The term ____ refers to the use of electronics and software within a product,…
2013
The term ____ refers to the use of electronics and software within a product, as opposed to a general-purpose computer (laptop/desktop).
- A.
Complex system
- B.
Simple system
- C.
Fuzzy logic
- D.
Embedded system
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Computing systems are broadly classified by design intent: a general-purpose computer (a laptop or desktop) runs a wide variety of software for many different tasks, while a dedicated combination of electronics and software built into a product to perform one specific function is a distinct category in computer organization.
The blank names exactly this dedicated category — an embedded system: hardware and software integrated within a product (for example, a washing machine's controller or a car's ECU) to do one job, unlike a general-purpose machine.
'Complex system' describes structural complexity (many interacting parts, emergent behaviour) — it says nothing about dedicated-vs-general-purpose design.
'Simple system' describes low complexity — again a complexity descriptor, not the dedicated-vs-general-purpose distinction.
'Fuzzy logic' is a reasoning/control technique for uncertainty, not a system-classification term at all.
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