasks according to a fixed plan.

A watch is an example of a system. Its components, such as the gears and hands, follow a set of rules to show time. If one of its parts fails, the watch will stop working, demonstrating how the components depend on each other.

In the context of embedded systems, 'embedded' means something that is attached to another thing.

<p>An embedded system is a computer hardware system that has software embedded in it. It can be an independent system or a part of a larger system. A fire alarm is an example of an embedded system as it is designed to sense only smoke.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The main characteristic of an embedded system is that it is a microcontroller or microprocessor-based system designed to perform a specific task.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Low-level programming languages are languages that provide little or no abstraction from a computer's instruction set. They are written directly to the processor. An example of a low-level programming language is assembly language.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Low-level programming languages provide little or no abstraction from a computer's instruction set and are written directly to the processor. High-level programming languages provide a higher level of abstraction and are easier for humans to understand and write.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A compiler is a program that translates source code written in a high-level programming language into machine code that can be executed by a computer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An interpreter is a program that directly executes instructions written in a high-level programming language without the need for compilation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An example of a high-level programming language is Python.</p> Signup and view all the answers